• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.417-423
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• 2022

The present study proposed a new interface system for capsule endoscopy by using head mounted display (HMD) device, which can control the orientation of the capsule endoscope with electromagnetic actuator (EMA) system. The orientation information of the HMD user was detected by the gyroscope sensor built into the device and then calculated to as an angle increment using Unity Engine compiler. The measured angle changes from the HMD were converted to the current values of the corresponding coils to be changed in the EMA system. Two experiments were designed to measure the accuracy and the intuitiveness of the HMD interface system. In the angle accuracy measurement, the capsule endoscope driven by HMD interface system showed the averaged errors of 0.68 degrees horizontally and 1.001 degrees vertically for given test angles. In the intuitiveness measurement, HMD interface system showed 1.33 times faster manipulation speed rather than the joystick interface system. In this respect, the HMD interface system for capsule endoscopy was expected to improve the overall diagnostic environment while maintaining comfort of patients and clinicians.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1573-1578
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 전자기구동시스템을 기반으로 이동 및 드릴링 기능을 수행하는 의료용 마이크로로봇 시스템을 제작하고 평가하였다. 마이크로로봇은 너무 작아 내부에 배터리나 제어장치를 삽입 할수 없다. 이 결점을 극복하기 위하여 외부에서 전자기 코일 시스템을 이용하여 전자기장의 힘으로 마이크로로봇을 구동 시킨다. 전자기 구동 코일 시스템은 x, y, z 각축에 사각형 타입의 헬름홀쯔 코일 3 쌍과 z축에 솔레노이드형 맥스웰 코일 1 쌍이 배치 되어 있고, 각 코일에 인가되는 전류값의 조절에 따라 구동에 필요한 자기장을 발생 시킨다. 다양한 실험을 통하여 우리는 제안된 시스템을 이용하여 마이크로로봇이 3 차원 공간에서 이동 가능하며 드릴링 기능을 수행할 수 있다는 것을 보였다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.429-436
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• 2007

In this study, we improved control performance of an EMV (electromechanical valve) system using a PM/EM (permanent magnet/electromagnet) hybrid EMA (electromagnetic actuator) and showed the feasibilities of both soft landing and fast transition of the EMV system using a simple PID control. The conventional EMV systems using only EM show significant nonlinear characteristics. Therefore, it is very difficult to control the valve position and several complex control schemes are used. This paper focused on the control performance improvement using a PM/EM hybrid actuator. In particular, a PM is used as a key design parameter such as a bias current of a magnetic bearing in order to improve the linear characteristic of the actuator, although most PM/EM hybrid actuators use a PM as a power saver during valve-open and -closed states. First, a FE (finite element) analysis was performed to confirm its linear static force characteristics. Then, both a test rig and a valve control system were built in order to prove experimentally the control performance improvement of the actuator. Finally, feasibilities of both soft landing and fast transition of the system were shown experimentally through gain-scheduled PID (proportional derivative integral) control.