• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2006

An optimal capturing trajectory for a moving object is proposed in this paper based on the observation that a single-curvature path is more accurate than double-or triple-curvature paths. Moving distance, moving time, and trajectory error are major factors considered in deciding an optimal path for capturing the moving object. That is, the moving time and distance are minimized while the trajectory error is maintained as small as possible. The three major factors are compared for the single and the double curvature trajectories to show superiority of the single curvature trajectory. Based upon the single curvature trajectory, a kinematics model of a mobile robot is proposed to follow and capture the moving object, in this paper. A capturing scenario can be summarized as follows: 1. Motion of the moving object has been captured by a CCD camera., 2. Position of the moving object has been estimated using the image frames, and 3. The mobile robot tries to follow the moving object along the single curvature trajectory which matches positions and orientations of the moving object and the mobile robot at the final moment. Effectiveness of the single curvature trajectory modeling and capturing algorithm has been proved, through simulations and real experiments using a 2-DOF wheel-based mobile robot.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.696-702
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• 2004

An optimal trajectory generation algorithm for capturing a moving object by a mobile robot in real-time is proposed in this paper. The linear and rotational velocities of the moving object are estimated using the Kalman filter, as a state estimator. For the estimation, the moving object is tracked by a 2-DOF active camera mounted on the mobile robot, which enables a mobile manipulator to track the mobile robot until the capturing moment. The optimal trajectory for capturing the moving object is dependent on the initial conditions of the mobile robot as well as the moving object. Therefore, real-time trajectory planning for the mobile robot is definitely required for the successful capturing of the moving object. The performance of proposed algorithm is verified through the real experiments and the superiority is demonstrated by comparing to other algorithms.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.599-604
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• 2013

Path planning of mobile robots has a purpose to design an optimal path from an initial position to a target point. Minimum driving time, minimum driving distance and minimum driving error might be considered in choosing the optimal path and are correlated to each other. In this paper, an efficient driving trajectory is planned in a real situation where a mobile robot follows a moving object. Position and distance of the moving object are obtained using a web camera, and the rotation angular and linear velocities are estimated using Kalman filters to predict the trajectory of the moving object. Finally, the mobile robot follows the moving object using a single curvature trajectory by estimating the trajectory of the moving object. Using the estimation by Kalman filters and the single curvature in the trajectory planning, the total tracking distance and time saved amounts to about 7%. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm has been verified through real tracking experiments.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.317-320
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• 2005

The LBS (Location-Based Services) are valuable information services combined the location of moving object with various contents such as map, POI (point of Interest), route and so on. The must general service of LBS is route determination service and its applicable parts are FMS (Fleet Management System), travel advisory system and mobile navigation system. The core function of route determination service is determination of optimal route from source to destination in various environments. The MODB (Moving Object Database) system, core part of LBS composition systems, is able to manage current or past location information of moving object and massive trajectory information stored in MODB is value-added data in CRM, ERP and data mining part. Also this past trajectory information can be helpful to determine optimal route. In this paper, we suggest methods to determine optimal route by querying past trajectory information in MODB system and verify the effectiveness of suggested method.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2004

In the field of machine vision using a single camera mounted on a mobile robot, although the detection and tracking of moving objects from a moving observer, is complex and computationally demanding task. In this paper, we propose a new scheme for a mobile robot to track and capture a moving object using images of a camera. The system consists of the following modules: data acquisition, feature extraction and visual tracking, and trajectory generation. And a single camera is used as visual sensors to capture image sequences of a moving object. The moving object is assumed to be a point-object and projected onto an image plane to form a geometrical constraint equation that provides position data of the object based on the kinematics of the active camera. Uncertainties in the position estimation caused by the point-object assumption are compensated using the Kalman filter. To generate the shortest time trajectory to capture the moving object, the linear and angular velocities are estimated and utilized. The experimental results of tracking and capturing of the target object with the mobile robot are presented.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.527-547
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• 2009

Moving object management is widely used in traffic, logistic and data mining applications in ubiquitous environments. It is required to analyze spatio-temporal data and trajectories for moving object management. In this paper, we proposed a novel index structure for spatio-temporal aggregation of trajectory in a constrained network, named aCN-RB-tree. It manages aggregation values of trajectories using a constraint network-based index and it also supports direction of trajectory. An aCN-RB-tree consists of an aR-tree in its center and an extended B-tree. In this structure, an aR-tree is similar to a Min/Max R-tree, which stores the child nodes' max aggregation value in the parent node. Also, the proposed index structure is based on a constrained network structure such as a FNR-tree, so that it can decrease the dead space of index nodes. Each leaf node of an aR-tree has an extended B-tree which can store timestamp-based aggregation values. As it considers the direction of trajectory, the extended B-tree has a structure with direction. So this kind of aCN-RB-tree index can support efficient search for trajectory and traffic zone. The aCN-RB-tree can find a moving object trajectory in a given time interval efficiently. It can support traffic management systems and mining systems in ubiquitous environments.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제11D권1호
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• pp.69-82
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• 2004

