• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.976-980
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• 2004

This study has introduced how to make conducting shape memory polyurethane(CSMPu) as a possible application to smart actuators. Different from conventional polyurethane, CSMPu can have a high conductivity and then electric power supplies enough energy to deform. To prepare conducting polyurethane, carbon nanotubes were incorporated into shape memory polyurethane. Basic experiments to reveal its characteristics have been conducted for a development of actuators. From the results conducted in the present study, optimized conditions for the process of actuating deformation were found. Thermo-electric characteristics such as the relation between temperature and specific resistance and trend curves of resistance variations according to elongations were measured. These data provided a strong possibility of CSMPu as a smart actuator.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.30 no.6 s.249
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• pp.643-652
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• 2006

This paper is concerned with computer simulations of a biped robot walking in static and dynamic gaits. To this end, a three-dimensional robot is considered possessing a torso and two identical legs of a typical design. For such limbs, a set of inverse kinematic solutions is analytically derived between the torso and the feet. Specific walking patterns are off-line generated meeting stability based on the VPCG or ZMP condition. Subsequently, to verify whether the robot can walk as planned in the presence of mass and ground effects, a multi-body dynamics CAE code has been applied to the resulting joint motions determined by inverse kinematics. As a result, the key parameters to successful gaits could be identified including inherent characteristics as well. Upon comparisons between the two types of gaits, dynamic gaits are concluded more desirable for larger humaniods.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.102-102
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• 2000

In this paper, attitude control laws are proposed for an underactuated spacecraft. The stabilization problem of the complete system including the kinematics as well as the dynamics of the spacecraft is addressed. The quaternion parameterization is used. The key idea is that the angular velocity of a uncontrolled axis is first regulated and then, the other states are regulated. Based on numerical simulations, it is conjectured that the closed-loop nonlinear system of a spacecraft with the proposed control laws is globally asymptotically stable. The control law for the stabilization problem around the origin as well as the command following problem are proposed. The numerical examples indicate that the stabilization of an underactuated asymmetric spacecraft can be achieved successfully.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.1587-1600
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 로봇조작기를 강체부와 유연한 외팔보로 이루어진 모델로 설정 한 후 확장된 Hamilton의 원리를 적용하여 제어계의 운동방정식을 유도하였다. 계를 유한개의 제어 모드와 잔류 모드로 구분하고, 제어 모드에 대해 최적제어를 수행하기 위해 관측기를 설계하였으며, 진동에 관련된 측정 불가능한 상태변수를 추정하였다. 분석과 검토는 서보모터가 모든 제어를 담당하는 방식과 서보모터의 제어 방식에 작동 기를 추가시켜 병행 제어하는 다입출력 방식으로 구별하여 수행하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.100-107
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• 2005

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.1145-1151
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• 2010

In this paper, we discuss the design and simulation of a jumping-robot mechanism that is actuated by SMA (shape memory alloy) wires. We propose a jumping-robot mechanism; the structure of the robot is inspired by the musculoskeletal system of vertebrates, including humans. Each robot leg consists of three parts (a thigh, shank, and foot) and three kinds of muscles (gluteus maximus, rectus femoris, and gastrocnemius). The jumping capability of the robot model was tested by means of computer simulations, and it was found that the robot can jump to about four times its own height. This robot model was also compared with another model with a simpler structure, and the performance of the former, which was based on the biomimetic design, was 3.3 times better than that of the latter in terms of the jumping height. The simulation results also verified that SMA wires can be suitable actuators for small jumping robots.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.63-67
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• 2003

Cucumber fruits requires a lot of labor to harvest in time in Korea, since the fruits are cut and grabbed by hand. In this study, we developed an end-effector for robotic harvester of cucumber fruits. Its development involved the integration of an end-effector system with a PC compatible, DC motors, and a motor controller board. Software, written in Pic-basic, combined the functions of motor control with various circumstances. Cucumber's properties were measured and analyzed for precision of the end-effector. The results were similar to those of other vegetables. Properties including hardness of cucumber fruits were used as basic data for development of a harvester.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.453-461
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• 1999

최근 들어 생물학적 두뇌에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 그에 따라 인공두뇌의 개발이나 두뇌의 기능을 밝히고자 하는 시도가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 특히 셀룰라 오토마타는 간단한 규칙들의 조합으로 복잡한 현상을 표현하는 모델로 복잡한 두뇌를 표현하기에 적합한 모델로 복잡한 두뇌를 표현하기에 적합한 모델일 기대된다. 셀룰라 오토마타 상에서 특정한 기능을 갖도록 신경망 모듈들을 진화시킨 후, 이들을 결합하여 인공두뇌를 개발하고자 하는 시도가 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 접근방식의 유용성을 보여주기 위하여 적당한 크기의 셀룰라 오토마타 공간에서 신경망을 만들어내어 이동 로봇의 제어기를 진화방법으로 구성하고자한다. 실험결과 로봇이 벽과 충돌하지 않고 잘 움직일 수 있도록 진화된 제어기를 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 다각적인 분석과정을 통해 진화된 제어기의 구조와 그 작동과정으 밝혀내고자 하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.1679-1687
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• 2016

Mobile robots are effectively used in industrial fields that require flexible manufacturing systems. Mobile robots have to move with mechanical loads such as product parts along the specified paths, and are usually equipped with kinematic controllers. When the loads and nonlinear frictions are too high, satisfactory control performances can not be expected with the kinematic controllers, so some dynamic controllers have been developed. Conventional dynamic controllers require the exact weights and locations of the loads; however, the loads are frequently changed and unknown so that the control performances of the conventional controllers are limited. This paper proposes an adaptive PD control method using gradient descent learning to have sufficient dynamic control performance for unknown loads. Simulation studies have been conducted for various load conditions to verify that the adaptive PD control method have much broader convergence region than the convention method.

• ICROS
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• v.2 no.6
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• pp.50-62
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• 1996

이 글에서는 본 실험실에서 개발한, 교통정보 추출을 위한 차량검지 알고리즘과 차량 추적 알고리즘, 모델에 기반한 차량의 인식과 추적을 위한 알고리즘, 지능형 차량을 위한 선행차량 인식과 차선 인식을 위한 영상 알고리즘에 대하여 살펴 보았고, 이들 알고리즘을 직접 도로영상에 적용하여 그 가능성을 살펴보았다. 교통 정보 추출용 차량 검지 알고리즘은 실험실에서 구성한 영상 검지기 시스템에 실제 적용되어 실시간으로 작동하고 있다. 그렇지만, 아직까지는 대부분의 알고리즘이 실시간 구현과 시스템 적용성에서 미흡한 상태이다. 따라서, 본 실험실에서는 이미 개발된 영상 알고리즘의 신뢰성 제고와 실시간 처리를 위해 알고리즘 자체의 성능 향상 뿐만 아니라 이를 수행하는 하드웨어에 대한 연구도 병행하고 있다.