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Implementation of Functional Blocks of Modular Toy for Creative Education (창의적 교육을 위한 모듈형 완구의 기능 블록 구현)

  • Kim, Jong-Tae;Park, Ji-Youp;Lee, Bo-Hee
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2017
  • Modular toys for creative education require functional blocks to create various types of movements. An active drive module and a lot of passive connection blocks are needed to express motion with combination. In this paper, we propose the design of modular toys to produce various creative movements and controller structure working with them. In order to facilitate the connection between the designed modules, a connection method and a suitable mechanism are suggested. We also dealt with the design of various types of sensor modules that can work in conjunction with modular toys. Using these toys, typical standard application form that can be imitated educationally is suggested and showed the usefulness of the modular toy by actually applying it with designed modules and components. The proposed method is applied to actual educational toys, and the operation is effectively performed by recording operation and playing repetitive operation.

Loadability Analysis of Modular Fixtures based on a Configuration Space Approach (형상공간 접근 방식에 기반한 모듈식 고정쇠의 적재가능성 분석)

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    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.398-406
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    • 2003
  • In modular fixturing systems, a given part or a subassembly is fixed by placing fixture elements such as locators and clamps adequately on a plate with a lattice of holes. It is known that the minimal number of point contacts to restrict translational and rotational motions on a plane is four and the type of three locators and a clamp(3L/1C) is the minimal future. Brost and Goldberg developed the complete algorithm to automatically synthesize 3L/1C types of fixtures which satisfy the condition of form closure. Due to the nature of the fixture, the clearance between the fixture and the part is extremely small. It is hard to load the part repeatedly and accurately for human as well as for robot. However the condition of loadability has not been taken into account in the B&G algorithm. In this paper, a new method to decide a given fixture to be loadable by using configuration space is proposed. A method to plan for a part to be loaded by using compliance safely even in the presence of control and sensing uncertainty is proposed is well.

Conceptional Approach for Assembly Reconfiguration of Papering Robot Modules (선체 수직 외벽 Papering 용 로봇 모듈의 조합 최적설계의 개념적 접근)

  • Chung W.J.;Kim S.H.;Kim K.K.;Kim H.G.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.2015-2018
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we are willing to prepare the reasonable optimization, Combinatorial Optimization and Genetic Algorithm. Thus we define position status of end-effect (or terminative link module) using promised form, (G, M(G), A(G), and so on.). For this preparing step, the reorganizing procedure of Link and Joint Module is necessary, like as enumerating the kinematically identical assembly group of several links and joints. Thus, we draw a G, directed graph in a first step. Because, directed graph contains the path information between adjacent Link Module and Joint Module. From the directed graph,G, we can incite the Incidence Matrix, M(G). The incidence matrix, M(G), contains the contact information of the Link (Joint) Module and the type of Link (Joint). At the end of this paper, we generalize the modular information as a matrix form, A(G). From this matrix, we can make a population of assembly status. That is the finial output of this paper.

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Conceptual Design of Oil Spill Protection Robot (원유유출 방재로봇의 컨셉디자인)

  • Kim, Ji-Hoon;Kim, Myung-Suk
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.345-350
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    • 2008
  • This study aims to propose the concept design of oil spill protection robot which can rapidly intervene to control the oil spillage situation at the sea. Taking into account the fact that a huge amount of oil is transported trans-continentally by oil tanker, none of industrialized countries are completely safe from the marine oil spill which results in social, economical and ecological damages to their communities. The employment of double hull-oil tanker, pipe line transporting can be most safe way. Yet complete prevention of oil spill is probably not realistic. Accordingly the alternative solution to control marine oil spill and minimize the damages caused by the incident using intelligent robot technology based on swarm control method is proposed. The main features of oil spill protection(OSP) robot is explained via following three perspectives. Firstly, from functional point of view, OSP robot system safely and efficiently replaces oil boom installation manually conducted by human workers with intelligent robot technology based on swarm control theory. For second, its modular architecture brings efficient storage of main components including oil boom and facilitates maintenance. For the last, its geometric form and shape enables whole system to be installed to helicopter, boat or oil tanker itself with ease and to rapidly deploy the units to the oil spill area.

