• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
• /
• 제15권4호
• /
• pp.498-504
• /
• 2005

본 논문에서는 퍼지 로직을 이용한 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피를 제안하였다. VFF(Virtual Force Field) 방법은 이동 로봇 분야에서 널리 사용하고 있는 충돌 회피 알고리즘이다. 본 논문에서는 이를 수중 로봇의 자율 항해를 위한 형태로 변형시킨 Modified Virtual Force Field(MVFF)를 제시하였다. 보다 정교한 알고리즘을 위해서 퍼지 로직을 이용한 MVFF를 구성하였고, 이를 수중 로봇의 경로 유지와 충돌 회피에 적용하였다 퍼지 로직은 수중 로봇의 자율 항해 동안 직면하게 되는 다양한 상황들을 다루었다. 제안한 충돌 회피 알고리즘은 다수개의 고정 장애물에 대해서 좋은 성능을 제시하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안된 방법이 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 보였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
• /
• pp.1060-1065
• /
• 2005

An Independent Administrative Corporation Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) is developing light-and-small Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)$^{1)}$, named 'MR-X1' (Marine Robot Experimental 1), which can cruise, investigate and observe by itself without human's help. In this paper, we consider the motion control problem of 'MR-X1' and derive a controller. Since the dynamic property of 'MR-X1' is changed by the influence of the speed, the mathematical model of 'MR-X1' becomes the nonlinear model. In order to design a controller for 'MR-X1', we generally apply nonlinear control theories or linear control theories with some constant speed situation. If we design a controller by applying Linear Quadratic (LQ) optimal control theory, the obtained controller only compensates t e optimality at the designed speed situation, and does not compensate the stability at another speed situations. This paper proposes a controller design method using Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs)$^{2),3),4)}$, which can adapt the speed variation of 'MR-X1'. And examples of numerical analysis using our designed controller are shown.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
• /
• 제48권6호
• /
• pp.88-96
• /
• 2011

수중 음파 통신은 해양 데이터 수집, 해저 탐사 및 개발, 군사 전술 감시 등 다양한 분야에 활용 가능하다. 이와 같이 다양한 분야에 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle(AUV)나 Remotely Operated Vehicle(ROV)와 같은 수중 로봇을 이용한 로봇 제어 시스템 구축은 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 수중 음파 센서 네트워크 구성에서 중요한 부분인 에너지 효율적인 면을 고려하는 동시에 실시간 로봇 제어 시스템 구축에 적합한 Message Merging MAC($M^2$-MAC) 프로토콜을 제안한다. 제안된 Media Access Control(MAC) 프로토콜에서는 미리 할당된 타임 슬롯에 따라 로봇 노드들로부터 데이터를 수신하고, 베이스 스테이션으로부터 전달받은 메시지들을 버퍼링 과정을 거쳐 하나의 MAC 프레임으로 생성한 후 클러스터 내 모든 로봇 노드들에게 브로드 캐스팅 하게 된다. 또한 새로운 노드 진입 및 탈퇴 시 Maintenance&Sleep(M&S) 구간을 통해 관련 절차가 이루어짐으로써 경쟁과 비경쟁 방식이 혼합된 복합형 MAC 프로토콜의 형태를 이룬다. 본 논문에서는 실시간 로봇 제어 시스템 구축에 중요한 요소인 종단 간 지연과 에너지 소모량에 관련된 수학적 분석 모델을 제시하고 기존의 MAC 프로토콜과 비교함으로써 성능의 우수성을 검증한다.

• 한국해양공학회지
• /
• 제27권6호
• /
• pp.65-72
• /
• 2013

This paper describes a finite element analysis (FEA) of the body frame of a subsea robot, Crabster200 (CR200). CR200 has six legs for mobility instead of screw type propellers, which distinguishes it from previous underwater robots such as remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Another distinguishing characteristic is the body frame, which is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). This body frame is designed as a rib cage structure in order to disperse the applied external loads and reduce the weight. The frame should be strong enough to support many devices for exploration and operation underwater. For a reasonable FEA, we carried out specimen tests. Using the obtained material properties, we performed a modal analysis and FEA for CR200 with a ready posture. Finally, this paper presents the FEA results for the CFRP body frame and the compares the characteristics of CFRP with conventional material, aluminum.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
• /
• pp.951-956
• /
• 2005

