• BMB Reports
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2021

In animals, proper locomotion is crucial to find mates and foods and avoid predators or dangers. Multiple sensory systems detect external and internal cues and integrate them to modulate motor outputs. Proprioception is the internal sense of body position, and proprioceptive control of locomotion is essential to generate and maintain precise patterns of movement or gaits. This proprioceptive feedback system is conserved in many animal species and is mediated by stretch-sensitive receptors called proprioceptors. Recent studies have identified multiple proprioceptive neurons and proprioceptors and their roles in the locomotion of various model organisms. In this review we describe molecular and neuronal mechanisms underlying proprioceptive feedback systems in C. elegans, Drosophila, and mice.

• 한국지능정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지능정보시스템학회 2001년도 The Pacific Aisan Confrence On Intelligent Systems 2001
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• pp.65-70
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• 2001

We consider a hyper-redundant system that consists of many uniform units. The hyper-redundant system has many degrees of freedom and it can accomplish various tasks. Applysing the reinforcement learning to the hyper-redundant system is very attractive because it is possible to acquire various behaviors for various tasks automatically. In this paper we present a new reinforcement learning algorithm "Q-learning with propagation of motion". The algorithm is designed for the multi-agent systems that have strong connections. The proposed algorithm needs only one small Q-table even for a large scale system. So using the proposed algorithm, it is possible for the hyper-redundant system to learn the effective behavior. In this algorithm, only one leader agent learns the own behavior using its local information and the motion of the leader is propagated to another agents with time delay. The reward of the leader agent is given by using the whole system information. And the effective behavior of the leader is learned and the effective behavior of the system is acquired. We apply the proposed algorithm to a snake-like hyper-redundant robot. The necessary condition of the system to be Markov decision process is discussed. And the computer simulation of learning the locomotion is demonstrated. From the simulation results we find that the task of the locomotion of the robot to the desired point is learned and the winding motion is acquired. We can conclude that our proposed system and our analysis of the condition, that the system is Markov decision process, is valid.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 학술발표 논문집 제14권 제1호
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• pp.277-280
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• 2004

In the research of biomechanical engineering, robotics and neurophysiology, to clarify the mechanism of human bipedal walking is of major interest. It serves as a basis of developing several applications such as rehabilitation tools and humanoid robots Nevertheless, because of complexity of the neuronal system that Interacts with the body dynamics system to make walking movements, much is left unknown about the details of locomotion mechanism. Researchers were looking for the optimal model of the neuronal system by trials and errors. In this paper, we applied Genetic Programming to induce the model of the nervous system automatically and showed its effectiveness by simulating a human bipedal walking with the obtained model.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1573-1578
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 전자기구동시스템을 기반으로 이동 및 드릴링 기능을 수행하는 의료용 마이크로로봇 시스템을 제작하고 평가하였다. 마이크로로봇은 너무 작아 내부에 배터리나 제어장치를 삽입 할수 없다. 이 결점을 극복하기 위하여 외부에서 전자기 코일 시스템을 이용하여 전자기장의 힘으로 마이크로로봇을 구동 시킨다. 전자기 구동 코일 시스템은 x, y, z 각축에 사각형 타입의 헬름홀쯔 코일 3 쌍과 z축에 솔레노이드형 맥스웰 코일 1 쌍이 배치 되어 있고, 각 코일에 인가되는 전류값의 조절에 따라 구동에 필요한 자기장을 발생 시킨다. 다양한 실험을 통하여 우리는 제안된 시스템을 이용하여 마이크로로봇이 3 차원 공간에서 이동 가능하며 드릴링 기능을 수행할 수 있다는 것을 보였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 고성능 단축 선형전동기에 적용할 수 있는 최단시간 위치 패턴 알고리즘에 대하여 논한다. 근래 들어 LCD/PDP 및 반도체 산업이 발달함에 따라 대형의 고성능 위치제어 시스템에 대한 요구가 높아지고 있으며 이러한 시스템에서는 공정 주기의 단축을 위하여 시간요소를 최소화시킨 최적 위치 패턴이 반드시 필요하다. 특히 반도체 산업 분야에서는 공작기계 분야와 달리 3차원 입체 위치 패턴보다는 단축 패턴에 대한 수요가 비교적 많은 편이다. 본 연구에서는 가속도가 사다리형인 위치 패턴을 기본으로 하여 연구를 진행하였으며 위치 및 시간을 변수로 고려한 패턴 분석을 통하여 최단시간에 목적하는 위치에 도달하기 위한 패턴을 비교적 간단히 구현할 수 있음을 보이고 이를 시뮬레이션 및 간이 실험으로 구현 가능성을 입증하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1989년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.77-80
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• 1989

