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A study on Precise Grasping Control of End-Effector for Parts Assembling and Handling (부품조립 및 핸들링을 위한 말단효과장치의 정밀 그리핑 제어에 관한 연구)

  • Ha, Un-Tae;Sung, Ki-Won;Kang, Eun-Wook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.173-180
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we propose a new precise control technology of robotic gripper for assembling and handling of part. When a robot manipulator interacts mechanically with its environment to perform tasks such as assembly or edge-finishing, the end-effector is thereby constrained by the environment. Therefore grasping force control is very important, since it increases safety due to monitoring of contact force. A comparison of various force control architecture is reported. Different force control methods can often be configured to achieve similar results for a given task, and the choice of control algorithm depends strongly on the application or on the characteristics of a particular robot. In the research, the adjustable gripping force can be controlled and improved the accuracy using the artificial intelligence techniques.

Finite Element Analysis of the Robot Roller Hemming (로봇 롤러 헤밍의 유한요소해석)

  • Chu, Seok-Jae;Kang, Min-Jun
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.475-480
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    • 2008
  • Hemming, especially curl hemming, is required along the wheel housing for safety. Robot roller hemming is suitable for it. In this paper, both the flat hemming and the curl hemming along either the straight profile or the curved profile are analyzed using finite element program MSC.Marc to verify the hemming test results. Both the inner panel and the outer panel are modeled using 3-D solid elements and the roler is modeled using rigid surface. In the curl hemming, there is a case that the curl is not formed if the pre-hemming force is not sufficient. It agrees with the test results.

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Guideline for the Design of Wall-Climbing Mobile Robot Using Permanent Magnetic Wheels (영구 자석 바퀴를 이용한 벽면 이동 로봇의 설계시의 설계지침)

  • 이화조;김은찬;한승철
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.548-553
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    • 2002
  • Most tasks of the large vertical or ceiling structures have been carried out by human power. Those tasks require us much operation costs and times, safety devices, etc. So the need of automation for those tasks have been rising. That automation needs a wall-climbing mobile vehicle. Most former researches are things about attachment devices and moving mechanisms. A wall-climbing mobile vehicle must be designed by a method different from the case of the vehicle of the horizontal environment. That is because gravity acts as a negative role on the stability of a wall-climbing vehicle. In this thesis, the particular shape characteristics of a wall-climbing mobile vehicle are derived by the wall-environment modeling. In addition, some design constraints of the permanent magnetic wheel as an attachment device was studied. According to those requirements and constraints, one specific wall-climbing mobile vehicle was designed and some experiments were made on the attachment ability of that vehicle.

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Uncalibrated Visual Servoing through the Efficient Estimation of the Image Jacobian for Large Residual

  • Kim, Gon-Woo
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.385-392
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    • 2013
  • An uncalibrated visual servo control method for tracking a target is presented. We define the robot-positioning problem as an unconstrained optimization problem to minimize the image error between the target feature and the robot end-effector feature. We propose a method to find the residual term for more precise modeling using the secant approximation method. The composite image Jacobian is estimated by the proper method for eye-to-hand configuration without knowledge of the kinematic structure, imaging geometry and intrinsic parameter of camera. This method is independent of the motion of a target feature. The algorithm for regulation of the joint velocity for safety and stability is presented using the cost function. Adaptive regulation for visibility constraints is proposed using the adaptive parameter.

Implementation of Integrated Control Environment for Biped Robot(IWR-III) (이족보행로봇(IWR-III)의 통합 저어 환경 구축)

  • Noh, Gyeong-Gon;Seo, Yeong-Seop;Kim, Jin-Geol
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.07g
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    • pp.3089-3091
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    • 1999
  • To control IWR-III Biped Waking Robot, those complex modules are necessary that concurrent control multi-axes servo motors, PID & Feedforward gain tuning, initial value calibration, display current status of system, user interface for emergency safety and three-dimensional rendering graphic visualization. It is developed for various-type gait $data^{[1]}$ and for control modes (i.e open/closed loop and pulse/velocity/torque control) that Integrated Control Enviroment with GUI( Graphic User Interface) consist of time-buffered control part using MMC (Multi-Motion Controller) and 3D simulation part using DirectX graphic library.

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Semi-3D Path Planning using Virtual Tangential Vector and Fuzzy Control (Virtual Tangential Vector와 퍼지 제어를 이용한 준 3차원 경로계획)

  • Kwak, Kyung-Woon;Jeong, Hae-Kwan;Kim, Soo-Hyun
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, a hybrid semi-3D path planning algorithm combining Virtual Tangential Vector(VTV) and fuzzy control is proposed. 3D dynamic environmental factors are reflected to the 2D path planning model, VTV. As a result, the robot can control direction from 2D path planning algorithm VTV and speed as well depending on the fuzzy inputs such as the distance between the robot and obstacle, roughness and slope. Performances and feasibilities of the suggested method are demonstrated by using Matlab simulations. Simulation results show that fuzzy rules and obstacle avoidance methods are working properly toward virtual 3D environments. The proposed hybrid semi-3D path planning is expected to be well applicable to a real life environment, considering its simplicity and realistic nature of the dynamic factors included.

