• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2018

This study propose a new approach to control the optimal working path of vertical type articulated robot with translation joint for trimming working process automation in forging manufacturing process. The basic structure of the proposed robotic joints controller consists of a Proportional-Intergral controller and a Proportional-Derivative controller in parallel. The proposed control scheme takes advantage of the properties of the fuzzy PID controllers. The proposed method is suitable to control of the trajectory and path control in cartesian space for vertical type articulated robot manipulator. The results illustrates that the proposed fuzzy computed torque controller is more stable and robust than the conventional computed torque controller. The reliability is varified by simulation test for vertical type s articulated robot with seven joints including one trqanslation joint.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1249-1249
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• 2022

The facade, an exterior material of a building, is one of the crucial factors that determine its morphological identity and its functional levels, such as energy performance, earthquake and fire resistance. However, regardless of the type of exterior materials, huge property and human casualties are continuing due to frequent exterior materials dropout accidents. The quality of the building envelope depends on the detailed design and is closely related to the back frames that support the exterior material. Detailed design means the creation of a shop drawing, which is the stage of developing the basic design to a level where construction is possible by specifying the exact necessary details. However, due to chronic problems in the construction industry, such as reducing working hours and the lack of design personnel, detailed design is not being appropriately implemented. Considering these characteristics, it is necessary to develop the detailed design process of exterior materials and works based on the domain-expert knowledge of the construction industry using artificial intelligence (AI). Therefore, this study aims to establish a detailed design automation algorithm for AI-based condition-responsive exterior wall panels and their back frames. The scope of the study is limited to "detailed design" performed based on the working drawings during the exterior work process and "stone panels" among exterior materials. First, working-level data on stone works is collected to analyze the existing detailed design process. After that, design parameters are derived by analyzing factors that affect the design of the building's exterior wall and back frames, such as structure, floor height, wind load, lift limit, and transportation elements. The relational expression between the derived parameters is derived, and it is algorithmized to implement a rule-based AI design. These algorithms can be applied to detailed designs based on 3D BIM to automatically calculate quantity and unit price. The next goal is to derive the iterative elements that occur in the process and implement a robotic process automation (RPA)-based system to link the entire "Detailed design-Quality calculation-Order process." This study is significant because it expands the design automation research, which has been rather limited to basic and implemented design, to the detailed design area at the beginning of the construction execution and increases the productivity by using AI. In addition, it can help fundamentally improve the working environment of the construction industry through the development of direct and applicable technologies to practice.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.4695-4702
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• 2023

Nuclear power plants play a pivotal role in the global energy infrastructure, fulfilling a substantial share of the world's energy requirements in a sustainable way. The management of these facilities, especially the handling of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), necessitates meticulous inspections to guarantee operational safety and efficiency. However, the prevailing inspection methodologies lean heavily on human operators, which presents challenges due to the potential hazards of the SNF environment. This study introduces the design of a novel Pre-Batched Inspection Strategy (PBIS) that integrates robotic automation and image processing techniques to bolster the inspection process. This methodology deploys robotics to undertake tasks that could be perilous or time-intensive for humans, while image processing techniques are used for precise identification of SNF targets and regulating the robotic system. The implementation of PBIS holds considerable promise in minimizing inspection time and enhancing worker safety. This paper elaborates on the structure, capabilities, and application of PBIS, underlining its potential implications for the future of nuclear energy inspections.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.143-156
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• 2019

