• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.747-752
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• 2020

The maintenance of sensor networks, especially sensor networks installed in a wide area for regional monitoring has been an issue for a long time. In this study, a system that supplies energy to the sensor network using a robot is proposed, and the survival conditions of the sensor network are identified using the energy consumption rate of the sensor network, the energy transfer rate, and the moving distance of the robot as variables. Through numerical verification and robot charging simulation, the proposed system survival conditions are shown to be valid, and the feasibility of the maintenance method of the sensor network using the robot is validated through actual charging experiments.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.345-350
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• 2021

The maintenance of sensor networks, installed in a wide area has been an issue for a long time. In order to solve this problem, studies to supply energy to a sensor network using a robot has been carried out by several researchers. In this study, for a sensor network consisting of power nodes supplied with energy by multiple robots and sensor nodes around them, we propose a method of allocating a work area using a modified k-means algorithm so that the robots move the minimum distance. Through the simulation study using the energy transfer rate of the robot as a variable, it is shown that nodes of each allocated area can maintain survival, and the validity of the proposed modified k-means algorithm is verified.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.481-491
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• 2015

Since the crack in the surface of the concrete acts as the main reason influencing the life span of the structure, regular inspections and maintenance are required. The sealing required for maintenance of the concrete surface is a method of repairing the crack in the surface in the beginning, and is effective in preventing additional cracks and expansion that occurs with time. However, sealing on large sized structures such as tall buildings or bottom parts of bridges are difficult to ensure safety of the workers due to inadequate working environments. Due to this reason, the importance of the need for sealing automation for the maintenance of large sized concrete structures is emerging. This study proposes two control methods to apply robot systems to the sealing of cracks on the bottom parts of concrete bridges. First is the method of automatically tracking the trajectory of cracks. The robot gets the trajectory of the cracks using video information obtained from cameras. Comparing the previous several points and new point, the next point can be estimated. Thus, the trajectory of the crack can be tracked automatically. The other method is sealing by maintaining steady force to the contacting surface. The concrete surface exposed to an external environment for a long time gets an irregular roughness. If robots are able to carry out sealing while maintaining a steady contact force on these rough surfaces, complete equal sealing can be maintained. In order to maintain this equal force, a force control method using impedance is proposed. This paper introduces two developed control methods to apply to sealing robots, and conducts a Lab Test and Field Test after applying to a robot. Based on the test results, opinions on the possibilities of field application of the robot applied with the control methods are presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2006.10b
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• pp.378-382
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• 2006

유비쿼터스 환경에 관한 연구가 계속되면서 생활 지원형 로봇에 대한 관심도 함께 높아지고 있다. 공장이나 산업체에서 주로 사용되었던 로봇이 가전제품으로 일반 가정으로 도입되면서 기존의 로봇과 달리 새롭게 고려되어야 할 점들이 있다. 이 논문에서는 로봇의 지능에 해당하는 소프트웨어와 물리적 활동을 담당하는 하드웨어를 쉽게 분리하고, 변경할 수 있는 로봇의 소프트웨어 구조를 제안한다. 이 구조를 이용하여 로봇 사용자는 유연하게 하드웨어를 변경할 수 있으며, 자신의 목적에 맞는 지능 소프트웨어를 탑재시킬 수 있다. 계층적으로 구성된 소프트웨어 구조는 이후 유지관리에도 큰 이점을 제공하며 사용자에 많은 선택의 폭을 제공함으로써 로봇이 대중화되는데 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.18-19
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• 2020

Domestic and foreign high-rise buildings are expected to continue to increase in the future. In addition, recently, residents and landlords are demanding maintenance necessary to secure the performance of sustainable buildings, so an effective management plan is needed. Therefore, this study aims to develop customized technologies that can be effectively applied to building structures by comprehensively analyzing existing technology-based research cases. As a result, it is expected that this will serve as a stepping stone to present a s+ample of future technology development along with a reduction in labor dependency on maintenance and quality improvement.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.220-229
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• 2012

In recent years, the number of high-rise buildings has been on the rise. As buildings have become larger in scale, significantly different issues related to their construction and maintenance have emerged. In addition, the automation and mechanization of the cleaning work for the curtain wall, one of the most frequently-performed tasks in building maintenance, is required as a fundamental measure. For this reason, a guide-rail cleaning robot system is emerging as one of the measures in response to external factors, including gust. Therefore, this is a preliminary study for the automation and mechanization of the curtain wall cleaning of high-rise buildings, and aims to derive the basic units and prepare for the concept of the guide rail. It is expected to serve as precedent research for the development and operation of a curtain-wall cleaning robot, and to prepare the basis for an final design of optimal guide rail.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.211-217
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• 2006

This study is focused on the analysis of the characteristics of marine HVAC duct. These results will be applied to develope a robot which is for maintaining a cabin comfort, convenience and healthy through HVAC duct. The followings are the results of this study. (1) The evaluated items which proposed by at the view point of robot's function can be adapted to other vessels for the same purpose, (2) For the case of round type duct. the maximized conditions which robot has to have are straight length of 40.152mm, inclination of $45^{\circ}$. horizontal bending of $90^{\circ}$. increasing diameter of 1.28 times, and 0.625 times decreasing diameter in branch. (3) For the case of rectangular type duct. the maximized conditions are straight length of 15.987mm. aspect ratio of 4.17:1, inclination of $18.92^{\circ}$. horizontal bending of $90^{\circ}$, and 0.65 times decreasing diameter in branch.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.429-430
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• 2013

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.371-382
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.449-450
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• 2011