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Study on the Model based Control considering Rotary Tillage of Autonomous Driving Agricultural Robot (자율주행 밭농업로봇의 로터리 경작을 고려한 모델 기반 제어 연구)

  • Song, Hajun;Yang, Kyon-Mo;Oh, Jang-Seok;Song, Su-Hwan;Han, Jong-Boo;Seo, Kap-Ho
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.233-239
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    • 2020
  • The aims of this paper is to develop a modular agricultural robot and its autonomous driving algorithm that can be used in field farming. Actually, it is difficult to develop a controller for autonomous agricultural robot that transforming their dynamic characteristics by installation of machine modules. So we develop for the model based control algorithm of rotary machine connected to agricultural robot. Autonomous control algorithm of agricultural robot consists of the path control, velocity control, orientation control. To verify the developed algorithm, we used to analytical techniques that have the advantage of reducing development time and risks. The model is formulated based on the multibody dynamics methods for high accuracy. Their model parameters get from the design parameter and real constructed data. Then we developed the co-simulation that is combined between the multibody dynamics model and control model using the ADAMS and Matlab simulink programs. Using the developed model, we carried out various dynamics simulation in the several rotation speed of blades.

A Study on the Development of Service Robot Control based on User Created Contents (User Created Contents 기반 서비스 로봇 제어의 개발 연구)

  • Na, Seung-kwon;Choi, Seok-Im;Pyeon, Yong-Kug
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.311-317
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    • 2015
  • This paper is a study on how to develop service robots can easily complex software development services robot control system. User created contents based on the robot control system developed in this study is a robot drive control circuit, a sensor data processing, the status, the monitoring systems and modular system to configure the service robot operation screen from a user perspective and that can control the service robot operation As in the text-based features that can be operated to have freedom to the robot control service content. In addition, the user has the advantage that changes position by the development as well as user created contents desired by the user operating the robot control GUI (graphic user interface) also changes are possible. As a result, the service robot operator to offer a way to make the service robot can be conveniently presented in a user's point of view how to enable the development of the service robot.

Visual Tracking Technique Based on Projective Modular Active Shape Model (투영적 모듈화 능동 형태 모델에 기반한 영상 추적 기법)

  • Kim, Won
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.77-89
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    • 2009
  • Visual tracking technique is one of the essential things which are very important in the major fields of modern society. While contour tracking is especially necessary technique in the aspect of its fast performance with target's external contour information, it sometimes fails to track target motion because it is affected by the surrounding edges around target and weak egdes on the target boundary. To overcome these weak points, in this research it is suggested that PDMs can be obtained by generating the virtual 6-DOF motions of the mobile robot with a CCD camera and the image tracking system which is robust to the local minima around the target can be configured by constructing Active Shape Model in modular base. To show the effectiveness of the proposed method, the experiment is performed on the image stream obtained by a real mobile robot and the better performance is confirmed by comparing the experimental results with the ones of other major tracking techniques.

A Study on Processing of Monolithic Rack Housing for Modular Steering Gear [II] - Processing Characteristics of Monolithic Rack Housing - (Steering Gear 모듈화를 위한 일체형 Rack Housing의 공정에 관한 연구 [II] - 일체형 Rack Housing의 공정특성 -)

  • Kim, Jong-Do;Lee, Chang-Je
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.288-294
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is manufacturing of monolithic housing for modularization of steering gear. Monolithic housing is difficult to weld with only rotation and linear motion. It is for this reason that housing of joining parts have a slope of 76.3 degrees. For this reason, welding trajectory was measured by the cooperative controled robot system, and then allowing for measured results, we developed the dedicated system. The developed system can be welded by using only 3 axises in contrast with robot system using 8 axises in housing welding. In addition, we applied CMT and laser welding device to dedicated system and as a result of experiment, sound bead and excellent roundness could be obtained.

The Development of Motor Controller based on Network using Optic-EtherCAT (광 EtherCAT을 이용한 네트워크 기반 모터 제어기 개발)

  • Moon, Yong-Seon;Lee, Gwang-Seok;Seo, Dong-Jin;Bae, Young-Chul
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.467-472
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, we design, implement and apply network physical layer to 100 BaseFx optical cable interface module based on industrial ethernet protocol which is physical layer of EtherCAT that has ensure its open standard ethernet compatibility which having been provided with real time of control in network of intelligent service robot, can be process numerous data to sensor and motor control system. Through BLDC motor control performance tests, we try to propose suitability as internal network of intelligent service robot and automation system.