• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.292-298
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• 2012

It is a real-time system that the system correctness depends not only on the correctness of the logical result of the computation but also on the result delivery time. Real-time Operating System (RTOS) is a software that manages the time of a microprocessor to ensure that the most important code runs first so that it is a good building block to design the real-time system. The real-time performance is achieved by using real-time mechanisms through data communication and synchronization of inter-task communication (ITC) between tasks. Therefore, test on the response time of real-time mechanisms is a good measure to predict the performance of real-time systems. This paper aims to analysis the response characteristics of real-time mechanisms in kernel space for real-time embedded Linux: RTAI and Xenomai. The performance evaluations of real-time mechanism depending on the changes of task periods are conducted. Test metrics are jitter of periodic tasks and response time of real-time mechanisms including semaphore, real-time FIFO, Mailbox and Message queue. The periodicity of tasks is relatively consistent for Xenomai but RTAI reveals smaller jitter as an average result. As for real-time mechanisms, semaphore and message transfer mechanism of Xenomai has a superior response to estimate deterministic real-time task execution. But real-time FIFO in RTAI shows faster response. The results are promising to estimate deterministic real-time task execution in implementing real-time systems using real-time embedded Linux.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1997년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집; 한국전력공사 서울연수원; 17-18 Oct. 1997
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• pp.97-100
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• 1997

Fieldbuses are used as the lowest level communication network for real-time communication in factory automation and process control systems. Data generated from field devices can be divided into three categories: sporadic real-time, periodic real-time and non real-time data. Since these data share one fieldbus network medium, it needs a method that allocate the limited bandwidth of fieldbus network to the sporadic real-time, periodic real-time and non real-time traffic. This paper introduces an implementation method of bandwidth allocation scheme introduced in [51 on PROFIBUS. Using the modified PROFIBUS FDL(Fieldbus Data Link layer), the bandwidth allocation scheme introduced in [51 is verified by the experiments.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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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.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2000년도 제15차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.89-89
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• 2000

The Current CORBA has many drawbacks to be deployed successfully in real-time system applications. Recently, OMG adopted Real-Time CORBA specification. In this paper, we report our efforts on an implementation of Priority Model of Real-Time CORBA spec., which is one of the most important components in Real-Time CORBA spec. The improvement of real-time performances of our implementation is verified experiments.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.1048-1051
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• 1996

In this paper, we present real-time S/W architecture and techniques such as real-time scheduling, synchronization, and etc. for implementation of a real-time control system for driving multi-motors. Simulation shows feasibility of real-time S/W techniques presented here.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.164-173
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• 2001

본 논문은 독립적으로 움직이면서 시간 제약을 만족시키는 새로운 내장형 실시간 시스템을 설계하며 구현하였다. 본 논문에서의 실시간 시스템 커널은 시간적인 요소를 가장 핵심으로 고려하여 설계되었다. 따라서 실시간 커널은 작은 용량을 가지며 빠르게 예측하며, 실시간 스케줄링에 요구되는 많은 변화들을 통해서 실시간 커널에 융통성을 부여한다. 제안한 실시간 커널은 경성 실시간 제약 조건인 인터럽트 지연 시간, 스케줄링의 정확성, 메시지 전달시간을 만족하기 위하여 실시간 커널에는 실시간 태스크 처리와 인터럽트 처리, 타이밍을 처리하도록 하였고 비 실시간 커널은 일반적인 태스크를 처리하도록 하였다. 제안된 실시간 시스템은 RT-Linux, QNX와 인터럽트 지연, 스케줄링 정확성, 메시지 전달시간 등을 비교 분석하여 효율성을 입증하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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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.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.270-280
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• 2007

In Linux, real-time tasks are supported by separating real-time task priorities from non-real-time task priorities. However, this separation of priority ranges may not be effective when real-time tasks make the system calls that are taken care of by the kernel threads. Thus, Linux is considered a soft real-time system. Moreover, kernel threads are configured to have static priorities for throughputs. The static assignment of priorities to kernel threads causes trouble for real-time tasks when real-time tasks require kernel threads to be invoked to handle the system calls because kernel threads do not discriminate between real-time and non-real-time tasks. We present a dynamic kernel thread scheduling mechanism with weighted average priority inheritance protocol (PIP), a variation of the PIP. The scheduling algorithm assigns proper priorities to kernel threads at runtime by monitoring the activities of user-level real-time tasks. Experimental results show that the algorithms can greatly improve the unexpected execution latency of real-time tasks.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제8A권4호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2001

시스템 처리용량의 증가로 과거 메인프레임이 처리하던 작업을 PC가 처리할 수 있게 되었다. 특히 산업계에서는 기존의 메인프레임을 PC급으로 전환하면서 PC급 시스템에서 실시간성을 보장하는 실시간 정보처리와 실시간 정보감시를 위한 실시간 모니터링 기능이 요구되고 있다. 그러나 실시간성의 보장을 위해서는 실시간 기능의 추가 및 이에 대한 검증이 필요하다. 본 논문은 이러한 실시간성의 요구를 충족시키기 위해 실시간성을 제공할 수 있는 시스템의 구축과 이에 대한 성능 검증을 목적으로 한다. 또한 실시간 정보감시를 위해 웹기반의 실시간 모니터링 시스템을 구축하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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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.