• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2011

This UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is not only widely used in various practical applications but is also currently being researched in many disciplines. In particular, obstacle avoidance is considered one of the most important technologies in the navigation of an unmanned vehicle. In this paper, we introduce a simple algorithm for path planning in order to reach a destination while avoiding a polygonal-shaped static obstacle. To effectively avoid such an obstacle, a path planned near the obstacle is much shorter than a path planned far from the obstacle, on the condition that both paths guarantee that the robot will not collide with the obstacle. So, to generate a path near the obstacle, we have developed an algorithm that combines an edge detection method and a limit-cycle navigation method. The edge detection method, based on Hough Transform and IR sensors, finds an obstacle's edge, and the limit-cycle navigation method generates a path that is smooth enough to reach a detected obstacle's edge. And we proposed novel algorithm to solve local minima using the virtual wall in the local vision. Finally, we verify performances of the proposed algorithm through simulations and experiments.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.1989-1990
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• 2006

This paper presents an escaping route method in a trap situation (a case that the robot is trapped in a local minimum by the potential of obstacles). In this scheme, the APFs for path planning have a multiplicative and auditive configuration between APFs for goal destination and APFs for obstacle avoidance unlike conventional configuration where APFs for obstacle avoidance is added to APFs for goal destination. The virtual escaping route method is proposed to allow a robot to escape from a local minimum in trap situation where the total forces composed of repulsive forces by obstacles and attractive force by a goal are zero.

• 전자공학회논문지T
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• 제35T권3호
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• pp.67-75
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• 1998

이 논문은 이동 장애물 회피를 위한 새로운 로봇 동작 계획을 제안한다. 이동 장애물의 운동성을 고려하여, 로봇과 장애물 사이의 관계를 위해 가상거리 함수를 정의한다. 각각의 샘플링 시간에, 장애물의 움직임을 고려한 인공 전위계를 구성하기 위해 가상거리 함수를 이용한다. 로봇은 인공 전위 함수에 의해 유도된 인력과 척력 벡터에 따라 이동한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 실시간으로 이동 장애물을 회피할 수 있었다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안된 알고리즘의 효율성을 입증한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.31-34
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• 2000

In this paper, we design an optimal path for multiple mobile robots. For this purpose, we propose a new method of path planning for multiple mobile robots in dynamic environment. First, every mobile robot searches a global path using a distance transform algorithm. Then we put subgoals at crooked path points and optimize them. And finally to obtain an optimal on-line local path, ever)r mobile robot searches a new path with static and dynamic obstacle avoidance.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.27-35
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• 1998

자율 주행 로봇이 주어진 환경에 대한 정보를 이용하여 장애물을 회피하며 안전하고 효율적으로 목표지점까지 주행하기 위해서는 최적의 이동 경로가 생성되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 유전 알고리즘을 이용하여 고정 및 움직이는 장애물이 존재하는 작업환경 내에서 전역경로 계획, 지역경로 계획을 결정하는 방법을 제안한다. 이동 로봇은 유전 알고리즘을 이용하여 먼저 최적의 전역 경로를 탐색하고 미지의 장애물을 발견하면 이와 충돌을 회피하기 위해 새로운 지역 경로를 탐색한다. 또한 움직이는 장애물이 작업공한내 존재하면 이동 로봇은 이를 피하기 위해 최적의 경로를 탐색한다. 본 논문에서는 제안한 유전 알고리즘은 기존의 알고리즘에 비해 국부적 최소 값에 빠지지 않고 경로 탐색능력이 효율적임을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.430-433
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• 1996

In This paper, we design the developed path generation method which is named that CBPM(Continuous path generation method Based artificial Potential field) that is able to be used in the obstacles environment. This CBPM is designed so that it puts together two obstacle avoidance algorithm-the continuous path generation method and the artificial potential field method. Here, the continuous path generation method generate the safety path using continuous path curvature. But, this method has demerits when used in obstacles environment in which are closely located. Another method which is named the artificial potential field method generates the path with the artificial potential field in the obstacles environment. But, APFM has local minima in certain places and unnecessarily calculates the path in which obstacles are not located. So, the developed path generation method, CBPM, is suggested and performances in many different obstacles environments are shown by using computer simulation.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.28-34
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• 1998

This paper presents a new method for local obstacle avoidance of indoor mobile robots. The method combines a directional approach called the lane method and a velocity space approach. The lane method divides working area into lanes and then chooses the best lane to follow for efficient and collision-free movement. Then, the heading direction to enter and follow the best lane is decided, and translational and rotational velocity considering physical limitations of a mobile robot are determined. Since this method combines both the directional and velocity space method, it shows collision-free motion as well as smooth motion taking the dynamic of the robot into account.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 1993년도 Fifth International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress 93
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• pp.1254-1257
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• 1993

Presented in this paper is a newly developed motion planning method of an autonomous mobile robot(MAR) which can be applied to flexible manufacturing systems(FMS). The mobile robot is designed for transporting tools and workpieces between a set-up station and machines according to production schedules of the whole FMS. The proposed method is implemented based on an earlier developed real-time obstacle avoidance method which employs Kohonen network for pattern classification of sonar readings and fuzzy logic for local path planning. Particulary, a novel obstacle avoidance method for moving objects using a collision index, collision possibility measure, is described. Our method has been tested on the SNU mobile robot. The experimental results show that the robot successfully navigates to its target while avoiding moving objects.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.831-833
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• 2004

In this paper, an obstacle avoidance algorithm is proposed for a network-based robot considering network delay by distribution. The proposed algorithm is based on the VFH(Vector Field Histogram) algorithm, and for the network-based robot system, in which it is assumed robot localization information is transmitted through network communication. In this paper, target vector for the VFH algorithm is estimated through the robot localization information and the measurement of its delay by distribution. The delay measurement is performed by time-stamp method. To synchronize all local clocks of the nodes distributed on the network, a global clock synchronization method is adopted. With the delay measurement, the robot localization estimation is performed by calculating the kinematics of the robot. The validation of the proposed algorithm is performed through the performance comparison of the obstacle avoidance between the proposed algorithm and the existing VFH algorithm on the network-based autonomous mobile robot.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.2435-2437
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• 2004

In this paper, an obstacle avoidance algorithm is proposed for a network-based robot considering network delay by distribution. The proposed algorithm is based on the VFH(Vector Field Histogram) algorithm, and for the network-based robot system, in which it is assumed robot localization information is transmitted through network communication. In this paper, target vector for the VFH algorithm is estimated through the robot localization information and the measurement of its delay by distribution. The delay measurement is performed by time-stamp method. To synchronize all local clocks of the nodes distributed on the network, a global clock synchronization method is adopted. With the delay measurement, the robot localization estimation is performed by calculating the kinematics of the robot. The validation of the proposed algorithm is performed through the performance comparison of the obstacle avoidance between the proposed algorithm and the existing VFH algorithm on the network-based autonomous mobile robot.