• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.53-56
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• 2006

최근 가정용 로봇 연구가 활발히 진행됨에 따라, 가정과 같은 다이내믹한 환경에서 로봇이 목소리를 포함한 음원에 반응하고 그 위치를 정확히 찾아가는 것이 매우 중요해지고 있다. 인간이 목표물에 도달하기 위해 경로를 선택할 때, 그 목표물이 소리인 경우는 현재 위치에서 음원의 방향을 추적한다. 또한 그 목표물의 위치가 지도로 주워질 경우에는 현재 위치와 목표불의 절대적 방위를 기준으로 추적한다. 본 논문에서는 이처럼 사람이 다른 사람의 목소리를 듣고 반응하거나 어떤 방향으로 가고자할 때 소리가 나는 방향이나 지도를 통해 대략 자신만의 방위를 만드는 것에 착안하여, 지능형 모바일 로봇에 음원추적 장치와 전자나침반을 장착함으로써 음원의 방향 또는 절대 방위를 기준으로 목표물을 찾아가는 알고리즘을 제시하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.129-136
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• 2014

Target-tracking systems are important for carrying out effective surveillance missions using mobile surveillance robots. In this paper, we propose a target-tracking algorithm using camera image data for a three-axis mobile surveillance robot and carry out an actual hardware test for verifying the proposed algorithm. The heading direction vector of a camera system is deduced from the position error between the viewfinder center and the object center in a camera image. The position error is obtained using the CAMShift(Continuously Adaptive Mean Shift) algorithm, an image processing technique. The performance test of an actual three-axis mobile surveillance robot was carried out for verifying the proposed target-tracking algorithm in a real environment.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.324-330
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• 2009

In this study, we evaluated accuracy and usefulness of CyberKnife Respiratory Tracking System ($Synchrony^{TM}$, Accuray, USA) about a moving during stereotactic radiosurgery. For this study, we used moving phantom that can move the target. We also used Respiratory Tracking System called Synchrony of the Cyberknife in order to track the moving target. For treatment planning of the moving target, we obtained an image using 4D-CT. To measure dose distribution and point dose at the moving target, ion chamber (0.62 cc) and gafchromic EBT film were used. We compared dose distribution (80% isodose line of prescription dose) of static target to that of moving target in order to evaluate the accuracy of Respiratory Tracking System. We also measured the point dose at the target. The mean difference of synchronization for TLS (target localization system) and Synchrony were $11.5{\pm}3.09\;mm$ for desynchronization and $0.14{\pm}0.08\;mm$ for synchronization. The mean difference between static target plan and moving target plan using 4D CT images was $0.18{\pm}0.06\;mm$. And, the accuracy of Respiratory Tracking System was less 1 mm. Estimation of usefulness in Respiratory Tracking System was $17.39{\pm}0.14\;mm$ for inactivity and $1.37{\pm}0.11\;mm$ for activity. The mean difference of absolute dose was $0.68{\pm}0.38%$ in static target and $1.31{\pm}0.81%$ in moving target. As a conclusion, when we treat about the moving target, we consider that it is important to use 4D-CT and the Respiratory Tracking System. In this study, we confirmed the accuracy and usefulness of Respiratory Tracking System in the Cyberknife.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1463-1471
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• 2012

In this study, a 3-axis camera system design is proposed for application to an existing 2-axis surveillance robot. A camera-image-based target-tracking algorithm for this robot has also been proposed. The algorithm has been validated using a virtual simulation. In the algorithm, the heading direction vector of the camera system in the mobile surveillance robot is obtained by the position error between the center of the view finder and the center of the object in the camera image. By using the heading direction vector of the camera system, the desired pan and tilt angles for target-tracking and the desired roll angle for the stabilization of the camera image are obtained through inverse kinematics. The algorithm has been validated using a virtual simulation model based on MATLAB and ADAMS by checking the corresponding movement of the robot to the target motion and the virtual image error of the view finder.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07d
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• pp.2790-2792
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• 2000

