• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2014

As the digital control technologies in automotive industry have advanced, electronic control units(ECUs) play a key-role to improve system performance. Transmission control unit(TCU) is a shifting controller for automatic transmission of which major functions are to determine the shift and manage the shifting process considering the various sensor signal on transmission and driver's commands. As with any ECU in vehicle, TCU performs complex algorithms such as shift control, diagnostic and failsafe functions. However, firmware design analysis is hardly possible by the reverse engineering due to code protection. Transmission simulator is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator which enables TCU to work in normal mode by simulating the electrical signal of TCU interface. In this research, diagnosis and failsafe algorithm implemented on commercialized TCU is analyzed by using the transmission simulator that is developed for wheel loader construction vehicle. This paper gives various experimental results on the proportional solenoid current trajectories for different operating modes, error detection criterion and limphome mode gears for all the possible cases of clutch malfunction. The derived results for conventional TCU can be applied to the development of inherent TCU algorithms and the transmission simulator can also be utilized for the test of TCU to be developed.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2005

과학기술위성 2호 시스템 내의 각 전자 유닛(Unit)의 상태 정보를 원격검침(Telemetry)하고 원격명령(Telecommand) 내릴 수 있는 원격검침-명령 유닛(Telemetry-Command Unit, TCU)의 시험모델(Engineering Model, EM)의 개발을 완료하고 동작시험 결과를 제시하였다. TCU는 과학기술위성 1호와는 다르게 CPU가 없이 FPGA 만으로 구현하여 소형화, 경량화 및 저 전력화를 실현하고 기술 집약화를 이루었다. 본 논문에서는 TCU의 개념 설계를 소개하고 구현결과를 제시한다.

• 유공압시스템학회논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.7-20
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• 2007

TCU is a shift controller far automatic transmission of which major functions are to determine the shift point and manage the shifting process based on the various input signals. As the recent digital control technologies advance, it plays a key-role to improve a transmission performance and its algorithm becomes more complicated. This paper describes the development of transmission simulator fur wheel loader that enables a TCU for normal stand-alone operation by the real-time emulation of TCU interface signals. It can be utilized for the analysis of shift control algorithm implemented in a commercial TCU as well as for the development of brand new TCU.

• 유공압시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유공압시스템학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.56-61
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• 2010

Simulator is a development equipment which enables the ECU to operate in normal mode by simulating the interface signal between ECU and mechanical system electrically. Embedded simulator means simulation function is embedded in ECU firmware, hence the electrical signal interface is replaced by the substitution of information at system program level. This paper explains the development of embedded transmission simulator for the verification of TCU firmware function which covers shifting control and on-board diagnosis. The embedded simulation program is executed in TCU processor along with the TCU firmware and it provides TCU firmware with not only the speed information those are appropriate both in driving and shifting conditions, but also the fault detection signals. Experimental results show that the validity of embedded simulator and its usefulness to the TCU firmware development and verification.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2018

Electronic control units (ECUs) are currently popular, and have evolved further towards the high-end application of autonomous vehicles in the automotive industry. Such digital technologies have also become widespread, in agriculture and construction equipment. Likewise, transmission control of high-speed tracked vehicles is based on the transmission control unit (TCU), performing complex gear change control functions, and diagnostic algorithms (a TCU's self-diagnostic and reporting capability of malfunction data through CAN communication). Since all functions of TCU are implemented by embedded-software, it is hardly possible to analyze specifications by reverse engineering. In this paper a real-time transmission simulator adaptable to TCU is presented, for analysis of diagnosis algorithm and standards. Signal simulation circuits are deliberately designed considering electrical characteristics of TCU inputs and various analysis tools, such as analog input auto scan function, and global output enable switch, are implemented in software. Test results from hardware-in-the-loop simulator verify tolerance time for each error, as well as cause of fault, error reset conditions.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2014

