• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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• v.34S no.3
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• pp.33-45
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• 1997

In this paper, we propsoe a new method of th ecommunication system for cooperative behaviors and works in collective autonomous mobile robots. A communication function among the collective robots is essential to intelligent cooperative works. In genral, global communication is effective for small number of robots. However when the number of robot goes on increasing, this becomes difficult to be realized because of limited communication capacity and increasing amount of information to handle. And also the problems such as communciation interfeence and improper message transmission occur. So we propose local communication system based on infrared sensor to realize the cooperative behavior among robots as the solution of above problem. It is possible to prevent overflow of information and exchange of complex information by fusion sign board model which transmits the information to unspecified robots and message passing model which communicate a specific robot. And we formularize optimal communication range by analysis of information propagation mechanism from the proposed comunication system. At last we verify the effectiveness of the proposed communication system from example of cooperative works.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.31 no.4B
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• pp.278-284
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• 2006

In thispaper, we designed a intelligent autonomous driving robot by using Fuzzy algorithm. The object of designed robot is recognition of obstacle, avoidance of obstacle and safe arrival. We append a suspension system to auxiliary wheel for improvement in stability and movement. The designed robot can arrive at destination where is wanted to go by the old and the weak and the handicapped at indoor hospital and building.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.162-170
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• 2012

It is very important for the robot to recognize its position to accomplish numerous tasks and to go to the goal. In this paper, we suggest Location Recognition System to distinguish robot's locations using land-mark and the odometer in the environment of sensor network. All in all, we created a basic intelligent robot, Location Recognition System, and Environment Sensor Modules; we verified the proposed algorithm through computer simulation.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 2003

This paper introduces a vision based autonomous mini mobile robot that is an approach to produce real autonomous vehicle. Previous autonomous vehicles are dependent on PC, because of complexity of designing hardware, difficulty of installation and abundant calculations. In this paper, we present an autonomous motile robot system that has abilities of accurate steering, quick movement in high speed and intelligent recognition as a stand-alone system using a mono camera. The proposed system has been implemented on mini track of which width is 25~30cm, and length is about 200cm. Test robot can run at average 32.9km/h speed on straight lane and average 22.3km/h speed on curved lane with 30~40m radius. This system provides a model of autonomous mobile robot adapted a lane recognition algorithm in odor to make real autonomous vehicle easily.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.457-466
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a wavelet neural network(WNN) based predictive control method for path tracking of mobile robots with multi-input and multi-output. In our control method, we use a WNN as a state predictor which combines the capability of artificial neural networks in learning processes and the capability of wavelet decomposition. A WNN predictor is tuned to minimize errors between the WNN outputs and the states of mobile robot using the gradient descent rule. And control signals, linear velocity and angular velocity, are calculated to minimize the predefined cost function using errors between the reference states and the predicted states. Through a computer simulation for the tracking performance according to varied track, we demonstrate the efficiency and the feasibility of our predictive control system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.249-254
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• 2001