Since a snake achieves various movements just by a slender body, the mechanism of it is very amazing Many researches have been focusing on a snake like robot and have done for it on the ground. However the meander motion of the snake not only can be done by ground creatures, but also can be done by a water creature such as a sea snake or an eel. Therefore, the purpose of our research is to develop an autonomous underwater robot like the sea snake. As an approach to this goal, we develop an experimental sea snake-like-robot for examining basic characteristics, including propulsion, a turning and other performance. Our developed robot is composed of the head and 4 bodies. Each body equips one servomotor, which is operated with pulse signal. In the head unit, 1- chip-microcomputer, which generates the servomotor control signal for realizing a snake motion and the battery, is equipped. Our robot is covered with a rubber film for the waterproof. Using our developed robot, characteristics of the snake-like-robot moved in water are examined.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
• /
• 제20권8호
• /
• pp.1159-1168
• /
• 2006

In this paper, a new revolute mobile robot arm with five degree of freedom (d.o.f) was developed for autonomous moving robots. As a control system for the robot arm, a distributed control system composed of the main controller and five motor controllers for arm joints was developed. The main controller and the motor controllers w ε re developed using the ARM microprocessor and the TMS320c2407 microprocessor, respectively. A new trajectory tracking algorithm for the motor controllers was devised employing pre-generated off-line trajectory data. Also, a 3-D simulator based on the openGL software to simulate the motion of the robot arm was developed. To validate the performance of the robot system, experiments to track a specified trajectory were performed.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
• /
• 제9권3호
• /
• pp.165-171
• /
• 2014

In this paper, we propose the hardware and software of a test-bed of a hovering AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). Test-bed to develop as the underwater robot for the hovering -type is planning to apply for marine resource development and exploration for deep sea. The RTU that controls a azimuth thruster and a vertical thruster of test-bed is a intergrated-type thruster. The main control unit that collects sensor's data and performs high-speed processing and controls a movement of test-bed is a underwater hybrid navigation system. Also it transfers position, posture, state information of test-bed to the host PC of user using a wireless communication. The host PC checks a test-bed in real time by using a realtime monitoring system that is implemented by LabVIEW.

• 전기학회논문지
• /
• 제57권7호
• /
• pp.1241-1246
• /
• 2008

The dynamics of mobile robot is nonlinear. To cope with this nonlinearity, many advanced control schemes have been proposed recently. Generally, the advanced control schemes are complicated and not good for the practical real-time control when they are implemented as control programs. So, in this paper, a relatively simple PI controller is proposed and applied to the position control of mobile robot with the adoption of reference trajectory calculation method used for the AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) control. The proposed PI controller is programmed using LabVIEW which is popular for its graphical programming characteristics. The simulation and experimental results show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed PI controller.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
• /
• 제6권3호
• /
• pp.124-131
• /
• 2011

There are many researches in unmanned vehicles such as UGV(Unmanned Ground Vehicle), AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). In these researches, differential wheeled mobile robots are mainly used to develop the experimental stage algorithm because of the simplicity of modeling and control. Usually a commercial product used in the study, but in order to operate a commercial product to the restrictions because there would need to use a fixed protocol. Using the microprocessor makes the internal sensors(encoder and INS) and external sensors(ultrasonic sensors, infrared sensors) operate and to determine commands for robot operation. This paper propose a mobile robot design for suitable purpose.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
• /
• 제34권3호
• /
• pp.235-245
• /
• 2007

무인수중로봇은 인간의 직접적인 접근이 제한되는 위험한 지역을 운항하기 때문에 인식, 결정, 그리고 행동과 같은 영역전문가의 고유능력을 수행하는 지능형 제어소프트웨어를 반드시 탑재해야한다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 무인항체에 적용 가능한 RVC 지능시스템 모델을 제안하며, 또한 충돌회피시스템, 항해 계획시스템, 그리고 충돌위험도산출시스템으로 구성된 무인수중로봇을 위한 지능형 자율운항시스템을 개발 한다. 충돌회피시스템에서는 퍼지관계곱에 기반한 장애물회피 알고리즘을 제안하는데 이는 생성경로 관점의 안전성과 효율성을 보장한다. 그리고 항해계획시스템에서는 폴리선을 이용한 항로계획 알고리즘을 제안 한다. 제안된 지능형 자율운항시스템의 성능검증을 위해 환경관리자, 객체, 그리고 3차원뷰어로 구성된 시뮬레이션시스템을 개발하여 시뮬레이션을 수행한다.