Usability Evaluation and Derivation of Improvement for Care Robots to Prevent Pressure Injury (욕창예방 돌봄로봇의 사용성 평가 및 개선사항 도출)

  • Min-jung Kim;Yong-Soon Shin
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.409-418
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usability of the care robots to prevent pressure injury and to present directions for improvement. Thirty-two caregivers of severely disabled people and older adults with mobility difficulties participated in this study. They used the care robot in a real care environment for 2 weeks and conducted pre and post-care interviews. Based on the interview results, improvements were derived through the technical modeling method of care robots. Considering the circumstances in which caregivers take care of a large number of patients in nursing homes and hospitals, it is necessary to ensure the convenience and safety of remote control and side rail operation of the care robots to prevent pressure injury. We expect that the results of this study will be used as basic data for development of care robots to prevent pressure injury.

A Study on the Effectiveness of the 4th Industrial Technology Application for School Building Construction Work (학교건물 시공을 위한 4차 산업기술 적용의 효과성에 대한 연구)

  • Min, Kyung-Suk
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.78-87
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    • 2020
  • This study proposed the basic data that contributes to inducing an effective construction plan through the application of the 4th industrial technology to construct a school building that can guarantee the five goals of construction management: cost, process, quality, safety, and environmental management. To this end, 3D printing, drones, robot automation, and augmented reality technologies that are highly usable in construction sites were identified for construction workers. As part of this, related literature and research data were investigated. The selected 4th industrial technology was investigated and analyzed on how it was used for cost, process, quality, safety, and environmental management in a detailed school construction process. As a result of the analysis, significant results were found for the application plan of the 4th industrial technology in school construction for cost, process, quality, safety, and environmental management.

User perception of medical service robots in hospital wards: a cross-sectional study

  • Lee, Jung Hwan;Lee, Jae Meen;Hwang, Jaehyun;Park, Joo Young;Kim, Mijeong;Kim, Dong Hwan;Lee, Jae Il;Nam, Kyoung Hyup;Han, In Ho
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.116-123
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    • 2022
  • Background: Recently, there have been various developments in medical service robots (MSRs). However, few studies have examined the perceptions of those who use it. The purpose of this study is to identify user perceptions of MSRs. Methods: We conducted a survey of 320 patients, doctors, and nurses. The contents of the survey were organized as follows: external appearances, perceptions, expected utilization, possible safety accidents, and awareness of their responsibilities. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test, chi-square test, and analysis of variance. Results: The most preferred appearance was the animal type, with a screen. The overall average score of positive questions was 3.64±0.98 of 5 points and that of negative questions was 3.24±0.99. Thus, the results revealed that the participants had positive perceptions of MSR. The overall average of all expected utilization was 4.05±0.84. The most expected utilization was to guide hospital facilities. The most worrisome accident was exposure to personal information. Moreover, participants thought that the overall responsibility of the robot user (hospital) was greater than that of the robot manufacturer in the case of safety accidents. Conclusion: The perceptions of MSRs used in hospital wards were positive, and the overall expected utilization was high. It is necessary to recognize safety accidents for such robots, and sufficient attention is required when developing and manufacturing robots.

Bead Visualization Using Spline Algorithm (스플라인 알고리즘을 이용한 비드 가시화)

  • Koo, Chang-Dae;Yang, Hyeong-Seok;Kim, Maeng-Nam
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.54-58
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    • 2016
  • In this research paper, suggest method of generate same bead as an actual measurement data in virtual welding conditions, exploit morphology information of the bead that acquired through robot welding. It has many multiple risk factors to Beginners welding training, by we make possible to train welding in virtual reality, we can reduce welding training risk and welding material to exploit bead visualization algorithm that we suggest so it will be expected to achieve educational, environmental and economical effect. The proposed method is acquire data to each case performing robot welding by set the voltage, current, working angle, process angle, speed and arc length of welding condition value. As Welding condition value is most important thing in decide bead form, we would selected one of baseline each item and then acquired metal followed another factors change. Welding type is FCAW, SMAW and TIG. When welding trainee perform the training, it's difficult to save all of changed information into database likewise working angle, process angle, speed and arc length. So not saving data into database are applying the method to infer the form of bead using a neural network algorithm. The way of bead's visualization is applying the spline algorithm. To accurately represent Morphological information of the bead, requires much of morphological information, so it can occur problem to save into database that is why we using the spline algorithm. By applying the spline algorithm, it can make simplified data and generate accurate bead shape. Through the research paper, the shape of bead generated by the virtual reality was able to improve the accuracy when compared using the form of bead generated by the robot welding to using the morphological information of the bead generated through the robot welding. By express the accurate shape of bead and so can reduce the difference of the actual welding training and virtual welding, it was confirmed that it can be performed safety and high effective virtual welding education.