• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2508-2513
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• 2003

This paper presents a nuclear steam generator tube inspection/maintenance robot system. The robot assists in automatic non-destructive testing and the repair of nuclear steam generator tubes welded into a thick tube sheet that caps a hemispherical or quarter-sphere plenum which is a high-radiation area. For easy carriage and installation, the robot system consists of three separable parts: a manipulator, a water-chamber entering and leaving device for the manipulator and a manipulator base pose adjusting device. A software program to control and manage the robotic system has been developed on the NT based OS to increase the usability. The software program provides a robot installation function, a robot calibration function, a managing and arranging function for the eddy-current test, a real time 3-D graphic simulation function which offers remote reality to operators and so on. The image information acquired from the camera attached to the end-effecter is used to calibrate the end-effecter pose error and the time-delayed control algorithm is applied to calculate the optimal PID gain of the position controller. The developed robotic system has been tested in the Ulchin NPP type steam generator mockup in a laboratory.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.88-97
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• 2013

This paper presents a robust air-to-fuel ratio (AFR) control algorithm for managing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems. In order to handle production tolerance, deterioration and parameter-varying characteristics of the EGR system, quantitative feedback theory (QFT) is applied for designing the robust AFR control algorithm. A plant model of EGR system is approximated by the first order transfer function plus time-delay (FOPTD) model. EGR valve position and AFR of exhaust gas are used as input/output variables of the plant model. Through engine experiments, parameter uncertainty of the plant model is identified in a fixed engine operating point. Requirement specifications of robust stability and reference tracking performance are defined and these are fulfilled by the following steps: during loop shaping process, a PID controller is designed by using a nominal loop transmission function represented on Nichols chart. Then, the frequency response of closed-loop transfer function is used for designing a prefilter. It is validated that the proposed QFT-based AFR control algorithm successfully satisfy the requirements through experiments of various engine operating points.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.475-478
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• 2004

In this paper, a magnet-type automatic pipe cutting machine that binds itself to the surface of the pipe using magnetic force and executes unmanned cutting process is proposed. During pipe cutting process when the machine moves around the pipe laid vertical to the gravitational field, the gravity acting on the pipe cutting machine widely varies as the position of the machine varies. That is, with same driving force from the driving motor the cutting machine moves faster when it climbs down the surface of the pipe and moves slower when it climbs up to the top of the pipe. To maintain a constant velocity of the pipe cutting machine and improve the cutting quality, the authors adopted a conventional PID controller with a feedforward effort designed based on the encoder measurement of the driving motor. It is, however, impossible for the encoder at the motor to measure the absolute position and consequently the absolute velocity of the cutting machine in the case where the slip between the surface of the pipe and wheel of the cutting machine is not negligible. As an attempt to obtain a better estimation of the absolution angular position/velocity of the machine the authors proposes the use of the MEMS-type accelerometer which can measure static acceleration as well as dynamic acceleration. The estimated angular velocity of the cutting machine using the MEMS-type accelerometer measurement is experimentally obtained and it indicates the significant slipping of the machine during the cutting process.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.265-287
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• 2016

The change of the global performance of a turret-moored FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) with DP (Dynamic Positioning) control is simulated, analyzed, and compared for two different internal turret location cases; bow and midship. Both collinear and non-collinear 100-yr GOM (Gulf of Mexico) storm environments and three cases (mooring-only, with DP position control, with DP position+heading control) are considered. The horizontal trajectory, 6DOF (degree of freedom) motions, fairlead mooring and riser tension, and fuel consumptions are compared. The PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller based on LQR (linear quadratic regulator) theory and the thrust-allocation algorithm which is based on the penalty optimization theory are implemented in the fully-coupled time-domain hull-mooring-riser-DP simulation program. Both in collinear and non-collinear 100-yr WWC (wind-wave-current) environments, the advantage of mid-ship turret is demonstrated by the significant reduction in heave at the turret location due to the minimal coupling with pitch mode, which is beneficial to mooring and riser design. However, in the non-collinear WWC environment, the mid-turret case exhibits unfavorable weathervaning characteristics, which can be reduced by employing DP position and heading controls as demonstrated in the present case studies. The present study also reveals the plausible cause of the failure of mid-turret Gryphon Alpha FPSO in milder environment than its survival condition.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2014

It is suggested that the curvature trajectory be used to estimate the real-time moving sound sources and efficiently the robot estimating the sound sources. Since the target points of the real-time moving sound sources change, the mobile robot continuously estimates the changed target points. In such a case, the robot experiences a slip phenomenon due to the abnormal velocity and the changes of the navigating state. By selecting an appropriate curvature and navigating the robot gradually by using it, it is possible to enable the robot to reach the target points without having much trouble. In order to recognize the sound sources in real time, three microphones need to be organized in a straight form. Also, by applying the cross-correlation algorithm to the TDOA base, the signals can be analyzed. By using the analyzed data, the locations of the sound sources can be recognized. Based on such findings, the sound sources can be estimated. Even if the mobile robot is navigated by selecting the gradual curvature based on the changed target points, there could be errors caused by the inertia and the centrifugal force related to the velocity. As a result, it is possible to control the velocity of both wheels of the robot through the velocity PID controller in order to compensate for the slip phenomenon and minimize the estimated errors. In order to examine whether the suggested curvature trajectory is appropriate for estimating the sound sources, two mobile robots are arranged to carry out an actual experiment. The first robot is moved by discharging the sound sources, while the second robot recognizes and estimates the locations of the discharged sound sources in real time.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 수중청소로봇의 추종 성능과 통합 제어시스템 성능을 가시적으로 예측할 수 있는 3차원 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 수중청소로봇의 동역학적 해석을 기반으로, 시뮬레이터에는 실제 개발 중인 3차원형상의 수중청소로봇을 적용하고 로봇의 위치와 속도 등을 나타내는 창을 표시하였다. 또한 조이스틱을 사용하는 입력 및 제어 장치를 직접 제작하여 시리얼 통신을 통하여 시뮬레이터의 입력 및 제어에 사용하였다. 그리고 통합 항법 제어시스템을 설계하고, PI 기반의 퍼지 제어기를 포함하는 way-point tracking 시뮬레이션을 통하여 성능을 검증하였다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2006

