• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.141-147
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• 2003

This paper represents an absolute positioning system using a light navigation path for mobile robot. The absolute positioning system is composed of the projector unit which generates a laser beam using laser diode and mobile robot with the optical detector which has some optical sensors. The projector unit is fixed over the navigating plane of mobile robot to generate the light navigation path, and the optical detector located upper part of mobile robot detects the generated laser beam from the projector. The navigation of mobile robot is controlled by the micro-processor which compares the detected present position from the detector with the previously programmed navigation path. And experimental results show that our sensor system can be used for the absolute positioning system of the mobile robot.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.100-111
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• 2013

Indoor real-time positioning for multiple targets is required to realize human-robot symbiosis. This study firstly presents positioning accuracy on an autonomous mobile robot controlled by 3-D coordinates that is obtained by a real-time indoor positioning system with spread spectrum (SS) ultrasonic signals communicated by code-division multiple access. Although many positioning systems have been investigated, the positioning system with the SS ultrasonic signals can measure identified multiple 3-D positions in every 70 ms with noise tolerance and error within 100 mm. This system is also robust to occlusion and environmental changes. However, thus far, the positioning errors in an autonomous mobile robot, controlled by these systems using the SS ultrasonic signals, have not been evaluated as an experimental study. Therefore, a positioning experiment for trajectory control is conducted using an autonomous mobile robot and our positioning system. The effectiveness of this positioning method for robot self-localization is shown, from this experiment, because the average control error between the target position and the robot's position at 29 mm is obtained.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.231-239
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• 2010

For indoor mobile robots, the performance of autonomous navigation is affected by a variety of factors. In this paper, we focus on the characteristics of indoor absolute positioning systems. Two commercially available sensor systems are experimentally tested under various conditions. Mobile robot navigation experiments were carried out, and the results show that resultant performance of navigation is highly dependent upon the characteristics of positioning systems. The limitations and characteristics of positioning systems are analyzed from both quantitative and qualitative point of view. On the basis of the analysis, the relationship between the positioning system characteristics and the controller design are presented.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.1240-1247
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• 2011

The localization of mobile robot in environment is a major concern in mobile robot navigation. So, many kinds of localization techniques have been researched for several years. Among them, the positioning system using ultrasound has received attention. Most of these ultrasonic positioning systems to synchronize the transmitters and receivers are used for RF (Radio Frequencies). However, due to the use of RF, the interference problems can not be avoided and the performance of radio frequencies directly affects the positioning performance. So we proposed the ultrasonic positioning system without synchronizing RF. The proposed system is based on existing USAT (Ultrasonic Satellite System) adopted infrastructure transmitting type, and consists of transmitter and receiver synchronizing modules instead of the radio frequency transmitters and receiver. The ultrasonic transmitters and receivers are synchronized individually by the transmitter and receiver synchronizing modules. In order to calculate the bias between the transmitter and receiver synchronizing modules, new positioning algorithm similar to GPS was proposed. The positioning performance of the improved USAT without synchronizing RF and the validity of the proposed positioning algorithm are verified and evaluated by experiments.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.391-398
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• 2010

Because mobile sensor network is different with the existing wireless sensor network with fixed nodes, it is more difficult to implement a positioning algorithm in mobile sensor network than in mobile sensor network. In case of fast moving node, a positioning algorithm may be not completed in a given time. In this paper we present the positioning algorithm that improves performance and can complete a computation in time on mobile sensor network.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.835-854
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose a novel positioning system for indoor navigation which helps a user navigate easily to desired destinations in an unfamiliar indoor environment using his mobile phone. The system requires only the user's mobile phone with its basic equipped sensors such as a camera and a compass. The system tracks user's positions and orientations using a vision-based approach that utilizes $360^{\circ}$ panoramic images captured in the environment. To improve the robustness of the vision-based method, we exploit a digital compass that is widely installed on modern mobile phones. This hybrid solution outperforms existing mobile phone positioning methods by reducing the error of position estimation to around 0.7 meters. In addition, to enable the proposed system working independently on mobile phone without the requirement of additional hardware or external infrastructure, we employ a modified version of a fast and robust feature matching scheme using Histogrammed Intensity Patch. The experiments show that the proposed positioning system achieves good performance while running on a mobile phone with a responding time of around 1 second.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.433-438
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• 2011

