• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2024.01a
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• pp.307-309
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• 2024

세계적으로 물류 자동화 시장은 2026년까지 약 44조원으로 예상되며, 연평균 10.6%의 성장률을 기록할 것으로 예측된다. 특히 국내 시장은 2025년까지 연평균 성장률 11.5%로 1조원 이상으로 전망되고 있다. 2025년까지 물류 자동화 시장은 270억 달러로 급성장할 것으로 예상되며, 반도체 분야에서 로봇이 상품 입고, 보관, 상품 피킹, 분류, 출고 작업을 담당하는 트렌드가 강조된다. 본 논문은 반도체 물류 분야를 대상으로 작은 크기와 민첩성을 갖춘 로봇을 개발하여 작업 공간을 효율적으로 활용하고 인력을 최소화하려는 목적이다. 수직 및 수평 로봇은 효율적인 자동화 시스템을 제공하며, UI를 사용하여 AGV, 선반, 스카라 로봇을 하나의 통합 시스템으로 개발하고자 한다. 특히 코드 인식, 초음파 센서, 아두이노 MCU, 스카라 로봇, AGV 등을 활용한 로봇 시스템을 개발하여 반도체 물류 작업을 효율적으로 수행하고자 한다. 다양한 분야에서 활용 가능한 스카라 로봇을 개발하기 위해 마이크로 스텝과 풀리, 타이밍 벨트를 이용한 구동 방식 등을 채택한다. 반도체 물류 센터에서의 자동화는 물류 공간의 확대와 인건비 절감을 기대할 수 있으며, 로봇 및 드론을 활용하여 인건비 절감과 효율성 향상을 통해 기업 비용 절감에 기여할 것으로 예상된다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.98-107
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• 2019

This article examines the technical trends of recent logistics and delivery robots. Since the commencement of the $4^{th}$ industrial revolution, logistics robots and delivery robots have gained considerable attention from the public and the market owing to advances in artificial intelligence and information and communication technology. This article reviews logistics and delivery robots from the perspectives of the market and academia. In addition, we summarize difficulties that they currently face and enumerate further work for their success in the market.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.01a
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• pp.321-322
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 ROS(Robot Operating System) 기반으로 한 로봇(Robot)에 레이저 거리 센서(LiDAR)를 설치하여 SLAM(Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) 기법으로 지도 정보를 습득 및 저장하고, 이를 기반으로 맵핑된 환경과 환경 내 장애물을 회피하여 안전하고 정확하게 이동할 수 있도록 하였다. ROS는 하드웨어 추상화, 장치 드라이버, 시각화 도구, 패키지 관리 등 로봇 애플리케이션을 개발할 수 있도록 라이브러리와 도구를 제공한다. 또한 로봇 동작에 사용되는 프로세스 간 TCP-IP 통신을 통해 연동할 수 있도록 한다[1]. Ubuntu 18.04 버전의 OS에 ROS Melodic 버전을 설치해서 앱으로 선택된 목적지로 이동하는 물류 이송 로봇을 구현하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.202-207
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• 2013

In the paper, we design a autonomous mobile robot for freight transportation and propose an operation method of the robot in the warehouse. In order to implement autonomous navigation, it is needed to recognize the position of the robot and track the path to the target. Previous methods are hard to change the workspace environment and need high cost to install and keep a maintenance of the system. The lifter of freight transportation robot is designed to load and unload a baggage through up and down motion. Also, ultrasonic sensor, RFID, QR-code and camera sensor is used to carry out various functions while the robot navigates in the various environment. We design an operation method of the mobile robot in order to effectively arrive a goal position and transport a freight. The proposed methods are verified through various experiments.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.560-563
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• 2017

물류 창고에서 화물 이송 자동화를 위해서 기존의 여러 방식들이 제안 되었지만 설치 및 유지 보수에 대한 비용이 많이 들고 목적에 따라 유동적으로 작업환경을 바꾸기 어려울뿐더러 갑작스러운 작업환경변화에 대처하기 힘들다는 단점이 있다. 본 논문은 무인 화물 이송 이동 로봇이 다양한 환경에서 여러 가지 기능들을 수행하기 위해 초음파 센서 적외선센서를 장착하였으며 라인을 다라 목표점까지 주행하기 위한 알고리즘을 제안하고 시뮬레이터를 제작하여 실험을 해 보았다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.8
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• pp.1043-1050
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• 2013