본 논문은 휴머노이드 로봇에 내재되어 있는 다양한 비선형성을 제어하기 위한 비선형 제어기를 제안에 관한 것이다. 기본적으로 휴머노이드 로봇은 기구적으로 불안정성을 내포하고 있고 기어나 모터 드라이버 등에서 다양한 비선형성을 가지고 있다. 이렇게 로봇 안에 존재하는 백래쉬(Backlash)나 포화(Saturation)와 같은 다양한 종류의 비선형성을 제어하는데 있어서 기존의 퍼지 알고리즘, 외란 관측기, 지능 학습망과 같은 제어 기법으로는 다수의 비선형성을 제어하는 데에는 한계를 지닐 수밖에 없다. 이에 본 논문에서는 스위칭 PE를 이용하여 모터 드라이버에 존재하는 포화에 의한 비선형성을 제거 하였으며 백래쉬에 의해 생기는 비선형성의 영향을 제어하기 위해 듀얼 피드백을 이용하였다. 그리고 시스템의 정확한 데이터를 얻기 위해 제어 알고리즘을 적용하기 이전에 모터 시스템에 대해 유전 알고리즘을 이용하여 시스템 식별을 수행하여 모터 시스템을 정확하게 유도하였으며, 시뮬레이션 과정을 통해 최적의 스위칭 PID 제어 이득값을 얻었다. 이렇게 얻어진 모터 식별값과 스위칭 PE제어 이득값을 시뮬레이션과 제안된 로봇인 ISHURO를 이용한 실험을 통해 이를 검증하였다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2020

광학계측분야는 레이더 계측이 어려운 저고도 구간의 계측을 담당하여 비행체 추적에 있어서 중요한 역할을 차지하고 있다. 기존의 광학추적시스템은 외국의 장비를 도입해 사용하고 있기 때문에 시험장 상황에 적합하게 수정하기 어렵고, 대부분 차량 탑재형으로 제작되어 있어 계측 장소에 제한이 있다. 자체 개발 소형 광학추적기는 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해서 단순한 구성으로 설계하여 시험장 내 어떠한 장소에서도 설치하여 운용할 수 있는 것을 주목적으로 하였다. 뿐만 아니라 인공지능 기술을 적용한 광학추적기술 연구를 위해서 자체 개발 광학추적기를 보유할 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 소형 광학추적기의 설계 개념, 기본적인 추적기능 구현을 위한 장비의 구성, 그리고 비행체 특성에 맞는 환경설정을 위한 시뮬레이션을 진행하였다. 이를 위해 팬/틸트의 입출력 데이터를 사용하여 모델링을 구하였으며, 시뮬레이션을 통해 얻어진 결과와 실제 비행시험 결과를 비교하여 전반적인 시뮬레이션의 구성에 대한 타당성을 검증하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 고정된 역간 거리를 정해진 운전 시분내에 주행에너지를 최소화하며 주행하는 열차의 특성을 파악하고 수학적으로 모델링한다. 도시철도차량 자동주행에 일반적으로 사용되는 PID제어기 대신 목표값에 추종하면서도 자동 주행 중 소비에너지가 최소화되도록 최적제어기를 사용하여 철도 차량를 모델링하였으며 실제 동일한 운행조건하에서 설계한다. 실제 선로 조건을 적용하여 별도의 차상장치나 선로주변시설 없이도 자동운전 중 주행에너지를 최소하여 주행에너지를 절감하고자 한다. 따라서 8호선 실 노선 구간별 운전시분 내에서 실측 데이터 분석을 위해 직선구간/구배구간/곡선구간 등 구간을 선정하고 그 구간에서 열차의 운행패턴에 따라 에너지를 절감하는 열차운행을 방법을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2009

Various types of vibration are transmitted to operators of agricultural tractors while working in the field. Most harmful vibration to human body is ride vibrations with low frequency ranging from 1 to 10 Hz, caused by rough terrain. These ride vibration has vertical and rotational components. This study was conducted to develop an active seat suspension system with two degrees of freedoms, enabling effectively reduce vibrations in vertical and pitch motions. Therefore, a mechanism for the active seat suspension was developed, and an electro-hydraulic servo system and a controller to drive the active seat suspension system were also developed in this study. A simulation model was developed to evaluate how the active seat suspension system effectively reduce the vibrations transmitted to the base of seat. Active seat suspension was optimized to enhance the performance using the developed simulation model. The performance of the seat suspension system was evaluated according to the test codes described in EEC78/764 in order to investigate the feasibility of application to agricultural tractors. The result showed that the developed active seat suspension system could reduce the magnitude of vertical vibration up to 80% for the input vibrations according to the test codes described in EEC78/764. The system could reduce the rotational displacement of ${\pm}\;2.5$ degrees up to 50% for the pitch vibration on the average in the frequency range of 1 to 2 Hz.