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Distributed beamforming with one-bit feedback and clustering for multi-node wireless energy transfer

  • Lee, Jonghyeok;Hwang, SeongJun;Hong, Yong-gi;Park, Jaehyun;Byun, Woo-Jin
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.221-231
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    • 2021
  • To resolve energy depletion issues in massive Internet of Things sensor networks, we developed a set of distributed energy beamforming methods with one-bit feedback and clustering for multi-node wireless energy transfer, where multiple singleantenna distributed energy transmitters (Txs) transfer their energy to multiple nodes wirelessly. Unlike previous works focusing on distributed information beamforming using a single energy receiver (Rx) node, we developed a distributed energy beamforming method for multiple Rx nodes. Additionally, we propose two clustering methods in which each Tx node chooses a suitable Rx node. Furthermore, we propose a fast distributed beamforming method based on Tx sub-clustering. Through computer simulations, we demonstrate that the proposed distributed beamforming method makes it possible to transfer wireless energy to massive numbers of sensors effectively and rapidly with small implementation complexity. We also analyze the energy harvesting outage probability of the proposed beamforming method, which provides insights into the design of wireless energy transfer networks with distributed beamforming.

Quantitative evaluation of transfer learning for image recognition AI of robot vision (로봇 비전의 영상 인식 AI를 위한 전이학습 정량 평가)

  • Jae-Hak Jeong
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.909-914
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    • 2024
  • This study suggests a quantitative evaluation of transfer learning, which is widely used in various AI fields, including image recognition for robot vision. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of results applying transfer learning are presented, but transfer learning itself is not discussed. Therefore, this study proposes a quantitative evaluation of transfer learning itself based on MNIST, a handwritten digit database. For the reference network, the change in recognition accuracy according to the depth of the transfer learning frozen layer and the ratio of transfer learning data and pre-training data is tracked. It is observed that when freezing up to the first layer and the ratio of transfer learning data is more than 3%, the recognition accuracy of more than 90% can be stably maintained. The transfer learning quantitative evaluation method of this study can be used to implement transfer learning optimized according to the network structure and type of data in the future, and will expand the scope of the use of robot vision and image analysis AI in various environments.

Sound Source Localization Method Applied to Robot System (로봇 시스템에 적용될 음원 위치 추정 방법)

  • Kwon, Byoung-Ho;Park, Young-Jin;Park, Youn-Sik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.28-32
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    • 2007
  • While various methods for sound source localization have been developed, most of them utilize on the time difference of arrival (TDOA) between microphones or the measured head related transfer functions (HRTF). In case of a real robot implementation, the former has a merit of light computation load to estimate the sound direction but can not consider the effect of platform on TDOAs, while the latter can, because characteristics of robot platform are included in HRTF. However, the latter needs large resources for the HRTF database of a specific robot platform. We propose the compensation method which has the light computation load while the effect of platform on TDOA can be taken into account. The proposed method is used with spherical head related transfer function (SHRTF) on the assumption that robot platform, for example a robot head, installed microphones can be modeled to a sphere. We verify that the proposed method decreases the estimation error caused by the robot platform through the simulation and experiment in real environment.

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Proactive Operational Method for the Transfer Robot of FMC (FMC 반송용 로봇의 선견형 운영방법)

  • Yoon, Jung-Ik;Um, In-Sup;Lee, Hong-Chul
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.249-257
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    • 2008
  • This paper shows the Applied Q-learning Algorithm which supports selecting the waiting position of a robot and the part serviced next in the Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC) that consists of one robot and various types of facilities. To verify the performance of the suggested algorithm, we design the general FMC made up of single transfer robot and multiple machines with a simulation method, and then compare the output with other control methods. As a result of the analysis, the algorithm we use improve the average processing time and total throughputs as well by increasing robot utilization, reversely, by decreasing robot waiting time. Furthermore, because of ease of use compared with other complex ways and its adoptability to real world, we expect that this method contribute to advance total FMC efficiency as well.

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A Web-Based Robot Simulator (웹 기반 로봇 시뮬레이터)

  • Hong, Soon-Hyuk;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Jeon, Jae-Wook;Yoon, Ji-Sup
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.255-262
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    • 2001
  • According to the advancement of web related technologies, many works on robots using these technologies, called web-based robots enables sharing of expensive equipments as well as control of remote robots. But none of the existing methods about web-based robots in-clude robot simulators in their web browser, which transfer appropriate information of a remote place to the local users. In this paper, a web-based robot simulator is proposed and developed to control a remote robot by using the web. The proposed simulator can transfer the 3D information about the remote robot to the local users by using 3D graphics, which has not been previously developed. Also, it sends the camera image of a remote place to the local users so that the users can use this camera image as well as 3D information in order to control the remote robot.

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Kinematic Modeling of Mobile Robots by Transfer Method of Generalized Coordinates (좌표계 전환기법을 활용한 모바일 로봇의 기구학 모델링)

  • 김도형;김희국;이병주
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.44-44
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    • 2000
  • Firstly, kinematic model of various type of wheels which includesskidding and skidding friction are presented. Tend, the transfer method of generalized coordinates which is useful to model the parallel mechanisms, can be applied to mobile robot by including such friction terms. Particularly, by appling the modeling method to mobile robot consisting of two conventional wheels and one caster wheel, forword/reverse kinematic modeling could be obtained without using pseudoinverse solutions.

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Roll/Pitch Attitude Control of an Underwater Robot using Ballast Tanks (밸러스트 탱크를 이용한 수중로봇의 Roll/Pitch의 자세제어)

  • Choi, Sunghee;Do, Jinhyung;Lee, Jangmyung
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.688-693
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes a new method on attitude control of an underwater robot by using five ABTs (Attitude Ballast Tank). A pipe is connected to the bottom of the ABTs and transfers water by a pump, while another pipe is connected to the top of the ABT to transfer air. The buoyancy center of the underwater robot can be changed by means of the water transfer. This way, the attitude of the underwater robot can be maintained and/or controlled as desired. The changes of the center of gravity and the buoyancy central are estimated by a Lagrangian function which is similar to that for an inverted pendulum. The controller in this paper is designed by modeling of the underwater robot and selecting suitable gains of a PD controller which has fast response characteristics. This paper shows the possibility of the attitude control of an underwater robot by changing the center of gravity and the buoyancy center of the robot. Moreover, experimental results verify that the controller is effective in maintaining Roll/Pitch of the underwater robot with very low power consumption.

Effects of Transfer Gate on the Photocurrent Characteristics of Gate/Body-Tied MOSFET-Type Photodetector

  • Jang, Juneyoung;Seo, Sang-Ho;Kong, Jaesung;Shin, Jang-Kyoo
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.12-15
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    • 2022
  • In this study, we studied the effects of transfer gate on the photocurrent characteristics of gate/body-tied (GBT) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)-type photodetector. The GBT MOSFET-type photodetector has high sensitivity owing to the amplifying characteristic of the photocurrent generated by light. The transfer gate controls the flow of photocurrent by controlling the barrier to holes, thereby varying the sensitivity of the photodetector. The presented GBT MOSFET-type photodetector using a built-in transfer gate was designed and fabricated via a 0.18-㎛ standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. Using a laser diode, the photocurrent was measured according to the wavelength of the incident light by adjusting the voltage of the transfer gate. Variable sensitivity of the presented GBT MOSFET-type photodetector was experimentally confirmed by adjusting the transfer gate voltage in the range of 405 nm to 980 nm.