• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.444-452
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• 2005

A new scheme for a mobile robot to track and capture a moving object using camera images is proposed. The moving object is assumed to be a point-object and is projected onto an image plane to form a geometrical constraint equation that provides the position data of the object based on the kinematics of the active camera. Uncertainties in position estimation caused by the point-object assumption are compensated for using the Kalman filter. To generate the shortest time path to capture the moving object, the linear and angular velocities are estimated and utilized. In this paper, the experimental results of the tracking and capturing of a target object with the mobile robot are presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.113-116
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• 2007

본 논문은 인간의 보행에 대한 에너지 분석을 통해 biped robot의 설계 단계에서 최적의 보행제어인자를 추출하기 위한 연구이다. 에너지 효율이 높은 보행인자 값을 얻기 위해 인간의 보행영상을 획득하고, 획득된 영상을 5-link biped robot model로 근사화하여 dynamics와 energy를 분석한다. 또한 link의 길이 비율과 link의 무게, link의 관성의 변화를 통해 5-link로 근사화된 인간의 보행 효율과 기구적 요소 사이의 민감도를 판단할 수 있다. 인간과 자유도가 다른 biped robot이 인간과 같은 보행을 위하여 설계단계에서 고려되어야할 중요한 기구적 요소가 이러한 민감도를 통해 구해진다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.531-534
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• 2003

In this paper, the Intelligent Space (iSpace) concept is applied for helping disabled or blind persons in crowded environments such as train stations, or airports. The main contribution of this paper is a general mathematical (fuzzy-neuro) description of obstacle avoidance method (walking habit) of moving objects (human beings) in a limited area scanned by the iSpace. A mobile robot with extended functions is introduced as a Mobile Assistant Robot which is assisted by the iSpace. The Mobile Assistant Robot (MAR) can guide and protect a blind person in a crowded environment with the help of the Intelligent Space. The prototype of the Mobile Assistant Robot and simulations of some basic types of obstacle avoidance method (walking habit) are presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.500-503
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• 2003

The navigation problem of robot is one of the main themes to deal with conficts or interferences between obstacles and the robot itself In this case, while the robot avoids obstacles on the space, the passage route should be determined efficiently. In order to solve problems above, we have come up with the distance field space medel (DFM) and then, under known environment, we have presented the distance field A algorithm for passage route path search. In this research, the method of performing the 3-dimensional passage route path search of robot under unknown environment is proposed. It is shown that the authors can build the distance search model the does not need space division by taking into account of sensor information to a distance field space model, and constructing this information as virtual obstacle information.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.207-210
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 인간과 MR(Mobile Robot)이 일정한 거리를 유지하면서 인간을 추종할 수 있도록 퍼지 제어기를 이용한 지능적 추론 방법을 제안하였다. 로봇은 다중 초음파 센서와 PC 카메라를 사용하여 인간과 로봇의 거리와 위치를 인지하고 로봇의 진행 방향과 속도를 퍼지 추론하는 방법을 사용하였다. 먼저 초음파 센서와 카메라를 사용하여 주변 환경에 대한 정보를 획득하고 주변환경을 표현하는 것이 중요하다. 센서와 카메라에 의해 입수된 정보로부터 로봇을 제어할 수 있도록 속도와 방향을 이용하여 추론하고 로봇을 제어하였다. 논문에서 제안된 퍼지 로직 알고리듬의 유용성을 검증하기 위해 실제 Mobile Robot을 이용한 주행실험을 반복 시행하여 요구된 결과를 얻음으로써 퍼지로직 제어기의 우수성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.542-545
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 Home Network System에서 가전기기들을 제어하고 집안의 상황을 원격지에 있는 사용자에게 전달해 줄 수 있는 Home Network Mobile Robot을 제작하여 보다 더 지능적이고 사용자에게 편리한 Home Network System을 구축한다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 실제 Home Network 시스템 하에서의 자율이동 로봇을 고안하였으며 이의 구동을 위해 OS로는 Linux Kernel 2.4를 Porting 하였고, Vision 및 Ethernet 통신이 용이하도록 회로를 설계, 제작하였다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2004

This paper proposes a sensor-fusion technique where the data sets for the previous moments are properly transformed and fused into the current data sets to enable accurate measurement, such as, distance to an obstacle and location of the service robot itself. In the conventional fusion schemes, the measurement is dependent on the current data sets. As the results, more of sensors are required to measure a certain physical parameter or to improve the accuracy of the measurement. However, in this approach, instead of adding more sensors to the system, the temporal sequence of the data sets are stored and utilized for the measurement improvement. Theoretical basis is illustrated by examples and the effectiveness is proved through the simulations. Finally, the new space and time sensor fusion(STSF) scheme is applied to the control of a mobile robot in an unstructured environment as well as structured environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.573-578
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• 2002

In this paper, it Is presented a new scheme of adaptive-neuro control system to implement real-time control of robot manipulator. Unlike the well-established theory for the adaptive control of linear systems, there exists relatively little general theory for the adaptive control of nonlinear systems. Adaptive control technique is essential for providing a stable and robust performance for application of robot control. The proposed neuro control algorithm is one of learning a model based error back-propagation scheme using Lyapunov stability analysis method. Through simulation, the proposed adaptive-negro control scheme is proved to be a efficient control technique for real-time control of robot system using DSPs.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.846-851
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• 2010

In this paper, we newly propose a novel control strategy of a three joints-robot finger for the purpose of artificial hands. The robot finger is specifically modeled by using a 3D CAD program (CATIA), considering human fingers, and then the proposed control method is verified through the dynamic simulation tool (Simulink and Recurdyn R2). Each slider is individually controlled to be located at the optimal positions where the maximal joint torque can be generated. To prove the effectiveness of the proposed control method, we devise two cases for the reference position of sliders. By comparing the control performance of two cases, the validity of the proposed control method will be verified.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1991.07a
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• pp.713-716
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• 1991

This paper describes a methodology of mobile robot navigation which is designed to carry heavy payloads at high speeds to be used in FMS(Flexible Manufacturing System) without human control. Intelligent control scheme using fuzzy logic is applied to the navigation control. It analyzes sensor readings from multi-sensor system, which is composed of ultrasonic sensors, infrared sensors and odometer, for environment learning, planning, landmark detecting and system control. And it is implemented on a physical robot, AGV(Autonomous Guided Vehicle) which is a two-wheeled, indoor robot. An on-board control software is composed of two subsystems, i.e., AGV control subsystem and Sensor control subsystem. The results show that the navigation of the AGV is robust and flexible, and a real-time control is possible.