This paper describes a study on the locomotion control system for a indoor-use mobile wheelchair. Three lode of operations - BASIC, AUTOMATIC and PROGRAMMED - are employed as basic algorithm building block. One-chip microcomputer 8031 is dominating the control of actuation part and it can control the range of rotating speed of the wheel both right and left by servo motor. Keyboard is employed as a command input device. This system is intended to improve the daily life of the disabled by the intelligent interactive operation scheme.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2012

In recent years, a number of missions have been planned and conducted worldwide on the planets such as Mars, which involves the unmanned robotic exploration with the use of rover. The rover is an important system for unmanned planetary exploration, performing the locomotion and sample collection and analysis at the exploration target of the planetary surface designated by the operator. This study investigates the development of mobility system for the rover ground model necessary to the planetary surface exploration for the benefit of future planetary exploration mission in Korea. First, the requirements for the rover mobility system are summarized and a new mechanism is proposed for a stable performance on rough terrain which consists of the passive suspension system with 8 wheeled double 4-bar linkage (DFBL), followed by the performance evaluation for the mechanism of the mobility system based on the shape design and simulation. The proposed mobility system DFBL was compared with the Rocker-Bogie suspension system of US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 8 wheeled mobility system CRAB8 developed in Switzerland, using the simulation to demonstrate the superiority with respect to the stability of locomotion. On the basis of the simulation results, a general system configuration was proposed and designed for the rover manufacture.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2004

Falls are common, costly, and a leading cause of death among older adults. The major predisposing factors of a fall may include age-related deterioration in the dynamic system composed of auditory, somatosensory, vestibular, visual, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular subsystems. Older adults with a history of frequent falls demonstrated significant reductions in gait velocity, muscle force production, and balance performance. These altered neuromechanical characteristics may be further exaggerated when faced with conflicting multisensory conditions. Despite the important contribution of multisensory function on the sensorimotor system during postural and locomotor tasks, it remains unclear whether multisensory intervention will produce dynamic balance improvement during locomotion in older adults with a history of frequent falls. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to address important factors associated with falls in elderly adults and provide theoretical rationale for a multisensory intervention program model.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.33-42
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• 1985

In this paper, a mobile robot is designed for the blind guidance. This system is composed of an Ultrasonic Ranging Vnit, PWM Vnit, Optical Encoder Vnit. Specilly we adapted Distance Comparison Measurement Method (DCMM) in order to compensate for the error resulted from atmospheric conditions, and PWM unit for the vehicle control and Optical encoder unit for the correct locomotion control. This system is processed, using MCS-85 microcomputer, much of information on surrounding conduitions in real time. We rotated ultrasonic sensor for many sifted data acquisition and used tone generator for the Man-Machine Communication. As a result, the measurement error of the distance is about 1cm, the distance measurement could be detected 0.2m to 6m. The locomotion speed is 0.4m/sec and we examined its practical use.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2012

This paper presents reference ZMP trajectory generation and implementation for a biped robot via linear inverted dumbbell model (LIDM), which can consider the effect of external momentum on the center of mass (COM) of robot. Based on a reference ZMP trajectory derived by using LIDM, a base trajectory is proposed not only to make the locomotion of robot similar to that of human but also to facilitate its implementation and tuning. In order to realize a dynamic walking using the proposed trajectory, compliance, impedance and ZMP tracking controllers are adopted together. Extensive experiments show that the proposed locomotion of a biped robot is stable and also, similar to that of human. Further researches on balance recovery of a biped robot will be carried out to guarantee its robust locomotion in combination with the proposed trajectory.