• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.138-147
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• 2000

Vehicle suspension systems are parts which effect performances of a vehicle such as ride quality, handing characteristics, straight performance and steering effort etc. Kinematic design is a decision of joints` position for straight performance and steering effort. But, when vehicle is rebounding and bumping, chang of joints` displacement is nonlinear and a surmise of straight performance and steering effort at that joints` position is difficult. So design of suspension systems is done through a inefficient method of tried-and-error depending on designer`s experience. In this paper, kinematic design of suspension systems was done through the optimal design using a genetic algorithm. For this optimal design, the function for quantification of straight performance and steering effort was made, and the kinematic design method of suspension systems having this function as the objective function was suggested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.617-622
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• 1994

In this paper, we perform a two-stage, kinematic optimal design for 3 degree-of-freedom excavator system which consists of boom, arm, and bucket. The objective of the first stage is to find the optimal joint parameters which maximize the force-torque transmission ratio between the hydraulic actuator and the rotating joint. The objective of the first stage is to find the optimal link parameters which maximize the isotropic characteristic throughout the workspace. It is illustrated that performances of the optimized excavator are improved compared to those of HE280 excavator, with respect to the described performace index and maximum load handling capacity.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2006

This study is about an optimum design to improve the kinematic and compliance characteristics of a torsion-beam suspension system. The kinematic and compliance characteristics of an initial design of the suspension was obtained through a roll-mode analysis. The objective function was set to minimize within design constraints. The coordinates of the connecting point between the torsion-beam and the trailing arm were treated as design parameters. Since the torsion-beam suspension has large nonlinear effects due to kinematic and elastic motion, Genetic Algorithms were employed for the optimal design. The optimized results were verified through a double-lane change simulation using the full vehicle model.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.660-666
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• 2011

In this paper, we proposed a Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO) to search the optimal link lengths for legged walking robot. In order to apply the PSO algorithm for the proposed, its walking robot kinematic analysis is needed. A crab robot based on four-bar linkage mechanism and Jansen mechanism is implemented in H/W. For the performance index of PSO, the stride length of the legged walking robot is defined, based on the propose kinematic analysis. Comparative simulation results present to illustrate the viability and effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.250-256
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• 1984

본 논문에서는 다관절 평면로봇팔의 작업영역 및 기하학적 최적설계에 대하여 연구하였다. 관절 이 두 개인 평면로봇팔의, 공간적 효율과 관계되는, 작업영역의 면적은 해석적으로 계산할 수 있 으나, 세 개 이상의 다관절 평면로봇팔의 작업영역의 면적은 일반적으로 단순하게 해석적으로 해 를 구하기가 매우 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 두 개의 그래픽 RAM을 가진 마이크로 컴퓨터를 사용 하여 작업영역의 면적을 근사적 도식법으로 구하고 이것을 이용하여 미리 임의의 작업점들이 지 정되었을 때 이들 작업점들을 통과, 포함하고, 또 기구학적으로 최적인 작업영역을 갖는 로봇팔을 설계하였다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2005

The 4-bar linkage is the simplest model for the simulation of a retractable landing gear. In general, a designer uses a commercial software to design a linkage, which requires tedious iterations to obtain a good solution. By applying synthesis methodology the iteration process can be reduced remarkably. However, most of solutions obtained using synthesis process may not be an optimized solution. In this study, the characteristics of the optimization solution domain has been analyzed so that an optimization process can be adapted easily to a synthesis process.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.42-53
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• 1993

이 논문에서는 정밀로봇 설계에 관한 여려 사안을 다루었다. 정밀로봇이란 미세한 오차와 정밀한 제어로 기존 로봇의 정밀도 향상을 위한 작고, 정밀한 운동범위를 갖춘 로봇이다. 원하는 운동범위나 효과적인 힘 전달률, 최소한 작은 힘으로의 동작을 수행하기 위한 최적의 기구학적 변수를 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 구현하고자 한다. CAD/CAM 시스템을 이용한 합성, 해석 및 제작을 위한 정보가 만들어질 수 있으며 최대 휨 및 응력해석을 통하여 최종적인 검증 및 설계 변경을 위한 자료로서 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.771-777
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• 1996

In this paper, an optimal design technique for a Stewart platform has been presented considering workspace and dexterity. In the definition of a design objective function, previously suggested dexterity index was used to be maximized. In this optimal design process, the workspace can be used as design constraint when necessary. An algorithm for workspace computation has been briefly described. Finally, optimal desigm results for some example cases have been presented.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.1762-1772
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• 1996

The main objective of this study is to develop a gripper mechanixm that can be employed for assembly and removal tasks of a nozzle-dam of steam genetator in the process of the nuclear reactor maintenances. Brief description of the open-close thpe gripper mechanism, its position analysis, and its kinematic analysis are given. The optimal design of the gripper mechanism with and without slipping on its two gipping surfaces is considered. As an optimal design index, the ratio of the actuator force of prismatic cylinder to gripping load is proposed. Then, based on this index the oiptimal design is carried out to identify values of optimal design parameters for the gripper dechanism.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.464-472
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• 2006

This paper presents the two degree-of-freedom (DOF) planar parallel mechanism, called the $2{\underline{R}}RR-RP$ manipulator, whose degree-of-freedom is dependent on an additional passive constraining leg connecting the base and the platform. First, the kinematic analysis of the mechanism is performed: the inverse and forward kinematic problems are analytically solved, the workspace is systematically derived, and all of the singular configurations are examined. Then, in order to determine the geometric parameters the optimization of the mechanism is performed considering its dexterity, stiffness, and space utilization. Finally, the kinematic performances of the optimized mechanism are evaluated through the comparison study to the conventional 5-bar parallel manipulator.