• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.732-736
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• 2002

The introduction of newly developed intelligent and user-friendly robotics has opened a new era in shipbuilding. Together with traditional and low-cost mechanization a record level of welding automation rate has been achieved in the construction of cruise vessels. In the paper modem applications and recent developments of welding automation and robotics in shipbuilding have been described and some forecast for the future trends are given. Development in the field of shipyards will be continued with accelerated speed and we shall have interesting prospects for the near future. New laser techniques can boost the shipyards in a revolutional way when production is rapidly changing, materials will be lighter and quality demands are becoming more strict.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1014-1019
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• 2005

In this paper, a neural network technique for automatic steering control of a four wheel drive autonomous highway snowplow vehicle is presented. Controllers are designed by the LQR method based on the vehicle model. Then, neural network is used as an auxiliary controller to minimize lateral tracking error under the presence of load. Simulation studies of LQR control and neural network control are conducted for the vehicle model under a virtual snowplowing situation. Tracking performances are also compared for two and four wheeled steering vehicles.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2003

In this paper, a three-fingered anthropomorphic robot hand, called SKK Robot Hand 1, is presented. By employing a two-DOF joint mechanism, called Double Active Universal Joint (abbreviated as DAUJ from now on) as its metacarpal joint, the hand makes it possible to mimic humanlike motions. We begin with addressing the motivation of the design and mention how the anthropomorphic feature of a human is realized in the design of SKK Hand I Also, the mechanism of the hand is explained in detail, and advantages in its modular design are discussed. The proposed hand is developed for use as a testbed for dextrous manipulation. It is expected to resolve the increasing demand for robotic applications in unstructured environments. We describe its hardware construction as well as the controller structure including the preliminary results of experiments.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 정기총회 및 창립40주년기념 학술대회 학회본부
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• pp.439-443
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• 1987

This paper presents a method for constructing model of manufacturing processes for simulation and design of the discrete control logic. The models represent the discrete vent evolution of the system as well as features of the underlying continues processes, for applications such as discrete parts manufacture and assembly, the process is decomposed into operations and for each operation the required resources and associated discrete resource slates are Identified. The structure of the discrete-level control is modeled by modified Perti nets which are synthesized from single resource activity cycles. Construction of nets provides discrete control logic with guaranteed properties based on extended Petri nets theory, for illustration, the proposed method is applied to the high-level discrete control of a two-robotic assembly cell.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.357-367
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• 2022

In this paper, we propose an efficient control method that can be transformed into a general building control problem for building structure control using these reliability criteria. To facilitate the calculation of controller H∞, an efficient solution method based on Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) is introduced, namely H∞-based LMI control. In addition, a self-tuning predictive grey fuzzy controller is proposed to solve the problem caused by wrong parameter selection to eliminates the effect of dynamic coupling between degrees of freedom (DOF) in Self-Tuning Fuzzy Controllers. We prove stability using Lyapunov's stability theorem. To check the applicability of the proposed method, the proposed controller is applied and the control characteristics are determined. The simulation assumes system uncertainty in the controller design and emphasizes the use of acceleration feedback as a practical consideration. Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed controller is impressive, stable, and consistent with the performance of LMI-based methods. Therefore, an effective control method is suitable for seismic reinforcement of civil buildings.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2010

철골공사는 고소에서 작업을 하며 많은 위험요소가 따르며, 안전성과 생산성을 향상시키기 위해 로보틱 크레인개발을 위한 프로젝트가 진행되었다. 그 첫 번째 단계로서 실시간 양중위치를 추적하는 시스템을 개발하였는데, 본 연구에서는 이를 위하여 x, y, z 좌표를 쉽게 얻을 수 있는 GPS 센서를 사용하였다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 데이터의 정확도를 향상시키기 위해 2대의 GPS센서를 사용하였으며, RF모뎀을 이용한 무선인식 태그와 함께 통합된 양중경로 추적 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 무선인식 태그와 RF모뎀 기반의 GPS 센서는 함께 최대 1 km까지 안정적으로 신호를 전송할 수 있으며, GPS의 상대측위기법을 사용하여 그 오차를 평균 0.61 m까지 줄일 수 있다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2009

작업환경 주변의 사물(target object)을 자동으로 인식하고 그 결과를 효과적으로 모델링하는 기술은 작업 품질, 생산성 등 개발 장비의 성능(performance)에도 지대한 영향을 미치게 되므로 이는 건설자동화 장비를 개발함에 있어 필수적으로 요구되는 핵심 요소기술이다. 현재 국내에서는 2006년부터 지능형 굴삭 로봇(intelligent robotic excavator)의 개발을 위하여 토공 작업환경을 대상으로 스테레오 비전을 활용하여 굴삭 로봇 주변 영역의 지반형상을 3차원으로 모델링하기 위한 기술을 개발하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 실제 토공 작업환경을 3차원으로 모델링하는 과정에서 필연적으로 발생되는 스테레오 매칭 노이즈를 효과적으로 제거하기 위하여 다양한 토공작업 환경 요소가 포함된 스테레오 영상을 수집하고 토공 작업 환경의 3차원 모델링에 적합한 노이즈 제거 알고리즘을 제안하는 것이다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 디지털 영상처리 기술은 토공 작업환경을 대상으로 주변을 자동 인식하고 추출하고자 하는 관심의 대상을 3차원으로 모델링해야 하는 굴삭기 이외의 자동화 장비 개발에 있어서도 응용성이 매우 클 것으로 기대된다.

• 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.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2019-2029
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• 2001

Up to now a wide variety of researches on inpipe inspection robots have been introduced, but it still seems to be difficult to construct a robot providing mobility sufficient to navigate inside the complicated configuration of underground pipelines. This paper introduces a robot called MRINSPECT IV(Multifunctional Robotic Crawler for inpipe inSPECTion IV) for the inspection of urban gas pipelines with a nominal 4-inch inside diameter. The proposed robot can freely move along the basic configuration of pipelines such as along horizontal or vertical pipelines. Moreover it can travel along reducers, elbows, and steer in the branches by modulating the speeds of driving modules. Especially, its capability for steering in tile three-dimensional pipeline configuration has a competative edge over the other ones and provides excellent mobility in navigation. Its critical points in the design and construction are introduced and results of experiments are given.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2000

The robotic automation in NonDestructive Testing(NDT) is a promising field of research and it helps to expand the applications of NDT enormously. Especially, in the case of pipelines which are widely used in various industrial facilities, it is required to secure adequate ways of inspection in the usual maintenance activitites. In this paper, we present a robot system for inpipe inspection of underground urban gas pipelines. The robot is configured as an articulated structure like a snake with a tether cable. Two active driving vehicles are located in front and rear of the system, respectively and passive modules such as a NonDestructive Testing module and a control module are chained between the active vehicles. The proposed system has outstanding mobility by employing a new steering mechanism called Double Active Universal Joint, which makes it possible to cope with complicated configurations of underground pipelines. Characteristic features of the system are described and the construction of the system is briefly outlined.