• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.542-544
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• 2006

This paper aims to provide a way to improve dynamic stability of biped robots against undesirable disturbances and in a slope. By using an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor on its waist, we can make a medium-sized biped robot walk stably in a slope against impulsive disturbances. In addition, it is possible for the robot to walk stably in an unknown slope. The measured signals from the sensor are used for compensating the reference angles of ankle, knee, and pelvis joints. Some experiments show that the stability of the robot is much enhanced by using cheat sensors and a simple algorithm. This work helps bided robots walk more stably in real environments.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.612-620
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• 2006

This paper proposes an optimal trajectory generation method for biped robots for walking up-and-down stairs using a Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm (RCGA). The RCGA is most effective in minimizing the total consumption energy of a multi-dof biped robot. Each joint angle trajectory is defined as a 4-th order polynomial of which the coefficients are chromosomes or design variables to approximate the walking gait. Constraints are divided into equalities and inequalities. First, equality constraints consist of initial conditions and repeatability conditions with respect to each joint angle and angular velocity at the start and end of a stride period. Next, inequality constraints include collision prevention conditions of a swing leg, singular prevention conditions, and stability conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed optimal trajectory is shown in computer simulations with a 6-dof biped robot model that consists of seven links in the sagittal plane. The optimal trajectory is more efficient than that generated by the Modified Gravity-Compensated Inverted Pendulum Mode (MGCIPM). And various trajectories generated by the proposed GA method are analyzed from the viewpoint of the consumption energy: walking on even ground, ascending stairs, and descending stairs.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.209-214
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• 2003

We developed a new type of human-sized BWR (biped walking robot), named KUBIR1 which is driven by the closed-chain type of actuator. A new type of the closed-chain actuator for the robot is developed, which is composed of the four-bar-link mechanism driven by the ball screw which has high strength and high gear ratio. Each leg of the robot is composed of 6 D.O.F joints. For front walking, three pitch joints and one roll joint at the ankle. In addition to this, one yaw joint for direction change, and another roll joint for balancing the body are attached. Also, the robot has two D.O.F joints of each hand and three D.O.F. for eye motion. There are three actuating motors for stereo cameras for eyes. In all, a 18 degree-of-freedom robot was developed. KUBIR1 was designed to walk autonomously by adapting small 90W DC motors as the robot actuators and batteries and controllers are on-boarded. The whole weight for Kubir1 is over 90Kg, and height is 167Cm. In the paper, the performance test of KUBIR1 will be shown.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2017

과거부터 로봇의 실생활 활용에 관한 연구가 지속됨에 따라 현대사회에서 이전까지의 실험 환경에서 벗어나 사회 각 분야로의 진출이 지속적으로 시도 되고 있다. 하지만 로봇이 실제 환경에 적용되기 위해서 기존의 로봇 플랫폼 상용화의 가장 큰 단점으로 꼽히는 생산 비용과 인간 기준의 작업환경에서의 적응성 문제가 선결되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 사람의 자유도와 크기를 따르는 이족보행 형태의 로봇을 제안하였으며, 엔코더를 포텐셔미터 접목모듈로 대체하여 높은 생산 단가를 절감하고, 파트 교체가 쉬운 모듈형 설계를 채택하여 로봇의 유지 보수비용을 절감 하였다. 최종적으로 크기와 모터의 배열이 다른 두 가지의 더미로봇에 보행패턴을 적용하여 안정성을 검증하였고, 본 논문에서는 제작된 실제 로봇들을 이용한 보행 패턴을 적용 및 보행 실험을 통하여 제안한 이족보행 로봇 적용가능성을 검증하였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 키 42cm, 몸무게 1.5kg으로 총 16 자유도를 가진 소형 인간형 로봇의 개발에 관하여 소개한다. 인간형 로봇은 많은 자유도를 가지기 때문에 개발을 쉽게 하기 위하여 제어가 간단한 RC 서보 모터를 구동기로 사용한다. 개발된 로봇은 또한 머리에 소형 디지털 카메라를 장착하고 있어서 주변의 환경에 대한 영상 데이터를 원격지에 있는 호스트 컴퓨터에 무선 모뎀을 통하여 전송할 수 있다. 개발된 로봇은 직진 보행, 회전 보행 등의 평지 보행뿐만 아니라 계단 보행도 수행할 수 있다. 로봇의 움직임을 생성하고 사전에 모의 실험해 볼 수 있는 그래픽 시뮬레이션프로그램과 경로 생성 프로그램은 호스트 컴퓨터에서 구동된다. 실험을 통하여 개발된 로봇이 계단 보행을 수행할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.309-311
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• 2006