본 논문은 이동로봇의 목표 추적제어기 설계에 대한 것을 다룬다. 목표 추적이란, 정해진 목표를 이동 로봇이 실시간으로 파악하면서 그 목표를 일정한 거리와 각을 유지하면서 따르는 것을 말한다. 시각 시스템과 이동성을 지닌 이동로봇이 제어기 설계에 기본 가정이 되었다. 우선, 목표 추적을 좀 더 명확히 분류하고 정의한 뒤 그에 적합한 제어기를 제안한다. 그리고 다양한 시뮬레이션을 통하여 그 유용성을 확인하도록 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.28-35
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• 2009

This paper derives the equation of coordinated attitude formulation taking into account the orbital dynamics of a target vehicle and the attitude of a tracking satellite in geostationary orbit. The coordinated attitude is always to communicate with the ground station during the target tracking. Because the tracking satellite could perform high angle maneuver, MRP parameters having no singular point are used. Also for the sequential tracking of several target vehicles, the equation automatically making a coordinated attitude is suggested. Coordinated attitude flying and sequential tracking are confirmed through simulations. In short, this paper shows that a satellite could track a target vehicle and communicate with ground station simultaneously using the derived equation of coordinated attitude even though without a accuracy sensor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.251-252
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)을 이용하여 목표물을 찾고 목표물의 위치가 멀거나 목표물이 이동 시에도 기지국까지 지속적인 통신 연결을 제공하기 위해 UAV 집단을 제어하는 방안을 제안한다. 기존의 통신 시설을 이용할 수 없으며, UAV들 간에만 무선 랜 통신이 가능한 전시상황이나 특수 재난 상황에서 사용되는 것을 가정하였다. 제안 방안은 UAV들이 탐색지역 내에 목표물을 찾은 후에 목표물에 대한 정보를 기지국까지 전달하기 위하여 UAV들을 이동시킨다. 목표물이 먼 곳에 위치할 시에는 UAV들이 기지국까지의 통신 연결을 주기적이라도 유지하기 위해 UAV가 다른 UAV의 통신 범위까지 이동하여 정보를 전달하고 원래 위치로 복귀하는 방안과, 목표물이 이동할 때 목표물을 추적하며 기지국과의 연결성을 유지하는 방안을 제안한다. 이와 같은 과정들은 NS-2를 사용한 모의실험을 통하여 제안되는 기법을 검증하고 성능을 평가한다.

• Defense and Technology
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• no.9 s.295
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• pp.72-79
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• 2003

Northrop Grumman은 코만치의 TASS(Taget Acqusition System Software)를 책임지고 있는데 4가지 주요 기능을 가지고 있다. 즉 열상으로부터 목표물과 같은 물체를 찾는 목표물 감지/분류 지원, 'imager'나 TV FOV에 있는 1개의 주 목표와 5개의 2차 목표를 추적하는 자동 목표 추적기, 탑재 및 미탑재 신호원으로부터 모든 상대적 정보를 상호 연관시키는 목표물 위협 관리기 그리고 레이더 및 열상장비 출력상의 무언가를 비교하는 센서 융합이 바로 그것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.1013-1020
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• 2011

This paper deals with the tracking problem of a moving target using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. A decentralized extended information filter is designed to cooperatively estimate the position and the velocity of the moving target. The extended information filter is adopted to consider the range and the line-of-sight angle as measurement data. The decentralized scheme is applied to enhance the estimation performance using the information provided by other vehicles. Numerical simulation is performed to verify the tracking performance of the proposed decentralized filters.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1234-1243
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• 1988

In this paper, a target tracking algorithm using the centroid of moving edges is presented. It aims to avoid the difficulty of image segmentation in case of extracting the centroid from only one frame. The proposed algorithm can more easily segment the target than the conventional one in images with complex background. Moreover, it can track the target well when the target is occluded by an object. The result of applying it to a real-time target tracker is shown to be comparatively good.