• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.326-331
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• 2010

Marionette controlling robot has a problem that generates interference in rotation and intersection, therefore, the research on the independent shifter to move freely on the stage is required. Connecting omni-directional mobile robot with marionette controlling robot can solve this problem. Omni-directional mobile robot makes itself rotate and translate in 2D plane freely. Magnetic device is used to connect the moving part with the control part of the robot to minimize the intereference generated by the movement of robot. When robot moves, it can move to all directions with the suitalbe setting of banlance power. The moment of inertia is minimized by dividing the robot to the upper and lower parts in the marionette performance stage. Rotation and interference problem of independent omni-wheel Robot can be solved by using the permanent magnet. The efficiency and safety of the marionette controlling robot is proved by the experiment.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2015

In this study, a position control algorithm for an omni-directional mobile robot based on Mecanum wheels was introduced and experimentally evaluated. Multiple ultrasonic sensors were installed around the mobile robot to obtain position feedback. Using the distance of the robot from the wall, the position and orientation of the mobile robot were calculated. In accordance with the omni-directional velocity generation mechanism, the velocity kinematics between the Mecanum wheel and the mobile platform were determined. Based on this formulation, a simple and intuitive position control algorithm was suggested. To evaluate the control algorithm, a test bed composed of artificial walls was designed and implemented. While conventional control algorithms based on normal wheels require additional path planning for two-dimensional planar motion, the omni-directional mobile robot using distance sensors was able to directly follow target positions with the simple proposed position feedback algorithm.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.1014-1020
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• 2009

This work deals with navigation of an omni-directional mobile robot with active caster wheels. Initially, the posture of the omni-directional mobile robot is calculated by using the odometry information. Next, the position accuracy of the mobile robot is measured through comparison of the odometry information and the external sensor measurement. Finally, for successful navigation of the mobile robot, a motion planning algorithm that employs kinematic redundancy resolution method is proposed. Through experiments for multiple obstacles and multiple moving obstacles, the feasibility of the proposed navigation algorithm was verified.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.132-138
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• 2009

In this paper, control of an omni-directional mobile robot is presented. Relying on encoder measurements to define the azimuth angle yields the dead-reckoned situation which the robot fails in localization. The azimuth angle error due to dead-reckoning is compensated and corrected by the magnetic compass sensor. Noise from the magnetic compass sensor has been filtered out. Kinematics and dynamics of the omni-directional mobile robot are derived based on the global coordinates and used for simulation studies. Experimental studies are also conducted to show the correction by the magnetic compass sensor.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.206-210
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• 2011

Vision-based robot localization is challenging due to the vast amount of visual information available, requiring extensive storage and processing time. To deal with these challenges, we propose the use of features extracted from omni-directional panoramic images and present a method for localization of a mobile robot equipped with an omni-directional camera. The core of the proposed scheme may be summarized as follows : First, we utilize an omni-directional camera which can capture instantaneous $360^{\circ}$ panoramic images around a robot. Second, Nodes around the robot are extracted by the correlation coefficients of Circular Horizontal Line between the landmark and the current captured image. Third, the robot position is determined from the locations by the proposed correlation-based landmark image matching. To accelerate computations, we have assigned the node candidates using color information and the correlation values are calculated based on Fast Fourier Transforms. Experiments show that the proposed method is effective in global localization of mobile robots and robust to lighting variations.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2007

Autonomous navigation of mobile robot requires a ranging system for measurement of distance to environmental objects. It is obvious that the wider and the faster distance measurement gives a mobile robot more freedom in trajectory planning and control. The active omni-directional ranging system proposed in this paper is capable of obtaining the distance for all 3600 directions in real-time because of the omni-directional mirror and the structured light. Distance computation including the sensitivity analysis and the experiments on the omni-directional ranging are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed system.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권3호
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• pp.440-447
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• 2018

