• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.337-342
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• 2012

This paper presents performance evaluation of real-time mechanisms for real-time embedded linux. First, we presents process for implementing open-source real-time embedded linux namely RTAI and Xenomai. These are real-time extensions to linux kernel and we implemented real-time embedded linux over the latest linux kernel. Measurements of executions of real-time mechanisms for each distribution are performed to give a quantitative comparison. Performance evaluations are conducted in kernel space about repeatability of periodic task, response time of Semaphore, FIFO, Mailbox and Message queue in terms of inter-task communication for each distribution. These rules can be helpful for deciding which real-time linux extension should be used with respect to the requirements of the real-time applications.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.45-53
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• 2011

According to the necessity of measuring equipments for advanced military systems, real-time characteristics such as time determinism and execution accuracy pursuing low-latencies have become very important. With this reason, the market demand for real-time features in the general purpose operating system such as Linux has been enlarging. To meet these requirements, RTLinux and RTAI has been developed as dual-kernels based on Linux. However, developers should use assembler languages to facilitate real-time in RT-Linux, it is very difficult to deal with it. RTAI has disadvantage that it only provides soft real-time. To solve these problems, RTiK-Linux was developed. In this paper, we propose a new dual-kernel with hard real-time capabilities in Linux, called RTiK-Linux(Real-Time implemented Kernel for Linux). We first introduce related researches and then describe the design methodologies to guarantee the resolution which almost accords with the timer settings. Finally, we present the results of experimental measurements and analyze them in order to validate and evaluate the proposed RTiK-Linux.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.1117-1123
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• 2008

This paper implements dual-kernel system using standard Linux and real-time embedded Linux for the real-time control of intelligent robot systems. Such system provides more useful services including standard Linux thread that is easy to implement complicated tasks and real-time tasks for the deterministic response to velocity control. Here, an open source real-time embedded Linux, XENOMAI, is ported on embedded target board. And for interfacing with motor controller we adopted a real-time serial device driver. The real-time task was implemented with a priority to keep the cyclic control command for trajectory control. In order to validate deterministic response of the proposed system, the performance measurement of the delay in performing trajectory control with feedback loop is evaluated with non real-time standard Linux. The proposed software architecture is anticipated to take advantage of features in both standard Linux and real-time operating systems for the intelligent robot systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.82-84
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• 2001

Real-Time Linux는 기존의 Linux에 실시간 기능을 추가한 것으로서, 태스크 스케줄링 방법은 우선순위 기반의 스케줄링 방법을 사용한다. 그러나, 태스크의 개수가 많아지면 가장 높은 우선순위의 태스크를 찾는데 걸리는 시간이 태스크 개수에 비례해서 많이 걸린다. 이러한 이유로 태스크의 개수가 제한적일 수밖에 없다. 본 논문에서는 우선순위별로 서로 다른 목록을 유지하고, Bit Masking 기법을 사용함으로써 가장 높은 우선순위 태스크를 선택하는데 걸리는 시간을 상수시간으로 줄이고 각 태스크들의 시그널을 처리하는 부분을 좀더 효율적으로 처리하도록 함으로써 Real-Time Linux의 실시간 스케줄링 기능을 개선하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1840-1845
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• 2005

The SoC and digital technology development recently enabled the emergence of information devices and control devices because the SoC present many advantages such as lower power consumption, greater reliability, and lower cost. It is required to use an embedded operating system for building control systems. So far, the Real-Time operating system is widely used to implement a Real-Time system since it meets developer's requirements. However, Real-Time operating systems reveal a lack of standards, expensive development, and license costs. Embedded Linux is able to overcome these disadvantages. In this paper, the implementation of control system platform using Real-Time Embedded Linux is described. As a control system platform, we use XScale of a Soc and build Real-Time control platform using RTAI and Real-Time device driver. Finally, we address the feasibility study of the Real-Time Embedded Linux as a Real-Time operating system for mobile robots.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.184-186
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• 2007

