• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2013

An autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle is a type of marine self-propelled robot that executes some specific mission and returns to base on completion of the task. In order to successfully execute the requested operations, the vehicle must be guided by an effective navigation algorithm that enables it to avoid obstacles and follow the best path. Architectures and principles for intelligent dynamic systems are being developed, not only in the underwater arena but also in related areas where the work does not fully justify the name. The problem of increasing the capacity of systems management is highly relevant based on the development of new methods for dynamic analysis, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, and adaptation. Among the large variety of navigation methods that presently exist, the dynamic window approach is worth noting. It was originally presented by Fox et al. and has been implemented in indoor office robots. In this paper, the dynamic window approach is applied to the marine world by developing and extending it to manipulate vehicles in 3D marine environments. This algorithm is provided to enable efficient avoidance of obstacles and attainment of targets. Experiments conducted using the algorithm in MATLAB indicate that it is an effective obstacle avoidance approach for marine vehicles.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2014

The capability and cost effectiveness of UUV and USV bring to underwater survey, target detection and identification operations have been widely demonstrated and accepted in recent years. Future USV systems may deploy UUVs to gain the advantage of higher area coverage rates through multiple and simultaneous operations. In this paper, we present an architecture of USV and UUV for mine countermeasure with results of measures on effectiveness.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.1973-1977
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 IMU(Inertial Motion Unit), DVL(Doppler Velocity Log), USBL(Ultra Short Base Line) DGPS(Differential Global Positioning System) 등의 센서로부터 취득된 데이터를'융합하여 ROV(Remotely Operated Vehicle)와 AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle)와 같은 수중체의 위치를 지구 전체영역에서 추정하기 위한 기본적인 알고리즘을 다루고 있다. 본 논문에 소개된 알고리즘은 6,000m급 과학 조사용 심해무인잠수정인 해미래[1]의 수중 위치추적에 사용될 예정이다.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2001년도 추계총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.27-27
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• 2001

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2014

This paper demonstrates the benefit of using MOOS-IvP in the development of control system for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles(UUV). The demand for autonomy in UUVs has significantly increased due to the complexity in missions to be performed. Furthermore, the increased number of sensors and actuators that are interconnected through a network has introduced a need for a middleware platform for UUVs. In this context, MOOS-IvP, which is an open source software architecture, has been developed by several researchers from MIT, Oxford University, and NUWC. The MOOS software is a communication middleware based on the publish-subscribe architecture allowing each application to communicate through a MOOS database. The IvP Helm, which is one of the MOOS modules, publishes vehicle commands using multi-objective optimization in order to implement autonomous decision making. This paper explores the benefit of MOOS-IvP in the development of control software for UUVs by using a case study with an auto depth control system based on self-organizing fuzzy logic control. The simulation results show that the design and verification of UUV control software based on MOOS-IvP can be carried out quickly and efficiently thanks to the reuse of source codes, modular-based architecture, and the high level of scalability.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2003

The Strap Down Inertial Measurement Unit(SDIMU) is recently used for the sensor package of the modern underwater vehicles such as torpedoes and unmanned underwater-vehicles. For using SDIMU, an initial alignment must be carried out before the fire or navigation stage. The general initial alignment methods require that a mother vehicle Is a stationary condition or the Inertial Navigation System(INS) of vehicle is received the specific of data navigation from the mother vehicle. But an underwater vehicle dropped from aircraft is hard to satisfy above both necessary conditions of the general initial alignment. So, we suggest a new strap down initial alignment method of an underwater vehicle dropped from aircraft without using any aided sensors. The highlight point of this method is that a period of initial alignment is not before the fire but during running stage to fix alignment error. And we verify it by analyzing various data of S/W simulations, Hardware In the Loop Simulation(HILS) tests and sea trials.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.235-245
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• 2007

무인수중로봇은 인간의 직접적인 접근이 제한되는 위험한 지역을 운항하기 때문에 인식, 결정, 그리고 행동과 같은 영역전문가의 고유능력을 수행하는 지능형 제어소프트웨어를 반드시 탑재해야한다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 무인항체에 적용 가능한 RVC 지능시스템 모델을 제안하며, 또한 충돌회피시스템, 항해 계획시스템, 그리고 충돌위험도산출시스템으로 구성된 무인수중로봇을 위한 지능형 자율운항시스템을 개발 한다. 충돌회피시스템에서는 퍼지관계곱에 기반한 장애물회피 알고리즘을 제안하는데 이는 생성경로 관점의 안전성과 효율성을 보장한다. 그리고 항해계획시스템에서는 폴리선을 이용한 항로계획 알고리즘을 제안 한다. 제안된 지능형 자율운항시스템의 성능검증을 위해 환경관리자, 객체, 그리고 3차원뷰어로 구성된 시뮬레이션시스템을 개발하여 시뮬레이션을 수행한다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.747-752
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• 2015

Underwater radiated noise is an important characteristic in the naval weapon systems. It is difficult to measure the radiation efficiency of underwater vehicle, such as UUV(unmanned underwater vehicle) and underwater weapons in real operation environment. In this study, acoustic radiation efficiency of a circular cylindrical structure is measured in the laboratory-water tank. The radiation efficiency is compared with the numerical results and it is found that they are in a good agreement. Therefore, the measurement method can be applied effectively for predicting the underwater radiation noise and effectiveness of radiation reduction means.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.751-760
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• 2014

무인잠수정은 한정된 탑재공간으로 인해 에너지 밀도가 높은 에너지원이 적용되어야 하며, 특히 장시간 운행을 목표로 하는 무인잠수정의 경우 요구되는 총 전력에 대한 에너지원의 탑재 가능 여부를 가장 우선적으로 검토하여야 한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 무인잠수정의 필요에너지에 따른 에너지원의 탑재가능성에 대해 분석하였고, 특히 에너지밀도가 높은 연료전지 시스템에 대한 연료 및 산화제의 필요량을 산출하여 내부 탑재가능성에 대한 배치성을 분석하였다. 또한 수중환경에서의 운용에 따른 밀폐형 연료전지 시스템에 대한 구성 방안을 도출하여 1kW급 고분자 전해질 연료전지 시스템을 이용하여 실험을 통해 적용 가능성을 검토하였다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.434-445
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• 2021

This paper proposes an optimal design method for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) platform to overcome strong current. First, to minimize the hydrodynamic drag components in water, the vehicle is designed to have a streamlined disc shape, which help maintaining horizontal motion (zero roll and pitch angles posture) while overcoming external current. To this end, four vertical thrusters are symmetrically mounted outside of the platform to stabilize the vehicle's horizontal motion. In the horizontal plane, four horizontal thrusters are symmetrically mounted outside of the disc, and each of them has the same forward and reverse thrust performances. With these four thrusters, a specific thrust vector control (TVC) method is proposed, and for external current in any direction, four horizontal thrusters are controlled to generate a vectored thrust force to encounter the current while minimizing the vehicle's rotation and maintaining its heading. However, for the numerical simulations, the vehicle's hydrodynamic coefficients related to the horizontal plane are derived based on both theoretical and empirically derived formulas. In addition to the simulation, experimental studies in both the water tank and circulating water channel are performed to verify the vehicle's various final performances, including its ability to overcome strong current.