• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.540-546
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• 2013

This paper presents a trajectory planning algorithm for TMR (Two-wheeled Mobile Robots). The trajectory is developed in joint space and considers the physical limits of a TMR. First, we present a process for generating a smooth curve through a Bezier curve. The trajectory for the center of the TMR following the Bezier curve is developed through a convolution operator taking into consideration its physical limits. The trajectory along the Bezier curve is regenerated using time-dependent parameters which correspond to the distance driven by the velocity of the center of the TMR in a sampling time. The velocity commands in the Cartesian space are converted to actuator commands for two wheels. In case that the actuator commands exceed the maximum velocity, the trajectory is redeveloped with compensated center velocity. We also suggest a smooth trajectory planning algorithm in joint space for the two segmented paths. Finally, the effectiveness of the algorithm is shown through numerical examples and application to a simulator.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.100-106
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• 2013

This paper presents design and control of an 'Omni-directional Cleaning Robot (OdCR)' which employs omni-wheels at three edges of its triangular configuration. Those omni-wheels enable the OdCR to move in any directions so that lateral movement is possible. For OdCR to be localized, a StarGazer sensor is used to provide accurate position and heading angle based on landmarks on the ceiling. In addition to that, ultrasonic sensors are installed to detect obstacles around OdCR's way. Experimental studies are conducted to test the functionality of the system.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.696-703
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• 2005

Since most autonomous mobile robots are powered by a battery, it is important to increase the continuous operating time without recharging. This can be achieved by improving the energy efficiency of a mobile robot, but little research on energy efficiency has been performed. This paper proposes two methods for improving the energy efficiency of an omnidirectional mobile robot.. One method is to realize a continuously variable transmission (CVT) by adopting the mechanism of steerable omnidirectional wheels. The other is the proposed steering algorithm in which wheel arrangement of the mobile robot is continuously adjusted so as to obtain the maximum energy efficiency of the motors during navigation. In addition, new omnidirectional wheels which can be transformed to the conventional wheels depending on the driving conditions are proposed to compensate for less efficient omnidirectional drive mode. Various tests show that motion control of the OMR-SOW works satisfactorily and the proposed steering algorithm for CVT can provide higher energy efficiency than the algorithm using a fixed steering angle. In addition, it is shown that the differential drive mode can give better energy efficiency than the omnidirectional drive mode.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.573-579
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• 2006

Most of the recently developed robots are human friendly robots which imitate an animal or human such as entertainment robot, biomimetic robot and humanoid robot. Interest in these robots is increased because the social trend is focused on health, welfare, and graying. By these social backgrounds, robots become more human friendly and suitable or home or personal environment. The more biomimetic robots resemble living creature, the more human feels familiarity. Human feels close friendship not only when feeding a pet, but also when watching a pet having the food. Most of entertainment robots and pet robots use internal-type batteries and have a self-recharging function. Entertainment robots and pet robots with internal-type batteries are not able to operate during charging the battery. So far there have been a few robots that do not depend on an internal battery. However, they need a bulky energy conversion unit and a slug or foods as an energy source, which is not suitable for home or personal application. In this paper, we introduce a new biomimetic entertainment robot with autonomous eating functionality, called EPRO-1(Eating Pet RObot version 1). The EPRO-1 is able to eat a food (a small battery), by itself and evacuate. We describe the design concept of the autonomous eating mechanism of the EPRO-1, characteristics of sub-parts of the manufactured mechanism and its control system.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.129-138
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• 1993

The marked spread of the cockraches of recent years has raised a great social problem in urban areas. The cockroach have to remove1 because transmit a disease to human as pest insect, but particulars are not yet reported on biological control agent for the cockroach removal. This study was tried for the first time on biological control for the cockroach removal. The obtained results were as follows : 1. The isolated were spore-forming bacillus 1098 strain in soil. The No. 109(TH 109) strain of the among spore-forming bacillus was showed the poisonous against Cockroach. 2. The biological characteristics and flagella antigenicity of the strain is similar to Bacillus thur-ingiensis subsp. indiana. 3. TH 109 strain have the delta-endotoxin of cuboid shap. 4. This delta-endotoxin of product by TH 109 strain was toxic to the cockroach(Blattella gemzanica. L).

