• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.529-536
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• 2004

Autonomous navigation of an indoor mobile robot using the global ultrasonic system is presented in this paper. Since the trajectory error of the dead-reckoning navigation grows with time and distance, the autonomous navigation of a mobile robot requires to localize the current position of the robot, so that to compensate the trajectory error. The global ultrasonic system consisting of four ultrasonic generators fixed at a priori known positions in the work space and two receivers on the mobile robot has the similar structure with the well-known satellite GPS(Global Positioning System), and it is useful for the self-localization of an indoor mobile robot. The EKF(Extended Kalman Filter) algorithm for the self-localization is proposed and the autonomous navigation based on the self-localization is verified by experiments.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.473-481
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• 2023

In this study, a simulation system was developed to verify autonomous navigation algorithm in complex maritime traffic areas. In particular, real-world maritime traffic scenario was applied by considering near real-time maritime traffic information provided by Korean e-Navigation service. For this, a navigation simulation system of Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) was integrated with an e-Navigation equipment, called Electronic Chart System (ECS). To verify autonomous navigation algorithm in the simulation system, initial conditions including initial position of an own ship and a set of paths for the ship to follow are assigned by an operator. Then, considering real-world maritime traffic information obtained from the service, the simulation is implemented in which the ship repeatedly travels by avoiding surrounding obstacles (e.g., approaching ships). In this paper, the developed simulation system and its application on verification of the autonomous navigation algorithm in complex maritime traffic areas are introduced.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.674-682
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• 2003

선박 자율운항시스템(autonomous navigation system)이란 선박운항에 있어 항해계획을 수립하고 현재의 선박운항 상태를 파악하여 주변 상황변화를 예측하고 대처하는 항해 전문가의 능력을 전산화한 것이다. 선박 자율운항시스템은 항해, 충돌회피, 선체유지, 자료융합, 운동제어 그리고 이를 통합하는 아키텍처로 구성되어 있다. 운동제어시스템은 선박의 유체학적 특성을 고려하여 해도 상에 원하는 위치로 선박을 이동하기 위해서 추진 및 조타장치를 제어하는 시스템으로 자율운항제어시스템에 필수적인 구성 시스템 중에 하나이다. 본 논문은 운영플랫폼인 가상세계시스템을 기반으로 운영되는 선박자율운항시스템과 운동제어시스템의 연동과 구현에 관한 연구이다. 운동제어시스템은 충돌회피시스템으로부터 상위 레벨의 고수준제어 요구치를 전달받아 조타 및 추진치로 변환하고 조타장치와 추진장치를 제어하는 시스템이다. 본 논문에서 선박 운동 특성을 수학적으로 모방하는 Oldenburger의 제어 이론에 기반하여 선박운동제어기를 개발하고 성능검정을 위해 선박시뮬레이터에서 다양한 시나리오를 바탕으로 시뮬레이션 한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제6권7호
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• pp.586-593
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• 2000

In this paper we propose a new approach to the autonomous wall-following of wheeled mobile robots using hybrid system reference motion synthesis and generation. The hybrid system approach is in-troduced to the motion control of nonholonomic mobile robots for the indoor navigation problems. In the dis-crete event system the discrete states are defined by the user-defined constraints and the reference mo-tion commands are specified in the abstracted motions. The hybrid control system applied for the non-holonomic mobile robots can combine the motion planning and autonomous navigation with obstacle avoid-ance for the indoor navigation problem. Simulation results show that hybrid system approach is an effective method for the autonomous navigation in indoor environments.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1993년도 Proceedings of International Conference for Agricultural Machinery and Process Engineering
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• pp.810-819
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• 1993

An autonomous lan vehicle for agriculture(ALVA-II) was developed. A prototype vehicle was made by modifying a commercial tractor. A Navigation sensor system with a geo-magnetic sensor performed the autonomous operations of ALVA-II, such as rotary tilling with headland turnings. A navigation sensor system with a machine vision system was also investigated to control ALVA-II following a work boudnary.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2016

In this paper, a smartphone-controlled personal mobility system (PMS) with semi-autonomous navigation is developed. The proposed PMS moves to waypoints and then reaches the destination where the waypoints and destination are selected by the user using Google maps in a smartphone. The hardware environment consists of a GPS (Global Positioning System) in the smartphone and a compass sensor. In addtion, while it is moving in autonomous mode, the user can intervene and change the direction and speed of the PMS in order to avoid obstacles that may be encountered accidentally in a dynamic environment. That is why it is called "semi-autonomous navigation". Experimental results showed that the proposed PMS is effectively able to migrate to the waypoints and destination in both autonomous and manual modes.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.244-250
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• 2008

This paper describes the design and implementation of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and also estimates how well autonomous navigation and remote control of UGV can be performed through the optimized arbitration of several sensor data, which are acquired from vision, obstacle detection, positioning system, etc. For the autonomous navigation, lane detection and tracing, global positioning, and obstacle avoidance are necessarily required. In addition, for the remote control, two types of experimental environments are established. One is to use a commercial racing wheel module, and the other is to use a haptic device that is useful for a user application based on virtual reality. Experimental results show that autonomous navigation and remote control of the designed UGV can be achieved with more effectiveness and accuracy using the proper arbitration of sensor data and navigation plan.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권2_2호
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• pp.359-370
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• 2023

For a vehicle to follow a reference path accurately, its position must be estimated accurately and reliably. In this paper, we propose a lateral control algorithm for autonomous navigation of a vehicle via USAT(Ultrasonic Satellite System), which is an absolute position measurement system using an ultrasonic wave and INS(Inertial Navigation System) integration. In order to estimate the vehicle's parameters, a J-turn test is used. And the autonomous navigation performances of proposed lateral control algorithm and validity of proposed lateral control algorithm are verified and evaluated by simulation and experiments.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.447-448
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• 2022

자율운항선박에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되면서 관련 연구가 많은 관심을 받았으나, 국제해사기구(IMO)에서 제안한 Maritime Service Portfolio(MSP)의 2번째 항목인 항해지원서비스(NAS)에 대한 자율운항지원 서비스 연구는 진행되지 않았다. 따라서, 본 논문에서 자율운항지원 서비스를 위한 정보 항목을 도출하고, 해당 정보를 선상 전자해도시스템에 전시하기 위한 전시시스템을 연구한다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2019

Technology-driven development of a new system makes it difficult for users and stakeholders to identify or intervene in the development process, resulting in systems with unnecessary functions and poor quality services. Applying the software architecture design process to the initial design of the navigation system platform of autonomous ships enables the development of a system that reflects the required functions and service quality of the stakeholders. The design, which includes all of the subsystems that make up an autonomous ship platform, is close to an enterprise architecture. Thus, we strived to design a navigation system platform suitable for the design range of the software architecture. This study analyzed the definition of functional requirements, and quality attributes by applying the software architecture design procedure. This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of the navigation system and platform needs, and the stakeholders were identified. To derive the functional requirements and constraints of the platform, a quality attributes workshop was held engaging stakeholders, and the results of the analysis of functional requirements and quality attributes were listed. Based on the results of this study, the architect can establish the evidence and technical solutions that are integral for the architecture development, and will facilitate the creation of quality attribute scenarios.