• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.289-294
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• 2014

Industrial manipulators are usually heavy given the payloads they carry. Therefore, they require high-capacity servomotors and speed reducers, which leads to high costs. However, if manipulator weight could be compensated for using a counterbalance mechanism, the motors' and speed reducers' capacities could be minimized substantially. However, it is usually difficult to assure durability and reliability with the conventional wire-based counterbalance mechanism. Therefore, a more robust gear- and roller-based counterbalance mechanism is proposed in this study. A manipulator was developed using this mechanism; this manipulator maintains its performance even when using motors and reducers of lower capacities. The results of various simulations and experiments verified that the proposed mechanism provides the torque required to compensate for gravitational torque in any configuration and minimizes the torque required for supporting a large payload.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.103-108
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• 2012

In this paper, the optimal design of a spring-type gravity compensation system for an articulated robot is presented. Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) is adopted to resolve various nonlinear constraints in spring design such as stress, buckling, and fatigue constraints, and to reduce computation time. In addition, continuous relaxation method is used to explain the integer-valued design variables. The simulation results show that the gravity compensation system designed by proposed method improves the performance effectively without additional weight gain in the main workspace.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.267-274
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• 2010

In this paper, the structure of a gravity compensator was studied, and the 6-axis robot manipulator which is newly developed by applying the gravity compensator is presented to improve the torque performance of the robot joint. The kinematics analysis on the robot was presented. Also, a simulation of the performance of the joint actuator of robot adopting the gravity compensator was presented by applying various springs. According to the simulation results, it was validated that the payload effect on the robot joint actuator adopting the gravity compensator is reduced in proportion to the spring intensity of the gravity compensator.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.469-475
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• 2017

Workers in industrial fields are highly exposed to accidents or injuries caused by long working hours. An exoskeleton that is able to support the arm muscles of the worker and thereby reduce the probability of an accident and enhance working efficiency could be a solution to this problem. However, existing exoskeletons demand the use of high-priced sensors and motors, which makes them difficult to use in industrial fields. To solve this problem, we developed an arm assisting exoskeleton that consists only of mechanical components without any electronic sensors or motors. The exoskeleton follows the movement of the human arm by shoulder joint and ankle joint. In addition, counterbalance mechanisms are installed on the exoskeleton to support arm strength. The experimental validation of the exoskeleton was conducted using an EMG sensor, confirming the performance of the exoskeleton.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.60-67
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• 2011

In this paper, the structure of a gravity compensator(GC) was studied, and the 6-axis robot manipulator which is newly developed by applying the GC is presented to improve the torque performance and repeatability error of the robot joint. The kinematics analysis on the robot was presented. Also, experiments of the performance of the joint actuator of robot adopting the gravity compensator were presented by the GC to $1^{st}$ and $2^{nd}$ joints of the robot arm. According to the experiment results, it was validated that the position errors and load torque of the robot joint actuator adopting the GC are reduced significantly.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.467-475
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• 2012

In this paper, a technical method of reducing torque load of exoskeleton device, with using of a gravity compensator based on a torsion bar, for human leg joints, is proposed. Design and structure analyses and also performance test were performed to estimate and to measure the characteristics of the torsion bar. On the basis of design and structure analysis, a new light and compact exoskeleton device has been developed. For the purpose of lightening and optimizing thickness of the links, FEM analysis has been performed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.883-888
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• 2011

Laparoscopic surgery is being used in various surgical fields because it minimizes scarring. Laparoscopic operations require practical hand skills, so surgeons train on animals and via surgery training tool sets. However, these tool sets do not give the surgeon the sensation of touching real organs. A recently developed laparoscope simulator has a high friction force along the translational axis and a high gravity force along the pitch axis, and therefore it does not permit the operator to control his or her hands delecately. In the paper, the friction force along the axes is auumed to depend on the veolcity, and the gravity force on the angle and distance. We develop a compensation model that combines the gravity and friction force models.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.109-111
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• 2002

디스크 형의 회전자를 가지고 있는 영구자석 표면 부착형 동기 전동기에서 회전자가 중력 방향에 직각으로 서있고, 디스크 상에 부하가 존재하는 경우 디스크의 불균일한 질량 분포에 의해 편심이 발생한다. 편심 부하는 합성 무게 중심이 반중력 방향으로 향하면 전동기의 속도는 감소하고, 중력 방향이면 속도가 증가하는 정현적인 부하 토크로 작용하여 정현적 인 속도 오차를 발생시킨다. 이 속도 오차를 감소시키기 위해 q-축 전류와 측정된 속도를 입력으로 가지는 부하 토크 관측기를 설계하여 생성된 보상전류를 피드 포워드 방식으로 q-축 지령 전류에 보상하는 방식을 사용한다. 본 연구에서는 부하 토크 관측기를 사용하는 방식에서 발생하는 속도오차에 관하여 분석하였다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.39-45
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• 2010

Satellites are generally put in horizontal configuration to install a weighty, large and deploying SAR antenna which is required precise alignment. It is not to damage an antenna deployment mechanism from impellent strength as SAR antenna rotation axis is aligned with the gravity axis and SAR antenna is put in a zero gravity condition. In order to install such a deploying antenna, satellite should be a same condition of the vertical configuration without the deflection of satellite when it is rotated horizontally. In this paper, it is shown how to measure the deflection of satellite and how to get a reaction force value for compensating the deflection.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.309-313
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• 2005