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.11b
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• pp.7-10
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• 2003

뱀형 로봇은 자유도보다 액추에이터의 수가 적은 논홀로믹 구속조건(nonholonomic constraint)을 가지며, 단순한 신체구조 이지만 초-여유자유도 구속조건(hyper-redundant constraint)을 이용해서 기밀한 운동과 다양한 기능을 만들어내는 특징을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 6개의 관절로 각 링크가 2차원 상에서 직렬로 연결된 뱀형 로봇의 기구설계 및 기구학과 동력학을 바탕으로 설계된 기구에 대해 해석하여 운동방정식을 유도하여 추진원리와 운동원리에 관하여 알아본다. 기본적인 운동 메커니즘을 해석하여 구현한 알고리즘을 제작한 로봇에 적용하여 추진 원리와 운동원리를 검증한다. 실험용 로봇은 링크 중앙에 법선 방향으로 마찰력이 발생할 수 있도록 수동바퀴를 가지고 있으며, PC와 RF(Radio Frequency)로 직렬통신을 하며 PC에서의 운동 명령의 조작에 의해 전진, 후진, 좌/우 방향으로 회전을 할 수 있도록 운동 알고리즘을 적용할 수 있도록 제작되었다. 특징으로는 일반적으로 토크를 입력으로 하지 않고 각도를 입력으로 하여 관절을 제어하고 있다는 점이 있으며, 운동방정식 또한 이에 대한 관계를 바탕으로 유도한 것이다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1719_1720
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• 2009

Wheeled mobile robot has different mobility and steerability which determined by type of wheel and it's arrangement. Generally wheeled mobile robot's dynamics are nonlinear and various control methods have studied to control the mobile robot efficiently. In this paper, a T-S fuzzy modeling of a 2-wheeled mobile robot is mand a stable LMI-based state feedback fuzzy controller is designed and applied to the position control of the mobile robot for the reference trajectory following. Also, the verification of the designed controller is done by computer simulation.

• 전기의세계
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.44-47
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• 1994

자기부상열차의 효율적인 추력제어 및 안전성 높은 운행을 위해서 고성능의 속도/위치 검출 시스템이 중요한 역할을 한다. 일반열차는 바퀴가 선로에 접촉하여 주행하므로 차축의 회전속도를 측정해서 열차의 선로위를 일정한 간격을 두고 부상하여 주행하므로 비접촉식 측정방법을 사용해야만 한다[1-5]. 특히, 고속으로 주행하는 자기부상열차의 속도를 측정하기 위해서는 응답속도가 빠른 센서시스템을 개발하며, 또한 열차주행에 수반되는 자기장의 영향을 극소화하도록 센서시스템을 설계해야만 한다. 본고에서는 전형적인 자기부상열차인 일본의 HSST 시스템(주행속도 100km/h)과 독일의 Transrapid 시스템(주행속도: 400km/h)에 적용되고 있는 속도/위치 검출 시스템의 작동원리를 상세히 설명한다. HSST 시스템은 유도무선(inductive radio system) 방법을 이용하고 Transrapid 시스템은 와전류근접센서(eddy-current proximity sensor)를 이용한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.231-237
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• 2010

소방방재로봇이 2009년 9월부터 대구시 산하 소방서에 배치되어 시범적으로 운용되고 있다. 운용자인 소방관을 대상으로 심층면담과 설문 등을 통해 각종 문제점들과 기능 개선사항을 분석함으로써 현장 적응성, 실효성 있는 로봇의 개발방향을 제시하고자 했다. 소방관 보조로봇은 조종 편의성을 높이고, 장애물 통과 및 이동성이 용이하도록 바퀴 성능을 우선적으로 개선하여야 하며, 소방 필드로봇은 조종 편의성을 높이고, 무게의 경량화와 아울러 제어 통신선 꼬임을 방지하기 위한 무선통신방식을 안정화할 필요가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 현재 운용중인 로봇에 대한 기능 만족도는 전반적으로 낮으며, 보조로봇에 대해서는 현장 투입의사가 8.4% 수준으로 미미하였다. 이에 소방방재로봇의 조기 상용화를 이루기 위해서는 현장에서의 사용 활성화가 우선되어야 하며 이를 통해 국내 로봇산업의 성장과 경쟁력을 높일 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.73-78
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• 2013

In this paper, configuration control for the Horizontal Maintenance of the 2 wheel robot has been studied using ARS(Attitude Refrence System). The 2 wheel robot technique is getting attention and there have been many researches on the seg-way since the US. Using its 2 freedom, a 2 wheel robot can move in various modes and Our robot performs goal reaching ARS.2 wheel robot fall down to the forward or reverse direction to converge to the stable point. Kalman Filter is normally used for the algorithm and numerous research is progressing at the moment. To calculate the attitude in ARS using 2 axis gyro(roll, pitch) and 3 axis accelerometers (x, y, z). In this paper we present a two wheel robot system for an autonomous mobile robot. This paper realized the robot control method which is much simpler but able to get desired performance by using the ARS control.