이동 객체는 시간이 변화함에 따라 공간적인 위치나 모양, 크기 등이 변화하는 특징을 가지고 있다. 이런 객체의 변화는 연속적인 움직임을 수반하고 있는데, 이것을 궤적이라 한다. 본 논문에서는 한번의 노드 접근으로 이동 객체의 궤적을 검색할 수 있는 색인구조를 제안한다. 또한 시공간 범위검색은 물론 궤적검색에 효율적인 다중복합 검색을 제안한다. 제안된 방법의 우수성을 보이기 위해 실험을 통하여 검색시간과 저장공간에 대한 성능을 여러 환경에서 비교 분석하여 기존의 색인구조들에 비해 이동 객체의 시공간 궤적검색이 우수함을 보인다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제9권12호
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• pp.1529-1541
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• 2006

Moving objects have been widely employed in traffic and logistic applications. Spatio-temporal aggregations mainly describe the moving object's behavior in the spatial data warehouse. The previous works usually express the object moving in some certain region, but ignore the object often moving along as the trajectory. Other researches focus on aggregation and comparison of trajectories. They divide the spatial region into units which records how many times the trajectories passed in the unit time. It not only makes the storage space quite ineffective, but also can not maintain spatial data property. In this paper, a spatio-temporal aggregation index structure for moving object trajectory in constrained network is proposed. An extended B-tree node contains the information of timestamp and the aggregation values of trajectories with two directions. The network is divided into segments and then the spatial index structure is constructed. There are the leaf node and the non leaf node. The leaf node contains the aggregation values of moving object's trajectory and the pointer to the extended B-tree. And the non leaf node contains the MBR(Minimum Bounding Rectangle), MSAV(Max Segment Aggregation Value) and its segment ID. The proposed technique overcomes previous problems efficiently and makes it practicable finding moving object trajectory in the time interval. It improves the shortcoming of R-tree, and makes some improvement to the spatio-temporal data in query processing and storage.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.169-181
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• 2008

대부분의 이동객체들은 공간 네트워크상을 움직이기 때문에, 그들의 궤적을 효과적으로 색인 검색할 수 있는 궤적 기반 색인 구조가 필요하다. 하지만 도로와 같은 공간 네트워크상의 궤적 기반 색인 구조에 대한 연구는 FNR-트리나 MON-트리와 같은 연구가 진행되었을 뿐 연구가 많이 진행되어 있지 않다. 하지만, FNR-트리나 MON-트리 또한 이동객체의 세그먼트만을 저장할 뿐 전체 궤적을 유지하지 못하여, 궤적 질의에 대해 비효율적이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 공간 네트워크상의 이동객체를 위한 궤적기반 색인 구조인 TMN -Tree(Trajectory of Moving objects on Network-Tree)를 제안한다. 이를 위해, 이동객체를 공간과 시간 특성으로 분류하고, 궤적을 유지함으로써 영역질의와 궤적질의를 동시에 처리할 수 있는 색인 구조를 설계한다. 아울러, 사용자 질의를 시공간영역 내 궤적 질의, 시간영역 내 유사궤적 질의, k-최근접 질의로 분류하고, 이들을 처리하기 위한 질의 처리 알고리즘을 제안한다. 마지막으로 본 논문에서 제안한 궤적 기반 색인 구조가 기존의 색인구조인 FNR-Tree, MON-Tree보다 성능이 향상되었음을 보여준다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2033-2036
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• 2004

A novel approach to estimate the real time moving trajectory of an object is proposed in this paper. The object position is obtained from the image data of a CCD camera, while a state estimator predicts the linear and angular velocities of the moving object. To overcome the uncertainties and noises residing in the input data, a Kalman filter and neural networks are utilized. Since the Kalman filter needs to approximate a non-linear system into a linear model to estimate the states, there always exist errors as well as uncertainties again. To resolve this problem, the neural networks are adopted in this approach, which have high adaptability with the memory of the input-output relationship. Kohonen Network(Self-Organized Map) is selected to learn the motion trajectory since it is spatially oriented. The superiority of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated through the real experiments.