• Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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• v.5 no.9
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• pp.993-1004
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• 2004

We propose the method for kinematic and dynamic modeling and Path-tracking of four-wheeled mobile robots with 2 d.o.f having the limited drive-torques. Controllability of wheeled-mobile robots is revealed by using the kinematic model. Instantaneously coincident coordinate system, force/torque propagation and Newton's equilibrium law are used to induce the dynamic model. When drive-torques generated by inverse dynamics exceed the limitation, we make wheeled-mobile robots follow the reference path by modifying the planned reference trajectory with time-scaling. The controller is introduced to compensate for error owing to modeling uncertainty and measurement noise. And simulation results prove that the method proposed by this paper is efficient.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.209-217
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• 2013

This paper presents a control strategy of 4 wheel drive (4WD) vehicles. Proposed control strategy has simple structure and can easily apply to various vehicles with low cost and time. It is consist of feedforward control for traction ability, fedback control for minimizing the wheel speed difference and yaw control for lateral stability. In addition, to integrate the traction and stability control, a blending function is applied. To evaluate the feasibility of the proposed control strategy, actual vehicle experiment is conducted after deciding the tuning parameter through the simulation. The simulation is accomplished by CarSim and Matlab/Simulink and the actual vehicle test is conducted using full size Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) equipped rear wheel based solenoid type 4WD device.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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• v.34S no.4
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• pp.12-24
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• 1997

An intelligent steering control system is designed for the steering control of a 4 wheel drive (4WD) electric vehicles without steering mechanism, where the vehicle is assumed to have 3 degree of freedom and input-output feedback linearization is employed. Especially, a fuzzy-rule-based side force estimator is suggested to avoid uncertain highlynonlinearexpression sof relations between side forces and their factors. Also, aneural-network-based predictive compensator is additionally utilized for the vehicle model to be correctly controlled with unstructured uncertainties. The proposed overall control system is numerically shown to be robust against drastic change of the external environments.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.174-182
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• 2014

Recently, not only common types of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) such as series or parallel but many other types of HEVs including 4WD hybrid electric vehicle have been developed and released. In this study, analysis of fuel economy and driving performance for 2WD and 4WD HEV are conducted using backward simulation based on dynamic programming. To analyze the characteristics of 4WD HEV, tire slip model based on vehicle dynamics was applied to the backward simulation program. As a result, 2WD HEV shows better fuel economy than 4WD HEV because of relatively simple configuration. However, in a severe road condition, 4WD HEV shows better driving performance that 2WD HEV had about 6% of impossible time to follow the driving cycle though the 4WD HEV had no impossible time.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.10-17
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• 2012

This study classifies the fire suppression measures implemented by wooden temples into four types according to availability of the pump trucks (water tanks) at the fire sites. And this study outlines the strategies and methods based on each type of fire suppression measure. The results show that the fire suppression strategy applied in general buildings is also employed in temples where pump trucks (water tanks) and fire-fighting water are available. For temples where trucks and water are not available, the helicopter, water bag, fire suppression strategy focused on water supply link, automatic transmission system of a fire engine's level by using radio communication network, and water bladder are used. In addition, general four-wheel-drive vehicles equipped with fire fighting tools such as motor pump, hose, nozzle, and water bladder should be deployed in fire stations around the temples. A fire suppression strategy using A-type ladders is also required.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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• v.33B no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 1996

In this paper are presented kinematic and dynamic modeling and path-tracking of fourwhelled mobile robot with 2 d.o.f. having the limited drivetorques. Controllability of wheeled-mobile robot is revealed by using the kinematic model. Instantaneously coincident coordinate cystem, force/torques generated by inverse dynamics exceed the limitation, we make wheeled-mobile robot follow the reference path by modifying the planned reference trajectory with time-scaling. The controller is introduced to compensate for error owing to modeling uncertainty and measurement noise. And simulation results prove that method proposed by this paper is efficient.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.32-35
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• 2005

밭고랑 옆의 해가림시설 지주목에 파이프라인을 설치하고 방제장치를 탑재한 주행장치가 자동으로 파이프를 추적하면서 농약을 살포 할 수 있는 방제기를 개발하여 인삼재배포장에서 성능시험을 실시하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면다음과 같다. 가. 인삼재배용 방제기의 주행장치는 동력원으로 축전지를 사용하는 DC모터에 의한 4륜 구동형으로 제작하였고, 방제장치는 수직 붐노즐 방식으로 쌍선형 노즐을 좌우에 3개씩 부착하고 살포각도를 조절할 수 있도록 제작하였으며, 인력으로 골간 이동시키는 방식이다 나. 성능시험결과 주행속도는 0.3m/s이고, 장애물이나 요철부의 통과 가능높이는 4cm였고, 작업성능은 38분/10a로 나타났다. 다. 방제성능은 피복면적비를 측정한 결과 인삼 잎 앞면은 100%, 뒷면은 40%이상으로 분무입자의 부착률이 양호한 것으로 나타났다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1611-1617
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• 2013

Information about trafficability or the condition of road with regard to its being traveled over by vehicles is one of the most critical factors for roadway operation in winter. Specifically, when traveling on snowy or icy surfaces, the traction force varies per vehicle type including tire types, geometric characteristics of roads, and conditions of road surfaces. In general, front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive vehicles have better traction performance on snowy or icy surface than rear-wheel drive vehicles, and the latter type vehicle causes more serious traffic congestion when there is unexpected snowfall. Thus, traffic information regarding trafficability with respect to vehicle types, geometric characteristics of roadway sections, and roadway surface conditions can provide a foundation to make a decision whether to use the associated roadway sections for roadway operators as well as users. Based on the preceding premise, the objective of this study is to present a methodology for developing a trafficability index with respect to vehicle types, geometric characteristics of roadway sections, and roadway surface conditions.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.11a
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• pp.172-174
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• 1994

Due to the environmental considerations and the energy crisis, there has been a revival of electric vehicles since 1960s. Research and development work concerning with electric vehicles (EVs) was becoming more intense in last decade. As compared with conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, EVs have the advantages of clean, quiet, better energy efficiency, less maintenance and improving the load factor of electric power systems. However, EVs usually have a snort running range, bad acceleration performance and high initial cost. The main reason for these shortcomings is the low figure of energy density and the high per energy cost of battery at present technology state. So it is very important to optimize the overall drive system design with respect to the maximum utilization of battery, energy, motor torque and inverter power. This paper describes a demonstration model of electric car which is driven by 4-wheel direct method using the vector control.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.221-232
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• 2020

In a four-wheel independent drive platform, four wheels and motors are connected directly, and the rotation of the motors generates the power of the platform. It uses a skid steering system that steers based on the difference in rotational power between wheel motors. The platform can control the speed of each wheel individually and has excellent mobility on dirt roads. However, the difficulty of the straight-running is caused due to torque distribution variation in each wheel's motor, and the direction of rotation of the wheel, and moving direction of the platform, and the difference of the platform's target direction. This paper describes an algorithm to detect the slip generated on each wheel when a four-wheel independent drive platform is traveling in a harsh environment. When the slip is detected, a compensation control algorithm is activated to compensate the torque of the motor mounted on the platform to improve the trajectory tracking performance of the platform. The four-wheel independent drive platform developed for this study verified the algorithm. The wheel slip detection and the compensation control algorithm of the platform are expected to improve the stability of trajectory tracking.