Double parking is very common in a parking lot where there is not sufficient parking space. When we double-park a car, we leave transmission gear in neutral position and release the emergency brake so that the double-parked car can be moved just by pushing it. However, moving a double-parked car by pushing is very hard and dangerous especially for the old and the weak. So, we propose an omni-directional mobile robot for moving a double-parked car easily and safely. The developed omni-directional mobile robot moves a double-parked car by rotating a wheel of a double-parked car. It has two specially designed rollers to rotate a wheel of a double-parked car and is designed so that the height of the robot is very low to be able to enter beneath a double-parked car. It can move a double-parked car safely by detecting obstacles in the way with five ultrasonic sensors. We verified by several experiments that the developed omni-directional mobile robot can be used to move a double-parked car easily and safely.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제16권1호통권94호
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• pp.253-264
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• 1999

Most autonomous mobile robots view only things in front of them, and as a result, they may collide with objects moving from the side or behind. To overcome this problem. an Active Omni-directional Range Sensor System has been built that can obtain an omni-directional range data through the use of a laser conic plane and a conic mirror. Also, mobile robot has to know its current location and heading angle by itself as accurately as possible to successfully navigate in real environments. To achieve this capability, we propose a self-localization algorithm of a mobile robot using an active omni-directional range sensor in an unknown environment. The proposed algorithm estimates the current position and head angle of a mobile robot by a registration of the range data obtained at two positions, current and previous. To show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, a series of simulations was conducted and the results show that the proposed algorithm is very efficient, and can be utilized for self-localization of a mobile robot in an unknown environment.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.243-245
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• 2007

This paper presents the implementation of teleoperation control of an omni-direction mobile robot. The master joystick robot has two degrees of freedom to control the movement of the slave mobile robot in the Cartesian space. In addition, the whole teleoperated control system is closed by the force feedback. The operator can feel the contact force as the slave robot makes contact with the environment. Experimental results show that the teleooerated control with force feedback has been successfully implemented.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.3873-3879
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• 2010

서비스 로봇은 사람이 생활하는 환경에서 동작한다. 이런 환경에서는 일반적인 휠베이스 모빌러티(Mobility) 방식의 이동로봇은 동적인 장애물과 정적인 장애물에 둘러싸여 있으므로 로봇의 움직임에 있어 자유로운 주행에 제약을 받게 된다. 이것은 소위 비홀로노믹(Non-Holonomic) 시스템 특성으로 주행 중인 이동로봇은 장애물을 만나면 별도의 조향장치를 사용하거나 차동 휠 구조 로봇의 회전 과정을 수행한 후 이동하고자 하는 방향으로 진행할 수 있다. 이런 장애물을 신속하게 회피하려면 홀로노믹(Holonomic) 시스템 특성이 필요하다. 홀로노믹 시스템은 별다른 회전과정 없이 단순히 좌우로 이동만 하면 된다. 이러한 특성으로 민첩하게 주행할 수 있고 좁은 공간에서 비홀로노믹 로봇보다 효율적이고 자유로운 주행이 가능하다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 세 개의 옴니휠(Omni-wheels)을 사용한 홀로노믹 이동로봇 시스템을 개발한다. 세 개의 옴니휠을 사용한 이동로봇의 동역학과 모터 비선형 운동방정식을 고려한 정밀한 비선형 동역학 모델을 유도하여 제시한다. 유도된 식을 통해 각각의 모터 속도를 계산하고. 기본 속도제어기로는 PID방식을 사용한다. 그런데, 옴니휠을 이용한 홀로노믹 이동로봇의 추적제어는 정확한 방위각 센싱 데이터와 기준값(Reference Value)을 필요로 한다. 방위각 센싱은 부정확성과 불확실성(Uncertainty)을 갖는다. 부정확성은 센서 시스템의 노이즈와 얼라이어싱(Aliasing)으로 인하여 발생하고, 불확실성은 모바일 로봇의 왜란(Disturbance)과 미끄러짐(Slip)으로 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 퍼지 논리 추론에 의한 퍼지 방위각 추정기(Estimator)를 개발하여 방위각 제어의 새로운 개념을 제시한다. 끝으로, 퍼지 방위각 추정을 이용한 세 개의 전 방향 바퀴 구조의 이동로봇이 실시간으로 제어되는 실험을 통하여 이동로봇 시스템의 성능을 분석한다.