• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.483-498
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• 2018

Nowadays, with progresses in robotic science, the design and implementation of a mechanism for human-robot interaction with a low workload is inevitable. One notable challenge in this field is the interaction between a single human and a group of robots. Therefore, we propose a new comprehensive framework for single-human multiple-robot remote interaction that can form an efficient intelligent adaptive interaction (IAI). Our interaction system can thoroughly adapt itself to changes in interaction context and user states. Some advantages of our devised IAI framework are lower workload, higher level of situation awareness, and efficient interaction. In this paper, we introduce a new IAI architecture as our comprehensive mechanism. In order to practically examine the architecture, we implemented our proposed IAI to control a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under different scenarios. The results show that our devised IAI framework can effectively reduce human workload and the level of situation awareness, and concurrently foster the mission completion percentage of the UAVs.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2018

Military robots are expected to play an important role in the future battlefield, and will be actively engaged in dangerous, repetitive and difficult tasks. During the robots perform the tasks a human operator controls the robots in a supervisory way. The operator recognizes battlefield situations from remote robots through an interface of the operator control center, and controls them. In the meantime, operator workload, controller interface, robot automation level, and task complexity affect robot operability. In order to assess the robot operability, we have developed ROSim (Robot Operational Simulator) incorporating these operational factors. In this paper, we introduce the results of applying ROSim experimentally to the assessment of reconnaissance robot operability in a battle field. This experimental assessment shows three resulting measurements: operational control workload, operational control capability, mission success rate, and discuss its applicability to the defense robot research and development. It is expected that ROSim can contribute to the design of an operator control center and the design analysis of a human-robot team in the defense robot research and development.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2010

This paper presents the system design and implementation of 'Mon-e', the KT's edutainment robot for young children. We paid our special attention to the computer- illiterate young children, and the provision of the physical and friendly human interface of robots. Specifically, the paper focuses on the video telephony and home monitoring service using the Mon-e robot. RFID cards -based calling makes it possible for the computer-illiterate children to make a phone call to their parents. The SIP and DTMF based remote control of the robot enables the search and track of the children. This experimental development shows the potentialities and values of the convergence service of telecommunication and robotics.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.434-441
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• 2004

In this paper, an exoskeleton-type motion capturing system is designed and implemented. The device is designed to have 12 degree-of-freedom entirely to represent human arm motions. Forward and inverse kinematics of the device are analyzed to make sure of its singular positions. With the designed model parameters, simulation studies are conducted to verify that the designed motion capturing system is effective to represent human motions within the workspace. As a counterpart of the exoskeleton system, a mobile robot is built to follow human motion restrictively. Experimental studies of teleoperation from the exoskeleton device to control the mobile robot are carried out to show feasible application of wireless man-machine interface.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.805-809
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• 2003

We developed a human-sized BWR(biped walking robot) named KUBIR1 driven by a new actuator based on the ball screw which has high strength and high gear ratio. KUBIR1 was developed to walk autonomously such that it is actuated by small torque motors and is boarded with DC battery and controllers. To utilize the information on the human walking motion and to analyze the walking mode of robot, a motion capture system was developed. The system is composed of the mechanical and electronic devices to obtain the joint angle data. By using the obtained data, a 3-D graphic interface was developed based on the OpenGL tool. Through the graphic interface, the control input of KUBIR1 is performed.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2009년도 학술대회
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• pp.406-410
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• 2009

사람과 로봇간 인터페이스 연구가 활발히 진행되어감에 따라 원격으로 로봇을 조종하고 그 로봇을 통해 환경정보를 제공받는 텔레프레전스 시스템에 관심이 증가하고 있다. 로봇이 움직임 따라 자연스러운 텔레프레전스 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 사용자 행동인식이 매우 중요하다. 이전에 제안되었던 텔레프레전스의 사용자의 이동 인식 시스템은 개발이 어려우며 많은 비용이 요구되고 사용자와 로봇간의 상호작용에 많은 한계를 보여왔다. 본논문에서는 닌텐도의 게임기 WII 의 적외선 리모콘을 이용하여 사용자의 이동 및 시선을 파악하고 그 정보를 바탕으로 원거리의 로봇(Sony 의 AIBO)을 움직여 사용자가 원하는 정보를 HMD를 통해 수신할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2008

사람과 로봇간 인터페이스 연구가 활발히 진행되어감에 따라 원격으로 로봇을 조종하고 그 로봇을 통해 환경 정보를 제공받는 텔레프레전스 시스템에 관심이 증가하고 있다. 로봇이 움직임 따라 자연스러운 텔레프레전스 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 사용자 행동인식이 매우 중요하다. 이전에 제안되었던 텔레프레전스의 사용자의 이동 인식시스템은 개발이 어려우며 많은 비용이 요구되고 사용자와 로봇간의 상호작용에 많은 한계를 보여왔다. 본논문에서는 닌텐도의 게임기 WII의 적외선 리모콘을 이용하여 사용자의 이동 및 시선을 파악하고 그 정보를 바탕으로 원거리의 로봇(Sony의 AIBO)을 움직여 사용자가 원하는 정보를 HMD를 통해 수신할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.757-763
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• 2002

A newly designed haptic interface enables an operator to control a remote robot precisely. It transmits position information to the remote robot and feeds back the interaction force from it. A control algorithm of haptic interface has been studied to improve the robustness and stability to uncertain dynamic environments with a proposed contact dynamic model that incorporates human hand dynamics. A simplified hybrid parallel robot dynamic model fur a 6 DOF haptic device was proposed to from a real time control system, which does not include nonlinear components. LQC/LTR scheme was adopted in this paper for the compensation of un-modeled dynamics. The recovery of the farce from the remote robot at the haptic interface was demonstrated through the experiments.

• 대한음성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성학회 2006년도 춘계 학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.135-138
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• 2006

The communication method between human and robot is one of the important parts for a human-robot interaction. And speech is easy and intuitive communication method for human-being. By using speech as a communication method for robot, we can use robot as familiar way. In this paper, we developed TTS for human-robot interaction. Synthesis algorithms were modified for an efficient utilization of restricted resource in robot. And synthesis database were reconstructed for an efficiency. As a result, we could reduce the computation time with slight degradation of the speech quality.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.364-371
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to review recent developments in lower limb exoskeletons. The exoskeleton system is a human-robot cooperation system that enhances the performance of the wearer in various environments while the human operator is in charge of the position control, contextual perception, and motion signal generation through the robot's artificial intelligence. This system is in the form of a mechanical structure that is combined to the exterior of a human body to improve the muscular power of the wearer. This paper is followed by an overview of the development history of exoskeleton systems and their three main applications in military/industrial field, medical/rehabilitation field and social welfare field. Besides the key technologies in exoskeleton systems, the research is presented from several viewpoints of the exoskeleton mechanism, human-robot interface and human-robot cooperation control.