• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2020

Underwater acoustics, which is the domain that addresses phenomena related to the generation, propagation, and reception of sound waves in water, has been applied mainly in the research on the use of sound navigation and ranging (SONAR) systems for underwater communication, target detection, investigation of marine resources and environment mapping, and measurement and analysis of sound sources in water. The main objective of remote sensing based on underwater acoustics is to indirectly acquire information on underwater targets of interest using acoustic data. Meanwhile, highly advanced data-driven machine-learning techniques are being used in various ways in the processes of acquiring information from acoustic data. The related theoretical background is introduced in the first part of this paper (Yang et al., 2020). This paper reviews machine-learning applications in passive SONAR signal-processing tasks including target detection/identification and localization.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2024

Ultra-Short BaseLine(USBL) 은 센서 간격이 좁은 배열을 사용하기 때문에 위치 추정 성능 향상을 위해서는 정밀한 동기화가 필요하다. 그러나 수중 환경은 비교적 강한 잡음과 다중 경로 및 도플러 등의 수중 음향 채널로 인해 동기화 오류가 발생하여 위치 추정 성능이 저하된다. 본 논문에서는 수중 USBL 시스템의 위치 추정 성능을 향상시키기 위한 공분산 기반 동기 보상 기법을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 상호상관을 통해 신호를 정렬한 후, 정렬된 신호의 공분산을 계산한다. 공분산에서 동기 오차는 위상차와 선형적으로 관련되어 있으므로 위상차를 공분산으로부터 추정하여 동기 오차를 보상한다. 전산 모의실험을 통해 제안 방법이 기존 상호상관 방법보다 우수한 위치 추정 성능을 가지는 것을 보였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2022

This paper proposes a method to calibrate the electrode misplacement in underwater electric field sensor arrays (EFSAs) for accurate measurements of underwater electric field signatures. The electrode misplacement of an EFSA was estimated by measuring the electric field signatures generated by a known electric source and by comparing the measurements with the theoretical calculations under similar measurement conditions. When the EFSA measured the electric field signatures induced by an unknown electric source, the electric properties of the unknown electric source were approximated by considering the optimized estimation of the electrode misplacement of the EFSA. Finally, the measured electric field signatures were calibrated by calculating the theoretical electric field signatures to be measured with an ideally installed EFSA without electrode misplacement; the approximated electric properties of the unknown electric source were also taken into account. Simulations were conducted to test the proposed calibration method. The results showed that the electrode misplacement could be estimated. Further, the electric field measurements and the electric field-based localization of underwater vessels became more accurate after the application of the proposed calibration method. The proposed method will contribute to applications such as the detection and localization of underwater electric sources, which require accurate measurements of underwater electric field signatures.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.231-242
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• 2012

This paper proposes particle filter(PF) method using acoustic signal for localization of an underwater robot. The method uses time of arrival(TOA) or time difference of arrival(TDOA) of acoustic signals from beacons whose locations are known. An experiment in towing tank uses TOA information. Simulation uses TDOA information and it reveals dependency of the localization performance on the uncertainty of robot motion and senor data. Also, comparison of the PF method with the least squares method of spherical interpolation(SI) and spherical intersection(SX) is provided. Since PF uses TOA or TDOA which comes from measurement of external information as well as internal motion information, its estimation is more accurate and robust to the sensor and motion uncertainty than the least squares methods.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.206-215
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• 2014

Acoustic signal is crucial for the autonomous navigation of underwater vehicles. For this purpose, this paper presents a method of acoustic source localization. The proposed method is based on the probabilistic estimation of time delay of acoustic signals received by two hydrophones. Using Bayesian update process, the proposed method can provide reliable estimation of direction angle of the acoustic source. The acquired direction information is used to estimate the location of the acoustic source. By accumulating direction information from various vehicle locations, the acoustic source localization is achieved using extended Kalman filter. The proposed method can provide a reliable estimation of the direction and location of the acoustic source, even under for a noisy acoustic signal. Experimental results demonstrate the performance of the proposed acoustic source localization method in a real sea environment.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2004