최근 네트워크회선 사용비용의 안정화로 인해 IP방송과 통신장비가 확대 보급되고 있으나, TV, DID와 같은 멀티미디어에는 고가의 네트워크 시스템을 이용한 통합관리 시스템을 사용하고 있지 않다. 제안된 멀티미디어 통합 TCU(terminal control unit)는 Wake-on-Lan을 셋탑박스에 탑재한 후에 기존 네트워크의 IP통신망을 사용하여 TV전원의 On/Off의 상태 확인 및 원격제어, 전원 제어 예약 기능(관제실 소프트웨어 지원), TV채널 변경, 다양한 인터페이스 입출력 AC전원 & Lan포트, RS-232C, IR등을 지원하는 제어기기로 기존에 저가의 제어기기로 사용되던 RF방식과는 다르게 24시간 감시 및 제어할 수 있다. 높은 가격과 확장성이 전무한 기존 제어장비에서 24시간 모니터링 기능과 자동제어 시스템 지원과 저가격인 TCU(Termial Control Unit)의 개발은 폭넓은 사용처를 확보할 것으로 예상된다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2004

본 논문은 KSLV-I의 추력기 제어기로 사용되는 TCU(Thruster Control Unit)의 하우징과 PCB의 정적 및 진동해석에 관한 것이다. KSLV-I(Korea Space Launch Vehicle-I)에 장착되는 전자유닛들은 KSLV-I의 비행환경을 모사하는 환경시험을 통과하여야만 비행환경에서 기능 및 성능에 문제가 없다는 가정 하에 장착이 된다. 이 중 가장 문제가 되는 진동 및 충격시험에 대한 설계기준을 제시하였으며 설계된 하우징과 PCB가 이 설계 기준에 타당한지를 검토하였다. 설계기준을 만족하기 위해서 하우징을 재설계하였으며 검토결과 주어진 환경시험에 파손되지 않고 정상 작동할 것이라는 결론을 얻었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.234-242
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• 2002

In this research, a transmission control unit was developed for a wheel loader on the basis of 16-bit microcontroller system. The TCU has the basic functions which include shifting control algorithm, actuation of six proportional solenoid valves, signal conditioning for four speed sensors, remote data monitoring capability with RF-module and duty cycle identification system which could identify the duty cycles from PWM signals. In order to design the control system, the overall transmission structure of the wheel loader was investigated and its characteristics of shifting were analyzed in advance. For the purpose of identifying the existing control algorithm and acquire some information about the shifting performance, the shifting experiments were performed for various shifting conditions with the conventional TCU. From the previous work on the conventional TCU, the shifting scheme was designed with the open-loop control which is based on the experimental data only to verify the feasibility of the developing TCU's shilling capability. The experimental results show comparable shifting characteristics to that of conventional TCU though the tests were performed at restricted shilling conditions. Hence, we could have the confidence for the development of the wheel loader automatic transmission TCU and its shifting quality could be improved with the adoption of appropriate feedback control scheme.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.188-194
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• 2006

본 논문은 냉가스 추력기 시스템의 제어기로 사용되는 EM용 TCU(Thruster Control Unit)와 점검 시스템 개발에 관한 것이다. TCU는 추력기 시스템의 압력 및 온도를 모니터링하여 통신을 통해 이를 TLM(Telemet) 및 지상 제어 콘솔에 전달하는 역할을 수행한다. 이를 위해 CPU/통신보드는 MIL-STD-1553B 통신, RS422 통신, Data 입출력 및 처리 그리고 EEPROM 프로그램 로딩 기능을 수행한다. Intel 80386DX Microprocessor를 기반으로 설계하였으며 프로그램 저장 및 실행을 위해 256kbytes의 EEPROM과 256kbytes의 SRAM을 적용하였다. 또한 EEPROM 프로그램 로딩을 위해 인터페이스 회로 및 냉가스 추력기 시스템을 모사할 수 있는 점검 시스템을 개발하였다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2017

Electronic control technologies that have long been developed for passenger cars spread to construction equipment and agricultural vehicles because of its outstanding performance achieved by embedded software. Especially, system program of transmission control unit (TCU) plays a crucial role for the superb shift quality, driving performance and fuel efficiency, etc. Since the control algorithm is embedded in software that is rarely analyzed, development of such a TCU cannot be conducted by conventional reverse engineering. Transmission simulator is a kind of electronic device that simulates the electric signals including driver operation command and output of various sensors installed in transmission. Standalone TCU can be run in normal operation mode with the signals provided by transmission simulator. In this research, transmission simulator for the tracked vehicle TCU is developed for the analysis of shift control algorithm from the experiments with standalone TCU. It was confirmed that shift experimental data for the simulator setup conditions can be used for the analysis of control algorithms on proportional solenoid valves and shift map.