• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

자유롭고 빠르게 이동할 수 있도록 도와주는 개인 이동 수단인 two-wheel balancing vehicle은 inverted pendulum 시스템의 원리를 이용한 것으로, 최근 들어 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있고 이를 이용한 제품이 실제 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 일반적인 PID 제어이론을 이용한 two-wheel balancing vehicle에 대한 제어성능을 개선시키는 새로운 제어방식을 제안한다. 제안한 방식은 퍼지 PD+I 제어방식으로 향상된 PID 제어의 일종으로 2개의 입력과 1개의 출력을 가진 퍼지시스템에 적분 신호를 더함으로써 출력신호를 만든다. 퍼지시스템의 비선형성은 시간공정에서 비례신호와 미분신호의 가중치를 변화함으로써 최적의 출력제어신호를 만들어낸다. 제안한 퍼지 PD+I 제어방식의 유용성을 알아보기 위해 two-wheel balancing mobile robot에 대해 시뮬레이션과 실험의 결과를 통해, 제안한 퍼지 PD+I 제어방식이 일반적인 PID 방식보다 우수한 성능을 가지고 있음을 알 수가 있다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1122-1131
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• 2012

This paper presents obstacle avoidance method for scout robot or industrial robot in unknown environment by using IR sensor and vision system. In the proposed method, robots share the information where the obstacles are located in real-time, thus the robots can choose the best path for obstacle avoidance. Using IR sensor and vision system, multiple robots efficiently evade the obstacles by the proposed cooperation method. No landmark is used at wall or floor in experiment environment. The obstacles don't have specific color or shape. To get the information of the obstacle, vision system extracts the obstacle coordinate by using an image labeling method. The information obtained by IR sensor is about the obstacle range and the locomotion direction to decide the optimal path for avoiding obstacle. The experiment was conducted in $7m{\times}7m$ indoor environment with two-wheeled mobile robots. It is shown that multiple robots efficiently move along the optimal path in cooperation with each other in the space where obstacles are located.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.463-466
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• 2017

본 논문의 내용은 기존의 차륜식 로봇과는 차별화된 전-방향 구동이 가능한 모듈 개발을 통하여, 기존 모듈의 이동로봇이 가지는 단점인 측면주행성능 저하, 단순 작업주행 경로, 회전-직진 반복 주행으로 인한 불필요한 주행소요시간의 증대 등의 단점을 극복할 수 있을 것이다. 볼-벨런싱 로봇을 구동하기 위한 전-방향 구형휠 구동모듈은 3개의 로터캐스터를 이용한 로봇의 전-방향으로 구동하기 위한 동력전달 메커니즘과 주행을 위한 알고리즘 개발이 요구된다. 3DoF(축) 전-방향 이동 알고리즘이 내장된 드라이버가 모듈에 내장되고, 주행 방향 및 속도를 위한 3DoF(축)의 구동 모터 모듈이 장착된다. 이동 메커니즘으로는 각 구동바퀴의 회전 벡터 합에 따른다. 두 개 또는 세 개의 구동바퀴의 회전과 벡터 합에 따른 다양한 이동방향을 만들어 낼 수 있다. 각 구동바퀴의 회전 벡터장의 여하에 따라 다른 방향으로도 이동이 가능하다. 전-방향 이동을 위한 보다 혁신적인 전-방향 구형휠 구동모듈이 개발되면, 이동로봇의 구동부에 사용되어 로봇의 성능을 기술적으로 좀 더 향상시킬 수 있으며, 구동모듈이 적용된 전-방향로봇 플랫폼을 통하여 기존 차륜식 로봇의 경우 각종 환경에 대한 저항성으로 인해 연속 직진 성능이 저하되는 단점을 극복할 수 있어서 미주, 유럽과 같은 환경에서 적용될 수 있는 청소로봇, 이동로봇뿐만 아니라 전-방향 주행 기능이 요구되는 안내로봇, 탑승형 로봇, 이동수단 등에 필수적인 기술이 될 것이고 지능형서비스로봇 시장과 미래형 자동차시장의 확대에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.822-827
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• 2003