This paper presents a 3-D localization of an autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV). Conventional methods of localization, such as LBL or SBL, require additional beacon systems, which reduces the flexibility and availability of the AUV We use a digital compass, a pressure sensor, a clinometer and ultrasonic sensors for localization. From the orientation and velocity information, a priori position of the AUV is estimated based on the dead reckoning. With the aid of extended Kalman filter algorithm, a posteriori position of the AUV is estimated by using the distance between the AUV and a mother ship on the surface of the water together with the water depth information from the pressure sensor. Simulation results show the possibility of practical application of the method to autonomous navigation of the AUV.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2019

한국해양과학기술원은 해저에서 지면 굴착 작업이 가능한 트랙 형태의 수중건설로봇 (URI-R)을 개발 중에 있다. 개발 로봇은 수중에서 굴착 작업을 수행하는 동안 강한 소음 및 진동 환경에 노출된다. 이로 인하여 음향을 이용하여 수중 위치 신호를 획득하여야 하는 개발 장비는 신호획득이 어려운 상황에 빈번하게 놓일 수 있다. 이를 극복하기 위하여 개발장비가 수중 위치 신호가 간헐적으로 들어오는 상황 속에 놓여 있어도 연속적으로 자신의 위치를 인식하는 방안을 확보하는 것이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 비용절감 및 다양한 실험케이스를 확보하기 위하여 수중 작동 특성을 모사할 수 있는 실험을 육상에서 재현하여 실험하였으며 위치 추정을 위하여 관성항법 및 위성항법신호를 사용하였다. 위치 신호획득 주기가 길어짐에 따라 자기 위치 추정에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 고찰하였다. 이를 통하여 URI-R의 연속적인 자기 위치 인식을 수행하기 위한 위치 신호획득의 최대 주기를 확인하고 이를 적용하고자 한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.562-569
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• 2016

This paper proposes a navigation system with a robust localization method for an underwater unmanned vehicle. For robust localization with IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), a DVL (Doppler Velocity Log), and depth sensors, the EKF (Extended Kalman Filter) has been utilized to fuse multiple nonlinear data. Note that the GPS (Global Positioning System), which can obtain the absolute coordinates of the vehicle, cannot be used in the water. Additionally, the DVL has been used for measuring the relative velocity of the underwater vehicle. The DVL sensor measures the velocity of an object by using Doppler effects, which cause sound frequency changes from the relative velocity between a sound source and an observer. When the vehicle is moving, the motion trajectory to a target position can be recorded by the sensors attached to the vehicle. The performance of the proposed navigation system has been verified through real experiments in which an underwater unmanned vehicle reached a target position by using an IMU as a primary sensor and a DVL as the secondary sensor.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.82-89
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• 2005

This study deals with the development of the extended Kalman filter(EKF) algorithm for the localization of underwater mining vehicles. Both simulation and experimental studies in a test bed are carried out. For the experiments, a scale dawn tracked vehicle is run in a soil bin containing cohesive soil of bentonite-water mixture. To develop the EKF algorithm, we use a kinematic model including the inner/outer track slips and the slip angle for the vehicle. The measurements include the inner and outer wheel speeds from encoders, the heading angle from a compass sensor and a fiber optic rate gyro, and x and y coordinate position values from a vision system. The vision sensor replaces the LBL(Long Base Line) sonar system used in the real underwater positioning situations. Artificial noise signals mimicking the real LBL noise signal are added to the vision sensor information. To know the mean slip values of the tracks in both straight and cornering maneuver, several trial running experiments are executed before applying the EKF algorithm. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the EKF algorithm in rejecting the sensor measurements noise. Also, the simulation and experimental results show close correlations.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1997년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집; 한국전력공사 서울연수원; 17-18 Oct. 1997
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• pp.237-240
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• 1997

The design of underwater inspection robot system is presented. This robot system is designed for wall inspection in the nuclear plant facility. This paper describes the major components of the robot and its structures. This robot system is consisted of three parts : mechanical electrical and sensing pail. The main problem of designing mechanical part is to select the mechanism of driving. In this system the propeller driving mechanism is selected which can be move the robot continuously. For reducing the size of robot, we designed the CPU and motor controller board. The sensor system is consisted of two parts. One is environment monitoring part and the other is robot localization system.