Abstract In this paper, we propose a method of cooperative control based on artifical intelligent system in distributed autonomous robotic system. In general, multi-agent behavior algorithm is simple and effective for small number of robots. And multi-robot behavior control is a simple reactive navigation strategy by combining repulsion from obstacles with attraction to a goal. However when the number of robot goes on increasing, this becomes difficult to be realized because multi-robot behavior algorithm provide on multiple constraints and goals in mobile robot navigation problems. As the solution of above problem, we propose an architecture of fuzzy system for each multi-robot speed control and fuzzy-neural network for obstacle avoidance. Here, we propose an architecture of fuzzy system for each multi-robot speed control and fuzzy-neural network for their direction to avoid obstacle. Our focus is on system of cooperative autonomous robots in environment with obstacle. For simulation, we divide experiment into two method. One method is motor schema-based formation control in previous and the other method is proposed by this paper. Simulation results are given in an obstacle environment and in an dynamic environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2003.09b
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• pp.9-12
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 미지의 환경에서 인터넷 기반에 대한 이동로봇의 자율 주행이 가능하도록 비젼시스템과 퍼지규칙을 이용한 경로 설정 및 장애물 회피를 위한 알고리즘을 소개 하고자 한다. 한편 원격지에서도 로봇의 움직임을 파악할 수 있도록 인터넷을 통한 원격운용 기능을 추가함으로써 로봇의 효율적인 제어가 가능하도록 하였다. 원격지에서 제어하고자 할 때 대부분이 인터넷이나 무선을 이용한 원격제어 또는 실시간 모니터링을 통해 제어하여 그 상황을 시뮬레이션으로 구현하고 있다. 현재 이동로봇 제어를 할 때 많이 사용되는 방법은 IEEE 802.11b를 기반으로 한 wireless LAN Socket, TCP/IP, RF, 블루투스 통신등이 있다. 이러한 방식중 본 논문에서는 Internet 방식 중에 TCP/IP 프로토콜을 사용하였다. 전체 시스템은 이동로봇과 서버 그리고 클라이언트로 구성되며 이동 로봇은 인터넷을 통해서 로봇을 제어하거나 필요에 따라서는 로봇이 직접 제어권을 가지고 자율주행이 가능하도록 설계되었다. 본 논문에서는 퍼지규칙을 이용하여 경로 계획 및 장애물 회피를 위한 알고리즘을 생성하였으며, 실험을 통한 그 효율성을 검증하였다. 또한 실제 이동 로봇을 제작하여 실험한 결과에서도 제안된 알고리즘이 우수한 성능을 발휘함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.175-178
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• 2000

생명체는 자신을 이루고 있는 단순한 구성 요소들이 적은 수의 근본 규칙들에 의하여 국부적 상호작용을 함으로써 복잡한 생명 현상을 보이고있다 이 연구에서는 생명 현상을 보이고 있는 개체가 많은 수의 단순한 구성 요소들의 집합으로 이루어져 있으며 그러한 구성 요소들이 적은 수의 근본 규칙들에 의하여 서로 국부적인 상호작용을 함으로써 복잡한 행동패턴들을 나타낸다는 가정 아래, 여러 대의 자율이동로봇(autonomous mobile robot)들의 군지능을 나타낼 수 있는 적은 수의 근본 규칙을 찾아내고 찾아진 근본규칙들을 퍼지규칙으로 표현하는 것을 목표로 한다. 각 자율이동로봇은 기능이 매우 제한되어 있으며, 자신만의 독특한 신호를 발생한다. 이 신호를 "heartbeat"이라 부르며 이를 이용하여 대략적으로 자신의 위치와 현재상태를 다른 개체에게 알리는 역할을 한다 이 논문에서는 "heartbeat"을 이용한 로봇간의 통신과 자재반송이라는 군행동을 퍼지시스템으로 구현하고 이를 평가한다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.131-137
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• 2006

In swarm robot systems, each robot must behaves by itself according to the its states and environments, and if necessary, must cooperates with other robots in order to carry out a given task. Therefore it is essential that each robot has both learning and evolution ability to adapt the dynamic environments. In this paper, the new learning and evolution method based on reinforcement learning having delayed reward ability and distributed genetic algorithms is proposed for behavior learning and evolution of collective autonomous mobile robots. Reinforcement learning having delayed reward is still useful even though when there is no immediate reward. And by distributed genetic algorithm exchanging the chromosome acquired under different environments by communication each robot can improve its behavior ability. Specially, in order to improve the performance of evolution, selective crossover using the characteristic of reinforcement learning is adopted in this paper. we verify the effectiveness of the proposed method by applying it to cooperative search problem.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.326-333
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• 2001

This paper focuses on a method to connect mobile devices such as mobile robot. Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) and Unmanned Container Transporter(UCT) to a fieldbus. In this paper, the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN is used to extend a Profibus network for the mobile devices. In order to integrate these two networks, a gateway is developed using two threads and an internal buffer. Furthermore, a polling algorithm is applied at the gateway in order to satisfy real-time requirements on data communication, Finally, the performance measures such as data latency and throughput are experimentally evaluated on a wirelessly-extended Profibus network. The results shows the feasibility of the wireless extension of Profilbus for various mobile device.