The purpose of this paper is to define WiFi LDT(Location Determination Technology) and Service available for mobile wireless network. This paper introduces positioning technology such as Basic Technology Element and QoS(Quality of Service) etc. of WPS(WiFi Positioning System) for mobile wireless network. The LDT and wireless positioning technology in order to determine the position of terminal when mobile based positioning service is provided, and by providing service with postioning technology, it will not only provide convenience to the users or subscribers but also contribute to the activation of LBS(Location Based Services) industries.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.75-82
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• 2016

Visible light communication (VLC) using LED lamps is suitable for implementing an indoor positioning system in an indoor environment where the global positioning system (GPS) signal does not reach. In this paper, we present an indoor positioning system for mobile robots using a VLC beacon and fuzzy rules. This system consists of an autonomous mobile robot, VLC modules, and device application software. Fuzzy rules are applied to plan the global and local paths along which the mobile robot navigates indoors. The VLC transmitter modules are attached to the wall or the ceiling as beacons to transmit their own location information. The variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) algorithm is used to transmit data, which is a new modulation scheme for VLC providing a dimming control mechanism for flicker-free optical communication. The mobile robot has a receiver module to receive the location information while performing its mission in the environment where VLC transmitters are deployed.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.221-226
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• 2007

A robust position-sensing system is proposed in this paper for ubiquitous mobile robots which move indoor as well as outdoor. The Differential GPS (DGPS) which has position estimation error of less than 5 m is a general solution when the mobile robots are moving outdoor, while an active beacon system (ABS) with embedded ultrasonic sensors is selected as an indoor positioning system. The switching from the outdoor to indoor or vice versa causes unstable measurements on account of the reference and algorithm changes. To minimize the switching time in the position estimation and to stabilize the measurement, a robust position-sensing system is proposed. In the system, to minimize the switching delay, the door positions are stored and updated in a database. The reliability and accuracy of the robust positioning system based on DGPS and ABS are verified through the real experiments using a mobile robot prepared for this research and demonstrated.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.69-80
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• 2002

최근 컴퓨터 기술의 발전과 함께 Mobile 컴퓨터 환경도 함께 급속히 발전하고 있다. 이로 인해 오프라인 컴퓨팅 및 네트워킹을 이용하던 사용자들이 Mobile 컴퓨팅 환경을 자주 이용하게 되고, Mobile 솔루션에 대한 사용자의 요구도 다양화되고 있는 추세이다. 이 중 Mobile 지도 서비스는 휴대하기 편한 Pocket PC라고도 불리는 PDA(Personal Digital Assistants)는 자신의 현재 위치를 확인할 수 있는 GPS(Global Positioning System)가 급속도로 보급됨으로써 Mobile 환경에서 가장 활용도가 높은 서비스로 부각되고 있다. 가까운 미래의 IT기술은 GPS와 PDA 등을 연계한 e포지션의 폭발적인 이용 증대와 국내 원천기술에 의한 세계적인 사업모델의 탄생이 눈앞에 현실로 다가오고 있다는 점을 감안하면, GPS를 활용한 Mobile 기술력 확보는 국가적 차원에서 대단히 중요하다는 견지를 같이하는 전문가들이 많다. 이러한 시대적 요구 환경 하에서, 본 논문에서는 JAVA VM 기반의 무선위치추적 제어미들웨어와 GIS 프로그램(Vector MAP Viewer)을 구축함으로써 APTS의 효율성에 관한 연구를 제안하고, 앞으로의 향후 개선방향을 제시하고자 한다.