• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2020

Applications for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have expanded enormously in recent years. Of all its various technologies, the UAV's ability to take off and land in a moving environment is particularly required for military or oceanic usage. In this study, we develop a novel leveling platform that allows the UAV to stably take off and land even on uneven terrains or in moving environments. The leveling platform is composed of an upper pad and a lower mobile base. The upper pad, from which the UAV can take off or land, is designed in the form of a 2 degrees of freedom (DOF) gimbal mechanism that generates the leveling function. The lower mobile base has a four-wheel drive structure that can be operated remotely. We evaluate the developed leveling platform by performing extensive experiments on both the horizontal terrain and the 5-degree ramped terrain, and confirm that the leveling platform successfully maintains the horizontal pose on both terrains. This allows the UAV to stably take off and land in moving environments.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2013

Purpose: In this paper, the improvement of the image quality is investigated. The image quality is degraded by the drift phenomenon of EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infrared) device on UAV. The drift phenomenon means that the image of EO/IR equipment on UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) moves to the unintended direction. This phenomenon should be improved for successful flight mission. Methods: To improve the drift phenomenon, the drift compensation method, the combination algorithm of FMC(Forward Motion Compensation) and AMC(Angular Motion Compensation) method, are introduced to calculate pitch and azimuth angle. Result values of pitch and azimuth angle are used for the improvement of image quality in EO/IR control logic. Results: The image quality is quantitatively improved more than 15 times through field test data of flight. Conclusion: Using the drift compensation technique, the image quality for EO/IR equipment is improved over 15 times than existing methods. This means the user of UAV with EO/IR device can perform a successful mission by keeping the line of sight for the target accurately.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제23권2_1호
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• pp.125-137
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• 2020

Tracking micro-sized insects is one of the challenges of protecting ecosystems and biodiversity. In this study, we propose an approach for the autonomous tracking of micro-sized flying insects, and develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based robotic system. The Kalman filter is applied to the received signal strength emitted from radio telemetry to estimate the position while reducing the measurement error and noise. The autonomous tracking strategy is a method in which the UAV rotates at one point to measure the signal strength and control its position in the strongest direction of the signal. We also design a system architecture comprising a tracking sensor system and a UAV system for micro-sized insects. The estimation and autonomous tracking of the target position by the proposed system are verified and evaluated through dynamic simulation. Therefore, in this study, we propose and validate a UAV-based tracking system for micro-sized flying insects, which has not been proposed in studies conducted thus far.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2021

This study introduces the development and application of instructional materials for a micro-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) design and manufacturing program in university education for freshman/sophomore students. The ADDIE methodology was applied to the development of educational materials, which consist of 15 lessons including the aircraft design theory, 3D CAD modeling, 3D printing production, and UAV flight control. The validity of the program was evaluated with 8 expert panels. A total of 82 participants from engineering and social science grouped the 16 teams for the creative UAV wing design and cooperative interactions. The results of overall program satisfaction survey was measured highly as the average 4.54 (out of 5), so that the students were content with the professional engineering knowledge, 3D digital tools, and the opportunity to design and manufacture airplanes on their own. In conclusion, it can be confirmed that the developed program is effective for UAV education for junior level college student.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제50권9호
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• pp.639-646
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• 2022

본 논문은 사전에 알려지지 않은 환경에서 깊이지도를 이용하여 정보를 획득하고, 이를 기반으로 쿼드로터의 착륙 선택 알고리즘 성능을 분석한다. 무인항공기의 유도 및 제어시스템은 궤적 계획 유도시스템과 위치 및 자세 제어기로 구성된다. 아래를 향하는 짐벌 시스템에 부착된 스테레오 비전 센서가 획득한 깊이 정보를 이용하여 착륙 지점을 선정한다. 평탄도 정보는 사전 정의된 깊이지도 영역의 최대 깊이 차이 및 UAV와의 거리를 고려하여 산출한다. 본 논문에서는 3가지 착륙 방법을 제안하며 다양한 성능지수들을 활용하여 성능을 비교한다. 성능지수로는 UAV 이동 거리, 지도 정확도, 장애물 대응 시간 등을 고려한다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 PC104를 메인프로세서로 사용하여 GPS와 IMU를 이용한 비행제어시스템을 구축하였다. 안전을 위해 PIC16을 이용한 자동/수동 변환 모듈을 제작하였으며, 계속 목표 지점을 향해 비행하기 위해 호밍 방식의 유도 알고리즘을 구성하였다. 지상 실험을 통해 각각의 시스템이 원활하게 작동하는지 확인하였으며 상용 비행제어시스템과 유사한 출력을 나타냄을 확인함으로써 본 시스템이 무인항공기 제어시스템으로 사용될 수 있음을 보였다

