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Calibration of the depth measurement system with a laser pointer, a camera and a plain mirror

  • Kim, Hyong-Suk;Lin, Chun-Shin;Gim, Seong-Chan;Chae, Hee-Sung
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1994-1998
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    • 2005
  • Characteristic analysis of the depth measurement system with a laser, a camera and a rotating mirror has been done and the parameter calibration technique for it has been proposed. In the proposed depth measurement system, the laser beam is reflected to the object by the rotating mirror and again the position of the laser beam is observed through the same mirror by the camera. The depth of the object pointed by the laser beam is computed depending on the pixel position on the CCD. There involved several number of internal and external parameters such as inter-pixel distance, focal length, position and orientation of the system components in the depth measurement error. In this paper, it is shown through the error sensitivity analysis of the parameters that the most important parameters in the sense of error sources are the angle of the laser beam and the inter pixel distance. The calibration techniques to minimize the effect of such major parameters are proposed.

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Development of a Camera-based Position Measurement System for the RTGC with Environment Conditions (실외 주행환경을 고려한 카메라 기반의 RTGC 위치계측시스템 개발)

  • Kawai, Hideki;Kim, Young-Bok;Choi, Yong-Woon
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.892-896
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    • 2011
  • This paper describes a camera-based position measurement system for automatic tracking control of a rubber Tired Gantry Crane (RTGC). An automatic tracking control of RTGC depends on the ability to measure its displacement and angle from a guide line that the RTGC has to follow. The measurement system proposed in this paper is composed of a camera and a PC that are mounted on the right upper between front and rear tires of the RTGC's side. The measurement accuracy of the system is affected by disturbances such as cracks and stains of the guide line, shadows, and halation from the light fluctuation. To overcome the disturbances, both side edges of the guide line are detected as two straight lines from an input image taken by the camera, and parameters of the straight lines are determined by using Hough transform. The displacement and angle of the RTGC from the guide line can be obtained from these parameters with the robustness against the disturbances. From the experiments with the disturbances, we found the accurate displacement and the angle from the guide line that have the standard deviations of 0.95 pixels and 0.22 degrees, respectively.

Sensor Calibration of a Helmet MEG System (헬멧형 뇌자도 장치의 센서 교정)

  • Kwon, H.;Kim, K.;Yu, K.K.;Kim, J.M.;Lee, Y.H.
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.57-61
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    • 2010
  • We have developed a whole-head MEG system for basic brain research and clinical application. The sensor system consists of a 152 SQUID gradiometer array oriented and located in a suitable way to cover a whole head of the human. The system measures magnetic fields generated by neuronal currents in the brain to get information on the brain activities. For this purpose, the field sensitivity determined by the position, orientation and geometry of the pickup coil as well as amplification factor of the electronic circuits should be known precisely. However, the position and orientation of the pickup coil might be changed from the designed specifications during cool down of the dewar and it is necessary to characterize the field sensitivity. In this study, we made calibration systems to determine the actual position and orientation of the 152 pickup coils and compared the localization results of the N100m source in the auditory cortex.

3D Depth Measurement System based on Parameter Calibration of the Mu1ti-Sensors (실거리 파라미터 교정식 복합센서 기반 3차원 거리측정 시스템)

  • Kim, Jong-Man;Kim, Won-Sop;Hwang, Jong-Sun;Kim, Yeong-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.125-129
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    • 2006
  • The analysis of the depth measurement system with multi-sensors (laser, camera, mirror) has been done and the parameter calibration technique has been proposed. In the proposed depth measurement system, the laser beam is reflected to the object by the rotating mirror and again the position of the laser beam is observed through the same mirror by the camera. The depth of the object pointed by the laser beam is computed depending on the pixel position on the CCD. There involved several number of internal and external parameters such as inter-pixel distance, focal length, position and orientation of the system components in the depth measurement error. In this paper, it is shown through the error sensitivity analysis of the parameters that the most important parameters in the sense of error sources are the angle of the laser beam and the inter pixel distance.

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Development of Material Deformation Measurement System using Machine Vision (머신 비전을 활용한 재료 변형 측정 기술 개발)

  • E. B. Mok;W. J. Chung;C. W. Lee
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.20-27
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    • 2023
  • In this study, the deformation of materials was measured using the video and tracking API of OpenCV. Circular markers attached to the material were selected the region of interests (ROIs). The position of the marker was measured from the area center of the circular marker. The position and displacement of the center point was measured along the image frames. For the verification, tensile tests were conducted. In the tensile test, four circular markers were attached along the longitudinal and transverse directions. The strain was calculated using the distance between markers both in the longitudinal and transverse direction. As a result, the stress-strain curve obtained using machine vision is compared to the stress-strain curve obtained from the DIC results. RMSE values of the strain from the machine vision and DIC were less than 0.005. In addition, as a measurement example, a bending angle and springback measurement according to bending deformation, and a moving position measurement of a punch, a blank holder, and a die by time change were performed. Using the proposed method, the deformation and displacement of the materials were measured precisely and easily.

