• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.218-222
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• 2014

In this paper, we introduce an autonomous calibration method for a 2D laser displacement sensor (e.g. laser vision sensor and laser range finder) by matching a single point on a flat structure. Many arc welding robots install a 2D laser displacement sensor to expand their application by recognizing their environment (e.g. base metal and seam). In such systems, sensing data should be transformed to the robot's coordinates, and the geometric relation (i.e. rotation and translation) between the robot's coordinates and sensor coordinates should be known for the transformation. Calibration means the inference process of geometric relation between the sensor and robot. Generally, the matching of more than 3 points is required to infer the geometric relation. However, we introduce a novel method to calibrate using only 1 point matching and use a specific flat structure (i.e. circular hole) which enables us to find the geometric relation with a single point matching. We make the rotation component of the calibration results as a constant to use only a single point by moving a robot to a specific pose. The flat structure can be installed easily in a manufacturing site, because the structure does not have a volume (i.e. almost 2D structure). The calibration process is fully autonomous and does not need any manual operation. A robot which installed the sensor moves to the specific pose by sensing features of the circular hole such as length of chord and center position of the chord. We show the precision of the proposed method by performing repetitive experiments in various situations. Furthermore, we applied the result of the proposed method to sensor based seam tracking with a robot, and report the difference of the robot's TCP (Tool Center Point) trajectory. This experiment shows that the proposed method ensures precision.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.97-107
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• 1999

항공기의 착륙을 추적하기 위해 많이 사용되는 수동 센서인 레이저 거리 측정기(LRF)와 전방관측 적외선 카메라(FLIR)는 배기가스교란(Exhaust Plume Disturbance)으로 인한 고도각 측정 시에 오차를 발생시킨다. 이 경우에 확장형 칼만필터(EKF)를 사용하여 거리 및 고도를 측정하면 배기가스(plume)와 같은 비-가우시안 잡음 때문에 추적 성능이 저하된다. 본 논문에서는 배기가스의 발생 타이밍을 검출기(PD)를 사용하여 확인한 후에 배기가스가 발생하면 적응형 추산법을 사용하고 배기가스의 영향이 없을 때에는 기존의 확장형 칼만필터를 사용하는 복합 방식을 제안하고 이를 위한 적응형 필터를 설계한다. 이 혼합형 필터는 배기가스와 같은 미지의 바이어스를 제거하는데 매우 효과적인 방법이며 시뮬레이션을 통하여 이러한 성능을 예증한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose a distributed search of a cluster robot using tree structure in an unknown environment. In the proposed method, the cluster robot divides the unknown environment into 4 regions by using the LRF (Laser Range Finder) sensor information and divides the maximum detection distance into 4 regions, and detects feature points of the obstacle. Also, we define the detected feature points as Voronoi Generators of the Voronoi Diagram and apply the Voronoi diagram. The Voronoi Space, the Voronoi Partition, and the Voronoi Vertex, components of Voronoi, are created. The generated Voronoi partition is the path of the robot. Voronoi vertices are defined as each node and consist of the proposed tree structure. The root of the tree is the starting point, and the node with the least significant bit and no children is the target point. Finally, we demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method through several simulations.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2011

A precise embedded ultrasonic localization system is developed for autonomous mobile robots in indoor environments, which is essential for autonomous navigation of mobile robots with various tasks. Although ultrasonic sensors are more cost-effective than other sensors such as LRF (Laser Range Finder) and vision, they suffer inaccuracy and directional ambiguity. First, we apply the matched filter to measure the distance precisely. For resolving the computational complexity of the matched filter for embedded systems, we propose a new matched filter algorithm with fast computation in three points of view. Second, we propose an accurate ultrasonic localization system which consists of three ultrasonic receivers on the mobile robot and two or more transmitters on the ceiling. Last, we add an extended Kalman filter to estimate position and orientation. Various simulations and experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed system.