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.274-282
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• 2011

This paper is focused on dynamic modeling and control system design as well as vision based collision avoidance for multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Multi-rotor UAVs are defined as rotary-winged UAVs with multiple rotors. These multi-rotor UAVs can be utilized in various military situations such as surveillance and reconnaissance. They can also be used for obtaining visual information from steep terrains or disaster sites. In this paper, a quad-rotor model is introduced as well as its control system, which is designed based on a proportional-integral-derivative controller and vision-based collision avoidance control system. Additionally, in order for a UAV to navigate safely in areas such as buildings and offices with a number of obstacles, there must be a collision avoidance algorithm installed in the UAV's hardware, which should include the detection of obstacles, avoidance maneuvering, etc. In this paper, the optical flow method, one of the vision-based collision avoidance techniques, is introduced, and multi-rotor UAV's collision avoidance simulations are described in various virtual environments in order to demonstrate its avoidance performance.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2011

This paper is focused on dynamic modeling and control system design as well as vision based collision avoidance for multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Multi-rotor UAVs are defined as rotary-winged UAVs with multiple rotors. These multi-rotor UAVs can be utilized in various military situations such as surveillance and reconnaissance. They can also be used for obtaining visual information from steep terrains or disaster sites. In this paper, a quad-rotor model is introduced as well as its control system, which is designed based on a proportional-integral-derivative controller and vision-based collision avoidance control system. Additionally, in order for a UAV to navigate safely in areas such as buildings and offices with a number of obstacles, there must be a collision avoidance algorithm installed in the UAV's hardware, which should include the detection of obstacles, avoidance maneuvering, etc. In this paper, the optical flow method, one of the vision-based collision avoidance techniques, is introduced, and multi-rotor UAV's collision avoidance simulations are described in various virtual environments in order to demonstrate its avoidance performance.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.105-118
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• 2024

In order to realize tiny bridge crack discovery by UAV-based machine vision, a novel method combining deep learning and tensor voting is proposed. Firstly, the grid images of crack are detected and descripted based on SE-ResNet50 to generate feature points. Then, the probability significance map of crack image is calculated by tensor voting with feature points, which can define the direction and region of crack. Further, the crack detection anchor box is formed by non-maximum suppression from the probability significance map, which can improve the robustness of tiny crack detection. Finally, a case study is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in the Xiangjiang-River bridge inspection. Compared with the original tensor voting algorithm, the proposed method has higher accuracy in the situation of only 1-2 pixels width crack and the existence of edge blur, crack discontinuity, which is suitable for UAV-based bridge crack discovery.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 무인항공기로 촬영한 영상을 이용하여 변화가 매우 빈번히 발생하는 도시지역의 3차원 정보를 신속하게 취득하는 기법을 제시하고 처리공정을 개발하였다. 연구에서 제안된 무인항공기를 이용한 사진측량기법은 저가의 무인항공기와 비측량용 카메라를 이용하였으며, 카메라 검정을 통하여 내부표정요소를 취득하였다. 연구 대상지역을 촬영한 영상자료와 기준검측량성과로부터 인공지물의 3차원 모형을 제작하였으며 토목공사로 인하여 변화가 발생한 지형을 대상으로 수치지형모형을 제작하였다. 1/1,000 축척의 수치지도 및 지상 기준점 측량성과와 비교하여 본 기법의 효용성을 분석하였으며 이상과 같은 연구를 통하여 3차원 가상도시 구축, 3D GIS 데이터베이스 갱신, 지형 지물 변화정보 추출 및 수치지도 수시갱신에 활용할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.