혁신의 유형은 단순화, 정보화, 자동화, 지능화로 분류할 수 있고 지능화는 혁신의 최상위 단계이며 RPA는 지능화의 하나로 볼 수 있다. 인공지능을 가미한 소프트웨어 로봇인 RPA(Robotic Process Automation)는 단순 반복적인 대량의 트랜젝션 처리 작업을 하는 곳에 적합한 지능화 사례이다. 이미 국내의 많은 기업들에서도 현재 운영 중에 있는 RPA는 강한조직 문화의 필요성이 증대되면서 자발적인 리더십, 강한 팀워크와 실행력, 프로답게 일하는 문화가 강조되는 상황에서 자연스럽게 핵심적 업무에 집중하기 위해 필요한 것이 무엇인지를 찾고자 하는 필요성에 따라 자연스럽게 도입이 검토되고 있다. 로봇 프로세스 자동화 또는 RPA는 구조적인 작업을 빠르고 효율적으로 처리하는 것을 목표로 인간 업무를 교체하는 기술이다. RPA는 ERP 시스템이나 생산성 도구와 같은 소프트웨어를 사용하여 사람을 모방한 소프트웨어 로봇을 통해 구현된다. RPA 로봇은 컴퓨터에 설치된 소프트웨어로 작동 원리에 의해 로봇으로 불리다. RPA는 백엔드를 통해 다른 IT 시스템과 통신하는 기존 소프트웨어와 달리 프런트 엔드를 통해 IT 시스템 전체에 통합된다. 실제로 이것은 소프트웨어 로봇이 인간과 똑 같은 방식으로 IT 시스템을 사용하고 정확한 단계를 반복하며 시스템의 API(Application Programming Interface)와 통신하는 대신 컴퓨터 화면의 이벤트에 반응하는 것을 의미한다. 다른 소프트웨어와 의사소통하기 위해 인간을 모방하는 소프트웨어를 설계하는 것은 직관력이 떨어질 수 있지만 이러한 접근 방식에는 여러 가지 이점이 있다. 첫째, 타사 응용 프로그램에 대한 개방성과 상관없이 사람이 사용하는 거의 모든 소프트웨어와 RPA를 통합할 수 있다. 많은 기업의 IT 시스템은 공통적으로 적용되는 API가 많지 않음으로 독점적이며 다른 시스템과의 통신 기능이 크게 제한되나 RPA는 이 문제를 해결한다. 둘째, RPA는 매우 짧은 시간 내에 구현될 수 있다. 엔터프라이즈 소프트웨어 통합과 같은 전통적인 소프트웨어 개발 방식은 상대적으로 많은 시간이 소요되지만 RPA는 2~4주의 상대적으로 짧은 시간에 구현할 수 있다. 셋째, 소프트웨어 로봇을 통해 자동화된 프로세스는 시스템 사용자가 쉽게 수정할 수 있다. 기존 방식은 작동 방식을 크게 수정하기 위해 고급 코딩 기술이 필요한 반면에 RPA는 상대적으로 단순한 논리 문장을 수정하거나 인간이 수행하는 프로세스의 화면 캡처 또는 그래픽 프로세스 차트 수정을 통해 지시받을 수 있다. 이로 인해 RPA는 매우 다양하고 유연하다. 이러한 RPA는 기업에서 추구하는 D2I(Digital to Intelligence)의 좋은 적용 사례이다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.319-327
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• 2022

Robots for construction sites, although not deeply widespread, are finding applications in the duties of project monitoring, material movement, documentation, security, and simple repetitive construction-related tasks. A significant shortcoming in the use of robots is the complexity involved in programming and re-programming an automation routine. Robotic programming is not an expected skill set of the traditional construction industry professional. Therefore, this research seeks to deliver a low-cost approach toward re-programming that does not involve a programmer's skill set. The researchers in this study examined an approach toward programming a terrestrial-based drone so that it follows a taped path. By doing so, if an alternative path is required, programmers would not be needed to re-program any part of the automated routine. Changing the path of the drone simply requires removing the tape and placing a different path - ideally simplifying the process and quickly allowing practitioners to implement a new automated routine. Python programming scripts were used with a DJI Robomaster EP Core drone, and a terrain navigation assessment was conducted. The study examined the pass/fail rates for a series of trial run over different terrains. The analysis of this data along with video recording for each trial run allowed the researchers to conclude that the accuracy of the tape follow technique was predictable on each of the terrain surfaces. The accuracy and predictability inform a non-coding construction practitioner of the optimal placement of the taped path. This paper further presents limitations and suggestions for some possible extended research options for this study.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2007