Currently many sensors and processing data in a robot based on USN environments need to real-time features. In this paper, we examine recent research trends on real-time operating systems, especially on real-time embedded Linux, RTAI and Xenomai, for intelligent robots. Xenomai is a real-time development framework and have special feature supporting RTAI, VxWorks, pSOS+ etc. through the "skin". This research gives a guide to researcher in using real-time embedded Linux in the sense of architecture, supporting real-time mechanisms, kinds of real-time device driver, performances.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.789-797
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• 2003

An implementation scheme and some improvements are proposed to adopt public-licensed operating system, Linux and de-facto world-wide network standard, TCP/IP into the field of behavior-based autonomous mobile robots. To demonstrate the needs of scheme and the improvement, an analysis is performed on a server/client communication problem with real time Linux previously proposed, and another analysis is also performed on interactions among TCP/IP communications and the performance of Linux system using them. Implementation of behavior-based control architecture on real time Linux is proposed firstly. Revised task-scheduling schemes are proposed that can enhance the performance of server/client communication among local tasks on a Linux platform. A new method of TCP/IP packet flow handling is proposed that prioritizes TCP/IP software interrupts with aperiodic server mechanism as well. To evaluate the implementation scheme and the proposed improvements, performance enhancements are shown through some simulations.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.194-200
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• 2006

The SoC and digital technology development recently enabled the emergence of information devices and control devices because the SoC presents many advantages such like lower power consumption, greater reliability, and lower cost. However, it is nearly impossible to use the SoC without operating systems because the SoC is included with many peripherals and complex architecture. It is required to use embedded operating systems and real-time operating systems may be used as an embedded operating system. So far, real-time operating systems are widely used to implement a Real-Time system since it meets developer's requirements. However, real-time operating systems have disadvantages including a lack of standards, expensive development, and license. Embedded Linux is able to overcome their disadvantages. In this paper, the implementation of control system platform for a mobile robot using real-time Embedded Linux is described. As a control hardware system platform, XScale board is used. As the real-time Embedded Linux, RTAI is adopted which is open source and royalty free, and supports various architectures and real-time devices, such like real-time CAN and real-time COM. This paper shows the implementation of RTAI on XScale board that means the porting procedure. We also applied the control system platform to the mobile robot and compared the Real-Time serial driver with non real-time serial driver. Experimental results show that that using RTAI is useful to build real-time control system with powerful functionalities of Linux.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.505-508
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• 2002

본 논문은 Real-Time Linux를 기반으로 하는 개방형 로봇 제어기에 관한 내용이다. 여기서 Real-Time OS는 시스템의 수행결과가 기능적으로 정확해야 할 뿐만 아니라, 결과가 도출되는 시간 역시 주어진 제약 조건을 만족시켜야 하는 시스템이 이다. 이러한 특징 때문에 RTOS(Real-Time OS)는 항공, 전자, 기계분야뿐만 아니라 네트워크 분야에서도 많이 적용되어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 Open Source를 지향하고 있는 범용의 Linux를 기반으로 하는 Real-Time Linux를 이용하여 로봇을 제어하는 구현을 함으로서 Real-Time Linux의 제어분야에 적용가능성을 제시해 본다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.17-18
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• 2011

최근 빠른 응답성과 정확성을 요구하는 임베디드 시스템의 사용이 증가됨에 따라 임베디드 시스템의 시간 정확성을 만족 시키는 경성 실시간성의 중요성이 커지고 있다. 이러한 임베디드 시스템의 운영체제로는 응용프로그램 개발의 편의성을 위해 범용 운영체제인 Linux를 많이 사용하며, Linux에 실시간성 제공을 위해 RT-Linux(Real Time - Linux)를 사용하고 있다. RT-Linux의 경우 경성 실시간성을 제공하지만 어셈블러를 사용해야 하므로 개발자가 다루기 힘들다는 단점이 존재한다. 이에 따라 Linux에 경성 실시간성을 제공하고 개발자에게 개발의 편의성을 제공하는 방법에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 범용운영체제인 Linux에 경성 실시간성을 제공하기 위해 x86기반의 Window에 실시간성을 제공하는 RTiK(Real-Time implanted Kernel)을 Linux에 모듈 형태로 적재하여 실시간성을 제공할 수 있는 방법을 설계 및 구현하였다.