Effect of Subtalar Joint Neutral Position and Knee Position on the Passive Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (목말밑 관절의 중립자세와 무릎관절 자세가 수동적인 발등굽힘 가동범위에 미치는 영향)

  • Jung, Do-young
    • Physical Therapy Korea
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2019
  • Background: Measurement of passive ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADROM) is often part of a physical therapy assessment. Objects: The objective of this study was to identify the effects of subtalar joint neutral position (SJNP) on passive ADROM according to knee position in young adults. Methods: We recruited 14 young adult participants for this study. Two examiners used a universal goniometer to measure passive ADROM with and without SJNP. Dorsiflexion force was applied to the forefoot until maximum resistance was reached in two knee positions (extension and $90^{\circ}$ flexion) in the prone position. Subtalar joint position was also recorded at maximum ADROM. Passive ADROM was measured three times at different knee and subtalar joint positions, in random order. Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to compare the effects of subtalar joint and knee position on passive ADROM. Results: Passive ADROM was significantly lower with than without SJNP during both knee extension (mean difference: $7.4^{\circ}$) and $90^{\circ}$ flexion (mean difference: $16.9^{\circ}$) (p<.01). Passive ADROM was significantly higher during $90^{\circ}$ knee flexion than during knee extension both with (mean difference: $5.8^{\circ}$) and without SJNP (mean difference: $15.2^{\circ}$) (p<.01). The valgus position of the subtalar joint was significantly lower with than without SJNP during both knee extension (mean difference: $3.3^{\circ}$) and $90^{\circ}$ flexion (mean difference: $4.3^{\circ}$) (p<.01). Conclusion: Our results indicate that the gastrocnemius may limit ankle dorsiflexion more than the soleus does. Greater dorsiflexion at the subtalar and midtarsal joints was observed during passive ADROM measurement without than that with SJNP; therefore, SJNP should be maintained for accurate measurement of ADROM.

dynamic localization of a mobile robot using a rotating sonar and a map (회전 초음파 센서와 지도를 이용한 이동 로보트의 동적 절대 위치 추정)

  • 양해용;정학영;이장규
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.544-547
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, we propose a dynamic localization method using a rotating sonar and a map. The proposed method is implemented by using extended Kalman filter. The state equation is based on the encoder propagation model and the encoder error model, and the measurement equation is a map-based measurement equation using a rotating sonar sensor. By utilizing sonar beam characteristics, map-based measurements are updated while AMR is moving continuously. By modeling and estimating systematic errors of a differential encoder, the position is successfully estimated even the interval of the map-based measurement. Monte-Carlo simulation shows that the proposed global position estimator has the performance of a few millimeter order in position error and of a few tenth degrees in heading error and of compensating systematic errors of the differential encoder well.

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Basic Study of the Improvement of PSD Output by Inclined Light Input (PSD의 출력특성향상을 위한 경사 입력광의 특성해석에 대한 기본연구)

  • Kweon, Hyun-Kyu;Park, Chang-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, the output characteristics of PSD(Position Sensetive Detector) used in measurement system are described. Most of the precision measurment systems are accomplished by a laser diode(LD), a photo diode(PD) and PSD(Position Sensetive Detector), which are used in reflection of mirror or projection of infrared spectrometer. But it is especially restricted by resolution of PD and PSD in nano-measurement. A new inclined light methods into the PSD are employed in the surface measurement system for increasing the resolution. As the results, we can know that the output characteristics of detective senser (PSD) become more than 2 or 3 times by changing inclined angle(range: 5 degree) compared with common angle. In addition, the experiment results are confirmed that the change of inclined angle is not affecting to the linearity and repeating.

Three Reasons We May Shun the Research Practice That Employs Formative Measurement in the Endogenous Position

  • Kim, Gimun;Shin, Bongsik;Kim, Kijoo
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.129-141
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    • 2013
  • When the formative construct is placed in the endogenous position, there are clear theoretical, mathematical, and empirical issues in model estimation. Nonetheless, scholars who have adopted structural equation modeling for empirical research and those who are engaged in debates on the viability of formative modeling fail to recognize the fundamental problems of employing formative measurement in the endogenous position. This manuscript is intended to set a corrective path by discussing three reasons why this frequented practice may be avoided in both theoretical and empirical research.

An Experimental Study on the Measurement Performance of Coordinate Measuring Machine (3 차원 좌표 측정기의 측정 성능에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Pyo;Kang, Hyung-Joo;Ha, Sung-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2009
  • In the manufacturing industry, there has been a significant increase in the use of coordinate measuring machines(CMM). In this paper, the sources of CMM measurement performance are discussed. The effects of workpiece position, length and orientation are analyzed by using the design of experiments. Both a fractional factorial design and a factorial design are employed to conduct the experimental study. The analysis of variance is performed to determine the significance of factors in the experiment and regression analysis is applied to make the measurement approximate model. The results show that position along the Z axis, length and orientation affect the CMM measurement performance.