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Development of Low-Cost Automatic Flight Control System for Unmanned Target Drone

  • Lee, Jang-Ho;Ryu, Hyeok;Kim, Jae-Eun;Ahn, Iee-Ki
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.367-371
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    • 2004
  • This paper describes development of automatic flight control system for an unmanned target drone which is operated by Korean army as for anti-air gun shooting training. Current target drone is operated by pilot control of on-board servo motor via remote control system. Automatic flight control system for the target drone greatly reduces work load of ground pilot and can increase application area of the drone. Most UAVs being operated now days use high-priced sensors as AHRS and IMU to measure the attitude, but those are costly. This paper introduces the development of low-cost automatic flight control system with low-cost sensors. The integrated automatic flight control system has been developed by integrating combining power module, switching module, monitoring module and RC receiver as an one module. The performance of automatic flight control system is verified by flight test.

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Development of Low-Cost Automatic Flight Control System for an Unmanned Target Drone (무인표적기용 저가형 자동비행시스템 개발)

  • Lee, Jang-Ho;Ryu, Hyeok;Kim, Jae-Eun;Ahn, Iee-Ki
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2004
  • This paper deals with the automatic flight control system for an unmanned target drone which is operated by an army as an anti-air gun shooting training. By automation of unmanned target drone that is manually operated by external pilot, pilot can reduce workload and an army can reduce the budget. Most UAVs which are developed until today use high-cost sensors as AHRS and IMU to measure the attitude, but those are contradictory for the reduction of budget. This paper says the development of low-cost automatic flight control system which makes possible of automatic flight with low-cost sensors. We have developed the integrated automatic flight control system by integrating electricity module, switching module, monitoring module and RC receiver as an one module. We also prove the performance of automatic flight control system by flight test.

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Mathematical Model Identification and Optimal Navigation Control for Automatic Navigation of Underwater Vehicle (수중운동체의 자율운항을 위한 수학모델 확립과 최적운항 제어기법)

  • Kim, Jong-Hwa;Son, Kyeong-Ho;Kong, Gil-Yeong;Lee, Seung-Geon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.216-217
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents an integrated navagation control concept for underwater vehicles under high speed navigation circumstance. First of all, in order to control an underwater vehicle with respect to automatic navigation, an integrated navigation control method is suggested in view of synchronous control for course keeping, diving and depth control. An exact nonlinear model equation with six-degree-of-freedom is derived for control algorithm. To identify various hydrodynamic coefficients of the equation, an experimental approach is introduced and results are demonstrated for MANTA type model.

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Improvement of Positioning Accuracy of Laser Navigation System using Particle Filter (파티클 필터를 이용한 레이저 내비게이션의 위치측정 성능 향상)

  • Cho, Hyun-Hak;Kim, Jung-Min;Do, Joo-Cheol;Kim, Sung-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.755-760
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents a method for improving the positioning accuracy of the laser navigation. As a wireless navigation system, the laser navigation which is more flexible than a wired guidance system is used for the localization and control of an AGV(automatic guided vehicle). However, the laser navigation causes the large positioning error while the AGV turns or moves fast. To solve the problem, we propose the method for improving the positioning accuracy of the laser navigation using particle filter which has robust and reliable performance in non-linear/non-gaussian systems. For the experiment, we use the actual fork-type AGV. The AGV has a gyro, two encoders and a laser navigation. To verify the performance, the proposed method is compared with the laser navigation which is a product. In the experimental result, we verified that the proposed method could improve the positioning accuracy by approximately 66.5%.

Automatic Berthing Control of Ship Using Adaptive Neural Networks

  • Nguyen, Phung-Hung;Jung, Yun-Chul
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.31 no.7
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    • pp.563-568
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, an adaptive neural network controller and its application to automatic berthing control of ship is presented. The neural network controller is trained online using adaptive interaction technique without any teaching data and off-line training phase. Firstly, the neural networks used to control rudder and propeller during automatic berthing process are presented. Secondly, computer simulations of automatic ship berthing are carried out in Pusan bay to verify the proposed controller under the influence of wind disturbance and measurement noise. The results of simulation show good performance of the developed berthing control system.

A Study on Automatic Berthing Control of Ship Using Adaptive Neural Network Controller

  • Nguyen Phung-Hung;Jung Yun-Chul
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2006.06b
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, an adaptive neural network controller and its application to automatic berthing control of ship is presented. The neural network controller is trained online using adaptive interaction technique without any teaching data and off-line training phase. Firstly, the neural networks used to control rudder and propeller during automatic berthing process are presented. Finally, computer simulations of automatic ship berthing are carried out to verify the proposed controller with and without the influence of wind disturbance and measurement noise.

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Development of Safety Index for Evaluation of Ship Navigation

  • Hwang, Soo-Jin;Kobayashi, Eiichi;Wakabayashi, Nobujazu
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.203-209
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    • 2014
  • As a sense of practical field, most researchers emphasize the importance of safety management to prevent marine accidents. The purpose of this paper is to develope a new safety evaluation method using Safety Index (SI) which is to measure the emotional feeling of navigation officer by traffic situations. In this study, the questionnaires with SI are used to investigate the degree of sensing levels of navigation officers according to the navigation situations. In addition, the traffic data obtained from AIS (Automatic Identification System) data are used to give actual situations in the questionnaire investigation. As results of questionaries investigations based upon the AIS data, it is shown that the Safety Index can be used as a criterion to determine the safety levels of ship navigating in a coastal areas.

A Study on the Prediction Method of Propulsive Energy Loss Related to Automatic Steering of Ships (자동조타로써 항행하는 선박의 추진 에너지 손실량 평가법에 관한 연구)

  • 손경호;이경우;황승욱;배정철
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 1995
  • When an automatic course keeping is introduced, as is quite popular in modern navigation, the closed-loop control system consists of autopilot device, power unit, steering gear, ship dynamics, and magnetic or gyrocompass. We derive mathematical models of each element of the automatic steering system. We provide a method of theoretical analysis on the propulsive energy loss related to automatic steering of ships in the open seas, taking account of the on-off(non-linear) characteristics of power unit. Also we paid attention to non-linear element installed in autopilot device, which is normally called weather adjuster. Next we make numerical calculation of the effects of autopilot control constants on the propulsive energy loss for two kinds of ship, a fishing boat and an ore carrier. Realistic sea and wind disturbances are employed in the calculation.

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A Study on the Prediction of Propulsive Energy Loss Related to Automatic Steering of Ships

  • Sohn, Kyoung-Ho;Lee, Gyoung-Woo;Lim, Gun;Bae, Jeong-Cheul
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 1995.11a
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    • pp.153-165
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    • 1995
  • When an automatic course-keeping is introduced as is quite popular in modern navigation the closed-loop steering system consists of autopilot device power unit(or telemotor unit) steering gear ship dynamics and magnetic or gyro compass. We derive the mathematical model of each element of the automatic steering system. We provide a method of theoretical analysis on propulsive energy loss related to automatic steering of ships inthe open seas taking account of the on-off mechanism of power unit. Also we paid attention to dead band mechanism of autopilot device which is normally called weather adjustment. Next we make numerical calculation of the effects of autopilot control constants ont he propulsive energy loss for two kinds of ship a fishing boat and an ore carrier. Realistic sea and wind disturbances are employed in the calculation.

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