Topological maps have drawn more attention recently because they are compact, provide natural interfaces, and are applicable to path planning easily. To build a topological map incrementally, Voronoi diagram was used by many researchers. The Voronoi diagram, however, has difficulty in applying to arbitrarily shaped objects and needs long computation time. In this paper, we present a new method for global topological map from the local topological maps incrementally. The local topological maps are created through a thinning algorithm from a local grid map, which is built based on the sensor information at the current robot position. A thinning method requires simpler computation than the Voronoi diagram. Localization based on the topological map is usually difficult, but additional nodes created by the thinning method can improve localization performance. A series of experiments have been conducted using a two-wheeled mobile robot equipped with a laser scanner. It is shown that the proposed scheme can create satisfactory topological maps.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2013

In this paper, we describe a vision sensor-based driving algorithm for indoor automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) that facilitates a path tracking task using two mono cameras for navigation. One camera is mounted on vehicle to observe the environment and to detect markers in front of the vehicle. The other camera is attached so the view is perpendicular to the floor, which compensates for the distance between the wheels and markers. The angle and distance from the center of the two wheels to the center of marker are also obtained using these two cameras. We propose five movement patterns for AGVs to guarantee smooth performance during path tracking: starting, moving straight, pre-turning, left/right turning, and stopping. This driving algorithm based on two vision sensors gives greater flexibility to AGVs, including easy layout change, autonomy, and even economy. The algorithm was validated in an experiment using a two-wheeled mobile robot.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.174-179
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• 2003

Through the simultaneous localization and map building (SLAM) technique, a robot can create maps about its unknown environment while it continuously localizes its position. Grid maps and feature maps have been widely used for SLAM together with application of probability methods and POMDP (partially observed Markov decision process). But this approach based on grid maps suffers from enormous computational burden. Topological maps, however, have drawn more attention these days because they are compact, provide natural interfaces, and are easily applicable to path planning in comparison with grid maps. Some topological SLAM techniques like GVG (generalized Voronoi diagram) were introduced, but it enables the robot to decide only whether the current position is part of GVG branch or not in the GVG algorithm. In this paper, therefore, to overcome these problems, we present a method for updating a global topological map from the local topological maps. These local topological maps are created through a labeled Voronoi diagram algorithm from the local grid map built based on the sensor information at the current robot position. And the nodes of a local topological map can be utilized as the features of the environment because it is robust in light of visibility problem. The geometric information of the feature is applied to the extended Kalman filter and the SLAM in the indoor environment is accomplished. A series of simulations have been conducted using a two-wheeled mobile robot equipped with a laser scanner. It is shown that the proposed scheme can be applied relatively well.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.619-629
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• 2017

This paper focuses on the study of complete dynamic modeling and maximum dynamic load carrying capacity computation of N-flexible links and N-flexible joints mobile manipulator undergoing large deformation. Nonlinear dynamic analysis relies on the Timoshenko theory of beams. In order to model the system completely and precisely, structural and joint flexibility, nonlinear strain-displacement relationship, payload, and non-holonomic constraints will be considered to. A finite element solution method based on mixed method is applied to model the shear deformation. This procedure is considerably more involved than displacement based element and shear deformation can be readily included without inducing the shear locking in the element. Another goal of this paper is to present a computational procedure for determination of the maximum dynamic load of geometrically nonlinear manipulators with structural and joint flexibility. An effective measure named as Moment-Height Stability (MHS) measure is applied to consider the dynamic stability of a wheeled mobile manipulator. Simulations are performed for mobile base manipulator with two flexible links and joints. The results represent that dynamic stability constraint is sensitive when calculating the maximum carrying load. Furthermore, by changing the trajectory of end effector, allowable load also changes. The effect of torsional spring parameter on the joint deformation is investigated in a parametric sensitivity study. The findings show that, by the increase of torsional stiffness, the behavior of system approaches to a system with rigid joints and allowable load of robot is also enhanced. A comparison is also made between the results obtained from small and large deformation models. Fluctuation range in obtained figures for angular displacement of links and end effector path is bigger for large deformation model. Experimental results are also provided to validate the theoretical model and these have good agreement with the simulated results.