Parallel robots used in industry require high stiffness or high speed because of their structural characteristics. Nowadays, the importance of rapid transportation has increased in the distribution industry. In this light, an industrial parallel robot has been developed for high-speed transfer. The developed parallel robot can handle a maximum payload of 3 kg. For a payload of 0.1 kg, the trajectory cycle time is 0.3 s (come and go), and the maximum velocity is 4.5 m/s (pick amp, place work, adept cycle). In this motion, its maximum acceleration is very high and reaches approximately 13g. In this paper, the design, analysis, and performance test results of the developed parallel robot system are introduced.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.83-88
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• 2016

In this paper, a design method for a logistics transportation robot based on a modular conveyor rack and path planning considering the environment of a logistics center is proposed. The driving part of the logistics transportation robot is designed and the working method of lifter for the transportation function is explained. The design of the modular conveyor rack is also described and an algorithm for a logistics transportation robot using a modular conveyor rack is suggested. The $A^*$ algorithm is improved by using the concept of rotation cost and the initial state of the transportation robot's characteristics. We experimented with a four-step transportation algorithm for a logistics transportation robot using a modular conveyor rack and showed that the proposed method can be used successfully in a logistics center. In addition, we verified the effectiveness of the improved $A^*$ algorithm considering the rotation cost and the initial state of the robot.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.377-383
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• 2021

Recently, in accordance with the 4th industrial revolution, The use of autonomous mobile robots for flexible logistics transfer is increasing in factories, the warehouses and the service areas, etc. In large factories, many manual work is required to use Simultaneous Localization and Mapping(SLAM), so the need for the improved mobile robot autonomous driving is emerging. Accordingly, in this paper, an algorithm for mapless navigation that travels in an optimal path avoiding fixed or moving obstacles is proposed. For mapless navigation, the robot is trained to avoid fixed or moving obstacles through Deep Q Network (DQN) and accuracy 90% and 93% are obtained for two types of obstacle avoidance, respectively. In addition, DQN requires a lot of learning time to meet the required performance before use. To shorten this, the target size change algorithm is proposed and confirmed the reduced learning time and performance of obstacle avoidance through simulation.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.509-514
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• 2021

The pandemic of COVID-19 is driving the demand for non-face-to-face diagnosis, observation, and treatment in the healthcare environment, which has led to increased interest in helathcare robots. The authors intend to predict the direction in which the quarantine healthcare robots should be utilized in the post-corona era through analysis of national agency reports, on-offline press reports, and domestic and foreign robot company press releases. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised interest in medical robots. And there is a need to apply healthcare robots that can perform tasks such as disinfection, logistics transfer, screening tests, monitoring of patients, remote medical treatment support for isolated patients, and video calls with family members. Therefore, it is considered that future correct development and application of healthcare robots and empirical research to verify them should be continued based on sufficient consideration for various problems associated with the practical application of robots.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.41-46
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• 2020

The start of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought about various changes in the domestic industry in general, and smart factories have spread to companies in the fields of production, manufacturing and logistics, and they are using automation equipment. Especially in the field of logistics automation, AGVs are widely used, and most of them use the line guidance system, which is the traditional AGV drive system. In addition, the demand for AGV system developers, system operators and managers, and maintenance personnel is increasing, and the installation of systems for education is expensive and requires a large space to utilize. It is a situation where systematic education is difficult. In this paper, we propose a virtual simulation-based AGV distance education model for smooth practice of trainees. The proposed model consisted of a model that can drive the AGV by analyzing video information, instead of the line guidance method that is the conventional technology. As a result of self-diagnosis evaluation, it was confirmed that the experimental group through online education had an average satisfaction level of 0.65 higher than the control group using existing equipment, and that it could be used in an online education environment.