• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.446-457
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• 2018

Robot navigation allows robot mobility. Therefore, mobility is an area of robotics that has been actively investigated since robots were first developed. In recent years, interest in personal service robots for homes and public facilities has increased. As a result, robot navigation within the home environment, which is an indoor environment, is being actively investigated. However, the problem with conventional navigation algorithms is that they require a large computation time for their building mapping and path planning processes. This problem makes it difficult to cope with an environment that changes in real-time. Therefore, we propose a humanoid robot navigation algorithm consisting of an image processing and optimization algorithm. This algorithm realizes navigation with less computation time than conventional navigation algorithms using map building and path planning processes, and can cope with an environment that changes in real-time.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 컴플라이언스 특성의 발을 갖는 이족 로봇의 다리 메커니즘을 제시한 후, 이족 로봇을 위한 전형적인 보행 패턴에서 발의 접촉 반발력과 이것이 무릎과 힙 관절에 미치는 영향을 고찰하고자 한다. 이러한 분석은 보행 로봇이 걸음 동작을 수행할때, 발의 물리적인 접촉력의 영향을 파악하는데 있어서 유용하고, 다리 메커니즘의 관절 사양을 결정하는데 활용될 수 있다. 결과적으로, 로봇 발 메커니즘의 컴플라이언스 특성이 발의 접촉 반발력에 의해 영향을 받는 보행 다리 관절의토오크 특성을 완화시키는데 기여할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.963-968
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• 2010

This paper handles ZMP based control that is inspired by neural networks for humanoid robot walking on varying sloped surfaces. Humanoid robots are currently one of the most exciting research topics in the field of robotics, and maintaining stability while they are standing, walking or moving is a key concern. To ensure a steady and smooth walking gait of such robots, a feedforward type of neural network architecture, trained by the back propagation algorithm is employed. The inputs and outputs of the neural network architecture are the ZMPx and ZMPy errors of the robot, and the x, y positions of the robot, respectively. The neural network developed allows the controller to generate the desired balance of the robot positions, resulting in a steady gait for the robot as it moves around on a flat floor, and when it is descending slope. In this paper, experiments of humanoid robot walking are carried out, in which the actual position data from a prototype robot are measured in real time situations, and fed into a neural network inspired controller designed for stable bipedal walking.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1029-1036
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• 2011

An energy-efficient reference walking trajectory generation algorithm is suggested utilizing allowable ZMP (Zero-Moment-Point) region, which maxmizes the energy efficiency for cyclic gaits, based on three-dimensional LIPM (Linear Inverted Pendulum Model) for biped robots. As observed in natural human walking, variable ZMP manipulation is suggested, in which ZMP moves within the allowable region to reduce the joint stress (i.e., rapid acceleration and deceleration of body), and hence to reduce the consumed energy. In addition, opimization of footstep planning is conducted to decide the optimal step-length and body height for a given forward mean velocity to minimize a suitable energy performance - amount of energy required to carry a unit weight a unit distance. In this planning, in order to ensure physically realizable walking trajectory, we also considered geometrical constraints, ZMP stability condition, friction constraint, and yawing moment constraint. Simulations are performed with a 12-DOF 3D biped robot model to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.751-758
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• 2016

The modifiable walking pattern generation (MWPG) algorithm can handle dynamic walking commands by changing the walking period, step length, and direction independently. When an infeasible command is given, the algorithm changes the command to a feasible one. After the feasibility of the navigational command is checked, it is translated into the desired center of mass (CM) state. To achieve the desired CM state, a reference CM trajectory is generated using predefined zero moment point (ZMP) functions. Based on the proposed algorithm, various complex walking patterns were generated, including backward and sideways walking. The effectiveness of the patterns was verified in dynamic simulations using the Webots simulator.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2014

In order to accomplish complex navigational commands, humanoid robot should be able to modify its walking period, step length and direction independently. In this paper, a novel walking pattern generation algorithm is proposed to satisfy these requirements. Modification of the walking pattern can be considered as a transition between two periodic walking patterns, which follows each navigational command. By assuming the robot as a linear inverted pendulum, the equations of motion between ZMP(Zero Moment Point) and CM(Center of Mass) state is easily derived and analyzed. After navigational command is translated into the desired CM state, corresponding CM motion is generated to achieve the desired state by using simple ZMP functions. Moreover, when the command is not feasible, feasible command is alternated by using binary search algorithm. Subsequently, corresponding CM motion is generated. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by computer simulation.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1787-1792
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• 2016

Previous walking pattern generation methods could generate walking patterns that allow only straight walking on flat and uneven terrain. They were unable to generate modifiable walking patterns whereby the sagittal and lateral step lengths and walking direction can be changed at every footstep. This paper proposes a novel walking pattern generation method to realize modifiable walking of humanoid robots on unknown uneven terrain. The proposed method employs a walking pattern generator based on the 3-D linear inverted pendulum model (LIPM), which enables a humanoid robot to vary its walking patterns at every footstep. A control strategy for walking on unknown uneven terrain is proposed. Virtual spring-damper (VSD) models are used to compensate for the disturbances that occur between the robot and the terrain when the robot walks on uneven terrain with unknown height. In addition, methods for generating the foot and vertical center of mass (COM) of the 3-D LIPM trajectories are developed to realize stable walking on unknown uneven terrain. The proposed method is implemented on a small-sized humanoid robot platform, DARwIn-OP and its effectiveness is demonstrated experimentally.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2023

현재 도립진자는 많은 분야에서 연구 중이며 미사일, 로켓, 등의 자세 제어와 2족 보행 로봇 등에 응용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 256펄스의 로터리 엔코더와 DC 모터를 이용한 회전형 도립진자(Rotary Inverted Pendulum)를 구성하여 회전형 역 진자의 수직 자세 제어를 연구하였다. 비선형 시스템의 경우 복잡한 알고리즘과 제어기가 필요하지만 고전적이며 비교적 간단한 PID(Proportional Integral Derivation)알고리즘을 이용한 제어 방법을 회전형 도립진자 시스템에 적용하였으며 간단하지만 원하는 성능을 높이는 방안을 연구하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 회전형 도립진자 시스템은 비선형적이고 불안정한 시스템으로 선형화된 모델링에서 마이크로칩 사의 dsPIC30F4013 임베디드 프로세서를 이용한 PID 제어기를 설계 및 구현하였다. 보통 PID 제어기는 하나 혹은 두 가지 이상을 조합하여 설계하며 우수한 제어 성능에 비해 구조가 간단하며 제어 이득 조정이 다른 제어기들에 비해 비교적 쉽다는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 시스템의 물리적 구조를 수학적 방법으로 분석하고 모델링을 통한 회전형 도립진자의 수직 균형을 위한 제어를 실현하였다. 또한 회전형 역 진자를 이용하여 PID 제어기로 제어가 가능한지 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통하여 그 타당성을 검증하였다.