This paper aims to provide a way to improve dynamic stability of biped robots against undesirable disturbances. By using an angular velocity sensor on its shoulder, we can make a medium-sized biped robot walk stably against an impulsive disturbance. The measured signal from the sensor in used for compensating the reference angles of ankle, knee, and pelvis joints. An experiment shows that the stability of the robot is much enhanced by using a cheap sensor and simple algorithm. This kind of research helps biped robots walk more stably in real environments.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2014

Humanoid robot is the most suitable robot platform for effective human interaction and various intelligent services. The present work addresses development of real time wireless control application of humanoid robot's forward and backward walks, and turning in walking. For convenience of human users, the application is developed on Android OS (Operating System) working on his or her smartphone. To this end, theoretic background on various-directional biped walking is proposed based on joint trajectories for forward walking, which have been shaped with a global optimization method. In this paper, backward walking is scheduled by interchange of angles and angular velocities and additional change of signs in angular velocities at all the via-points connecting cubic polynomial trajectories. Turning direction in walking is also implemented by activating the transversal hip joint initially located in the support leg in two stages. After validation of the proposed walking schemes with Matlab simulator, a smartphone application for the omnidirectional walking has been developed to control a humanoid robot platform named DARwIn-OP interconnected via Wi-Fi. Experiment result of the present wireless control of a humanoid robot with smartphone is successful, and the application will be released in application market near future.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.481-486
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• 2004

이족 로봇은 기존의 바퀴로 움직이는 로봇에 비해 더 큰 이동성을 가지고 있다. 하지만 현실적으로는 쉽게 넘어지는 경향이 있어서, 보행 시 동적인 안정성을 확보해야 할 필요성이 있다. 이를 위해서는 다양한 지면 조건에 대해 로봇 발의 움직임과 몸체의 움직임을 일치시키고, 기구학적 해석이나 동역학적 해석을 통하여 안정성을 확보해야 한다. 하지만 그 수학적 모델이 너무 난해하다는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는, 이족 로봇의 동적 보행에 있어서 안정성을 확보하기 위해 퍼지 모델을 설계하고, 시뮬레이션을 실현함으로써 본 논문에서 제안된 보행 알고리즘이 실현 가능한 것임을 확인한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2015

In the paper, a design method of knee and pelvis joint in the biped robot is proposed for shock absorption and gravity compensation. Similarly to the human's body, the knee joints of the biped robot support most body weight and get a shock from the landing motion of the foot on the floor. The torque of joint motor is also increased sharply to keep the balance of the robot. Knee and pelvis joints with the spring are designed to compensate the gravity force and reduce the contact shock of the robot. To verify the efficiency of the proposed design method, we develope a biped robot with the joint mechanism using springs. At first, we experiment with the developed robot on the static motions such as the bent-knee posture both without load and with load on the flat ground, and the balance posture on the incline plane. The current of knee joint is measured to analyze the impact force and energy consumption of the joint motors. Also, we observe the motor current of knee and pelvis joints for the walking motion of the biped robot. The current responses of joint motors show that the proposed method has an effect on shock reduction and gravity compensation, and improve the energy efficiency of walking motions for the biped robot.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2006

This paper presents the robust control method using a self recurrent wavelet neural network (SRWNN) via adaptive backstepping design technique for stable walking of biped robots with unknown model uncertainties. The SRWNN, which has the properties such as fast convergence and simple structure, is used as the uncertainty observer of the biped robots. The adaptation laws for weights of the SRWNN and reconstruction error compensator are induced from the Lyapunov stability theorem, which are used for on-line controlling biped robots. Computer simulations of a five-link biped robot with unknown model uncertainties verify the validity of the proposed control system.