• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1088-1093
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• 2009

To improve construction productivity and quality, and to make the construction environment safe, a new system, Robot-based Construction Automation (RCA), is currently being developed in Korea. To determine whether RCA is an improvement over traditional construction methods (TCMs), an evaluation method, called the Performance Evaluation Index (PEI), is suggested for RCA. The PEI considers the relationships among the factors influencing the performance of the system obtained using the Delphi method and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). As the evaluation shows, RCA is much better than TCM except for three factors: the rate of work success, quality improvement by learning experience, and construction duration.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2021

In jewelry industry, the proportion of labor costs is high. Also, the production time and quality of products are highly varied depending on the workers' capabilities. Therefore, there is a demand from the jewelry industry for automation. The ear pin insertion automation system is the robot automatically inserts the ear pins into the silicone mold, and this automated system require accurate and fast hole detection method. In this paper, we propose optimal binarization method and a template matching method that can be applied in the ear pin insertion automation system. Through the performance test, it was shown that the applied method has an accuracy of 98.5% and 0.5 seconds faster processing speed than the Otsu binarization method. So, this automation system can contribute to cost reduction, work time reduction, and productivity improvement.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.374-382
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• 2007

Robot mobility and intelligence become more important for robots to be used in various fields other than automation. The main purpose of providing mobility to a robot is to extend the robot's manipulability. In this paper, we introduce a small humanoid robot that can autonomously play golf as an example of incorporating robot intelligence, mobility, and manipulability. The robot has 12 degrees of freedom for legs and has various basic walking patterns. It can move to a desired position and change orientation by combining the basic waking patterns. The robot has a color CCD camera and can extract coordinates of the objects in the environments. The small humanoid robot has 8 degrees of freedom for arms and can play golf autonomously with two kinds of dexterous swing motions. Kinematic analysis of the robot arms, vision data processing for the recognition of the environments, algorithm for playing robotic golf have been performed or proposed. The experimental results show that the robot can play golf autonomously.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.43-48
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• 2005

A robot system encompassing a remote control and monitoring through a virtual robot design is addressed and a tracking problem for a 2D (2 dimension) moving target by a robot vision is chosen as a case study. The virtual robot is developed, and it synchronizes with the real robot by compensating delay time. Two systems are displayed on a remote panel by communicating command and image data. The virtual robot utilizes an OpenGL library in Visual $C^{++}$ environment. Additionally, the remote monitoring and control between the real robot and the virtual robot are accomplished by employing an appropriate data compression in a network communication.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.167-168
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2018

In this work, a 4-DOF industrial robot system with three translational and one rotational motions which is widely used in palletizing applications is developed. In order for small robot manufacturing companies to develop their own robot systems for CNC machining and/or general automations, the analysis and design methods of a 4-DOF robot manipulator are presented and the development of a PC-based robot controller with EtherCAT are introduced. It is noted that the robot controller is developed by using Simulink Real-Time, which can provide an integrated environment of easier control algorithm development and data logging. Through position control and accuracy/repeatability measurement results, the developed robot prototype has comparable performances with commercial counterparts. In the future works, the advanced functions of industrial robots such as kinematic calibration, vibration suppression control, computed torque control, etc. will be investigated.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.2019-2023
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• 2005

In this paper, an autonomous omni directional cleaning robot which recognizes an obstacle and a battery charger is introduced. It utilizes a robot vision, ultra sonic sensors, and infrared sensors information along with appropriate algorithm. Three omni-directional wheels make the robot move any direction, enabling a faster maneuvering than a simple track typed robot. The robot system transfers command and image data through Blue-tooth wireless modules to be operated in a remote place. The robot vision associated with sensor data makes the robot proceed in an autonomous behavior. An autonomous battery charger searching is implemented by using a map-building which results in overcoming the error due to the slip on the wheels, and camera and sensor information.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.140-141
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• 2016

Dynamic nature and diverse requirements on construction sites make the automation technology harder to be employed actively. In this study, we analyzed optimal type of automation system and importance of core technologies for developing efficient construction automation system on 11 construction operations. As a result, it showed that man-machine cooperation system may be the most suitable for most operations, while autonomous robot will be best suited in hard working environment such as maintenance of exterior wall. In elemental technology, ease and accuracy of control and operation showed higher priority than others regardless of automation system type. These findings will provide useful information for developing the construction automation system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1988.10a
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• pp.295-298
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• 1988

For the automation of the manual soldering process through robot technology, two main tasks have to be achieved: Control of various soldering parameters and realization of flexible tool movements like human hands. In this paper a method for attaining these tasks is presented and analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.333-334
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• 2009