The full automation welding has not yet been achieved partly because the mathematical model for the process parameters of a given welding task is not fully understood and quantified. Several mathematical models to control welding quality, productivity, microstructure and weld properties in arc welding processes have been studied. However, it is not an easy task to apply them to the various practical situations because the relationship between the process parameters and the bead geometry is non-linear and also they are usually dependent on the specific experimental results. Practically, it is difficult, but important to know how to establish a mathematical model that can predict the result of the actual welding process and how to select the optimum welding condition under a certain constraint. In this paper, an attempt has been made to develop an neural network model to predict the weld top-bead height as a function of key process parameters in the welding. and to compare the developed models using three different training algorithms in order to select an adequate neural network model for prediction of top-bead height.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.66-70
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• 2005

The full automation of welding has not yet been achieved partly because the mathematical model for the process parameters of a given welding task is not fully understood and quantified. Several mathematical models to control welding quality, productivity, microstructure and weld properties in arc welding processes have been studied. However, it is not an easy task to apply them to the various practical situations because the relationship between the process parameters and the bead geometry is non-linear and also they are usually dependent on the specific experimental results. Practically, it is difficult, but important to know how to establish a mathematical model that can predict the result of the actual welding process and how to select the optimum welding condition under a certain constraint. In this paper, an attempt has been made to develop an neural network model to predict the weld top-bead height as a function of key process parameters in the welding. and to compare the developed model and a simple neural network model using two different training algorithms in order to select an optimal neural network model.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.607-612
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• 2002

An automatic design method of behaviors in behavior-based robotics is proposed. With this method, a robot can design its behaviors by itself without aids of human designer. Automating design procedure of behaviors can make the human designer free from somewhat tedious endeavor that requires to predict all possible situations in which the robot will work and to design a suitable behavior for each situation. A simple reinforcement learning strategy is the main frame of this method and the key parameter of the learning process is significant change of reward value. A successful application to mobile robot navigation is reported too.

• Transactions on Control, Automation and Systems Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2001

Autonomous of welding process in shipyard is ultimately necessary., since welding site is spatially enclosed by floors and girders, and therefore welding operators are exposed to hostile working conditions. To solve this problem, a welding robot that can navigate autonomously within the enclosure needs to be developed. To achieve the welding ra나, the robotic welding systems needs a sensor system for the recognition of the working environments and the weld seam tracking, and a specially designed environment recognition strategy. In this paper, a three-dimensional laser vision system is developed based on the optical triangulation technology in order to provide robots with work environmental map. At the same time a strategy for environment recognition for welding mobile robot is proposed in order to recognize the work environment efficiently. The design of the sensor system, the algorithm for sensing the structured environment, and the recognition strategy and tactics for sensing the work environment are described and dis-cussed in detail.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.283-301
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• 2021

기업이 현존하는 다양한 비즈니스와 IT 프로세스 개선을 위해서 많은 시간과 비용을 들이지 않고도, 선제적으로 4차 산업 혁명에 대응하기 위해 최근 각광받고 있는 것이 RPA(Robotic Process Automation) 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 RPA의 사용의도에 영향을 미치는 변인들을 긍정적인 요인 세 가지와 부정적인 요인 세 가지로 대표성 있게 식별하고, 이러한 변인들이 실제 RPA 수용의도에 미치는 영향의 인과관계를 살펴보았다. 일반 사무근로자를 대상으로 이메일 설문조사를 실시한 후, SPSS 27.0와 SmartPLS 3.3.5를 이용하여서 구조방정식 분석을 수행하였다. 보안성, 정확성, 효율성으로 이루어진 긍정적 지각과 고용불안, 실행오류, 도입실패염려로 이루어진 부정적 지각이 2차 요인으로 구성되었으며, 지각된 유용성과 지각된 용이성을 매개로 긍정적 지각이 RPA 사용의도에 영향을 미쳤으며, 부정적 지각이 수용갈등을 매개로 RPA 사용의도에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, RPA 사용 경험의 유무가 지각된 용이성과 상호작용하여서 RPA 사용의도에 조절효과를 미치는 것을 확인하였다. RPA를 사용하려는 기업의 입장에서 어떤 요인이 중요한지 인식하고 대응할 수 있도록 한 점에서 지식경영관점의 실무적이며 이론적인 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다.