• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.171-181
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• 2004

An autonomous navigation algorithm for marine vehicles is proposed in this paper using fuzzy logic under COLREG guidelines. The VFF (Virtual Force Field) method, which is widely used in the field of mobile robotics, is modified for application to the autonomous navigation of marine vehicles. This Modified Virtual Force Field (MVFF) method can be used in either track-keeping or collision avoidance modes. Moreover, the operator can select a track-keeping pattern mode in the proposed algorithm. The collision avoidance algorithm has the ability to handle static and/or moving obstacles. The fuzzy expert rules are designed deliberately under COLREG guidelines. An extensive simulation study is used to verify the proposed method.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2005

Obstacle avoidance of underwater robots based on a modified virtual force field algorithm is proposed in this paper. The VFF(Virtual Force Field) algorithm, which is widely used in the field of mobile robots, is modified for application to the obstacle avoidance of underwater robots. This Modified Virtual Force Field(MVFF) algorithm using the fuzzy lgoc can be used in moving obstacles avoidance. A fuzzy algorithm is devised to handle various situations which can be faced during autonomous navigation of underwater robots. The proposed obstacle avoidance algorithm has ability to handle multiple moving obstacles. Results of simulation show that the proposed algorithm can be efficiently applied to obstacle avoidance of the underwater robots.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.498-504
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 퍼지 로직을 이용한 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피를 제안하였다. VFF(Virtual Force Field) 방법은 이동 로봇 분야에서 널리 사용하고 있는 충돌 회피 알고리즘이다. 본 논문에서는 이를 수중 로봇의 자율 항해를 위한 형태로 변형시킨 Modified Virtual Force Field(MVFF)를 제시하였다. 보다 정교한 알고리즘을 위해서 퍼지 로직을 이용한 MVFF를 구성하였고, 이를 수중 로봇의 경로 유지와 충돌 회피에 적용하였다 퍼지 로직은 수중 로봇의 자율 항해 동안 직면하게 되는 다양한 상황들을 다루었다. 제안한 충돌 회피 알고리즘은 다수개의 고정 장애물에 대해서 좋은 성능을 제시하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안된 방법이 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 보였다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2002

A fuzzy logic for collision avoiding navigation of marine vehicles is proposed in this paper. VFF(Virtual Force Field) method, which is used widely in the field of mobile robots, is modifiel to apply to marine vehicles. The method is named MVFF (Modified Virtual Force Field) mothod. The MVFF consists of the determination of the heading angles far track-keeping mode ($\psi_{ca}$)and collision avoidance mode ($\psi_{ca}$). The operator can choose the pattern of the track-keeping mode in the proposed algorithm. The collision avoidance algorithm can handle static and/or moving obstacles. These functons are implemented using fuzzy logic. Various simulation results verify the proposed alogorithm.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권7호
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• pp.1302-1308
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• 2007

In this paper, a real-time collision avoidance algorithm is proposed for experimental Autonomous Vehicle(XAV). To ensure real-time implementation, a virtual potential field is calculated in one dimensional space. The attractive force is generated by the steering command either transmitted in the remote control station or calculated in the Autonomous Navigation System(ANS) of the XAV. The repulsive force is generated by obstacle information obtained from Laser Range Finder(LRF) mounted on the XAV. Using these attractive and repulsive forces, modified steering, velocity and emergency stop commands are created to avoid obstacles and follow a planned path. The suggested algorithm is inserted as one component in the XAV system. Through various real experiments and technical demonstration using the XAV, the usefulness and practicality of the proposed algorithm are verified.