• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2010

Research has been conducted to examine the effects of mechanical and sound characteristics of fabrics on affective quality. The present study developed the Affective Quality Evaluation and Estimation System for Textiles (AQEEST) with distinguished features that can be effectively used in the affective research of fabric frictional sound. The AQEEST consists of three subsystems (affective quality evaluation, affective quality estimation, and audible distance estimation subsystems) and each subsystem consists of three to four modules (e.g., evaluation condition setup, evaluation experimentation, and textile database management modules) depending on its functional requirements. The affective quality evaluation subsystem was designed to help administer an experiment in a systematic manner and present acoustic and visual stimuli simultaneously in various gait conditions (walking, jogging, and running) to mimic a more realistic situation of textile frictional sound production. Next, the affective quality estimation subsystem was designed to estimate the sound characteristics, affective qualities, overall psychological satisfaction, and reference cluster of a textile using its mechanical and/or sound characteristic information. Lastly, the audible distance estimation subsystem was designed to estimate the just noticeable sound pressure levels and audible distances of a textile for various gait conditions using its mechanical characteristic information. The AQEEST can be upgraded by accommodating more affective quality study results for various textiles.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.449-451
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• 2000

Arcing fault on overhead lines can be detected by amplitude of the arc voltage using numerical algorithm. In the case of transient fault, the arc voltage has any high value. In the case of permanent fault, the arc voltage is near zero. Thus, fault distance estimation should be performed by digital distance relay algorithm[3]. The purpose of this study is to build a structure for modeling of arcing fault detection and fault distance estimation algorithm using Matlab programming. Additionally, this algorithm has been designed in Graphical User Interface(GHI). So, this method using GUI interface of Matlab can reduce the number of simulation steps in modeling the distance relay.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2011

본 논문은 스테레오 비전 시스템에서 객체의 기동 상태에 상관없이 안정된 거리 및 속도를 추정할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 스테레오 비전은 좌우 영상의 시차를 이용하여 거리를 추정할 수 있지만, 영상 화소의 양자화 오차로 인해 거리 오차가 발생할 수 있다. 부화소 보간법은 이러한 양자화 오차를 최소화하여 실수를 갖는 정밀 시차를 추정할 수 있다. 확장형 칼만 필터는 추정된 정밀 시차의 공분산을 최소화하고 객체의 속도를 추정하기 위하여 사용되어진다. 하지만, 시스템 모델의 불확실성으로 인해 기동이 발생했을 때, 발산 문제가 생기고 이는 오히려 추정 오차를 증가시킨다. 본 논문에서는 연산 시간을 최소화하면서, 객체의 기동 상태에 상관없이 안정된 상태 추정 성능을 제공할 수 있는 가상 모델 확장형 칼만 필터를 제안한다. 모의실험 및 실제 도로 환경에서의 실험 결과는 제안한 방법이 기존 추정 필터들에 비하여, 다양한 기동 상태에서 안정된 추정 성능과 향상된 연산시간을 제공한다는 것을 보여준다.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose a method for a mobile robot to estimate a specific location of a service provision target using a beacon-tag for the purpose of providing location-based services (LBS) to users in an indoor environment. To estimate the location, the irregular characteristics and error factors of the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) generated from the beacon are analyzed, and the distance conversion function is derived from the RSSI data extracted by applying a Gaussian filter. Then, the distance data converted from the plurality of beacons estimates an indoor location through a triangulation technique. After that, the improvement in the location estimation is analyzed by applying the temporal confidence reasoning technique. The possibility of providing a LBS of a mobile robot was confirmed through a location estimation experiment for a plurality of designated locations in an indoor environment.

• Journal of Ubiquitous Convergence Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2008

Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) is used as one of the ranging techniques to locate dynamic sensor nodes in wireless sensor network. Before it can be used for position estimation, RSSI values must be converted to distances using path loss model. These distances among sensor nodes are combined using trilateration method to find position. This paper presents an idea which attempts to integrate both path loss model and trilateration as one algorithm without going through RSSI-distance conversion. This means it is not simply formulas combination but a whole new model was developed. Several advantages were found after integration: it is able to reduce processing load, and ensure that all values do not exceed the maximum range of 16-bit signed or unsigned numbers due to antilog operation in path loss model. The results also show that this method is able to reduce estimation error while inaccurate environmental parameters are used for RSSI-distance conversion.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2009

IT기술의 발전과 함께 유비쿼터스 (Ubiquitous)환경이 도래하여, 무선 센서 네트워크(Wireless Sensor Networks)기반 연구가 다방면에서 활발히 진행 중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 무선 센서 네트워크에서 센서간 거리를 전방위로 측정할 수 있는 간단한 방안에 대해 제안한다. 그리고 이를 직접 설계하고 구현하여 실험을 통해 검증해 본다. 전방향성 장치를 이용하면 거리 측정 최대 거리는 줄어드는 단점이 있지만 $360^{\circ}$ 방향을 측정 할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 실제 환경에서 실험을 통하여 전방향성 장치가 존재할 경우와 그렇지 않은 경우에 대하여 초음파를 통한 거리측정 방식의 누락율 및 정확도를 분석해 본다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.932-935
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• 1996

This paper proposes position estimation and path-tracking of a wheeled-mobile robot(WMR). Odometry and two distance measuring sensors are used to measure distance between guide wall and body and to locate its own position. And extended Kalman filter is introduced to fusion sensors and reduce noise. State feedback controller using the estimated position and path-tracking miles guidance control system. The computer simulation shows that proposed algorithm is well coincide with theoretical approach.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.379-383
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• 2015

This paper presents an approach to detect object distance with the use of the recently developed low-cost Kinect sensor. The technique is based on Kinect color depth-image processing and can be used to design various computer-vision applications, such as object recognition, video surveillance, and autonomous path finding. The proposed technique uses keypoint feature detection in the Kinect depth image and advantages of depth pixels to directly obtain the feature distance in the depth images. This highly reduces the computational overhead and obtains the pixel distance in the Kinect captured images.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1997년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집; 한국전력공사 서울연수원; 17-18 Oct. 1997
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• pp.1411-1414
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• 1997

It is essential to obtain a distane informaion in order to completely execute assembly tasks such as a grasping and an insertion. In this paper, we propose a method estimating a measurement distance from a sensor to an object through using the omni-directional image sensing system for assembly(OISSA) and show its features and feasibility by a computer simulation. The method, utilizing a forwarded motion stereo technique, is simple to search the corresponding points and possible to immediatiely obtain a three-dimensional 2.pi.-shape information.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.280-285
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• 2011

Recently, with the development of service robots and the concept of ubiquitous, the position estimation of mobile objects has received great interest. Some of the localization schemes are introduced, which provide the relative location of the moving objects subjected to accumulated errors. To implement a real time localization system, a new absolute position estimation method for a mobile robot in indoor environment is proposed. Design and implementation of the localization system comes from the usage of active beacon systems (based upon RFID technology). The active beacon system is composed of an RFID receiver and an ultra-sonic transmitter. The RFID receiver gets the synchronization signal from the mobile robot and the ultra-sonic transmitter sends out the traveling signal to be used for measuring the distance. Position of a mobile robot in a three dimensional space can be calculated basically from the distance information from three beacons and the absolute position information of the beacons themselves. In some case, the mobile robot can acquire the ultrasonic signals from only one or two beacons, due to the obstacles located along the moving path. In this paper, a position estimation scheme using fewer than three sensors is developed. Also, the extended Kalman filter algorithm is applied for the improvement of position estimation accuracy of the mobile robot.