• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.174-179
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• 2000

Proposed in the paper is a V-FMS (Virtual Flexible Manufacturing System) model to be used as a prototyping tool for FMS design. The proposed V-FMS framework follows an object-oriented modeling (OOM) paradigm and is based on a set of user requirements for FMS prototyping. The V-FMS model consists of four types of object: virtual device, transfer handler, state manager and flow controller. A virtual device model, which corresponds to a static model in OOM, consists of two parts, shell and core, for reusability. A transfer handler corresponds to a functional model of OOM and it stores low level device commands required to perform job flow operations between giving and taking devices. The state manager and the flow controller constitute a dynamic model of OOM. The proposed V-FMS model has been implemented for a couple of linear type FMS-lines

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.607-608
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• 2006

This article deals the development of Agile and Intelligent Manufacturing System(AIM) for the assembly automation of a tiny ultrasonic actuator used in camera phones and PDAs. The system consists of multi-vision modules, end-effectors, a standard base frame, dispensers, jigs and modular manipulators. Subsystems are a vision system, a force control system and a virtual reality system. Experimental results show that the assembly process for the small components in the various IT applications can be realized by the AIM system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.16-21
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 컴퓨터 상에 제어기와 구동부 등으로 구성된 가상제조시스템(Virtual Manufacturing System)을 구축하고 시뮬레이션하는 방법론을 다룬다. 특히 설비들간의 이동시 발생할 수 있는 3차원 공간상의 충돌을 검출하는 이산사건 및 연속상태 혼합 시뮬레이션 방법론을 소개한다. 시뮬레이션 모델은 DEVS(discrete event system specification) 형식론(formalsim)에 기초한 형상기구학 정보를 갖는 이른바 GKDEVS(Geometrical Kinematic DEVS)을 이용하였고, 시뮬레이션 방법론은 DEVS의 추상화 시뮬레이션(abstract simulation)방법을 확장하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.397-405
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• 1995

In order to operate the automatic devices of manufacturing process more efficiently and to solve the needs of the resource sharing,network technology is applied to the unit control devices located in common manufacturing zone and operated by connecting them.In this paper,functional standard of the network operation layer is set as MAP standard application layer of MMS(manufacturing message standard)for the cell or group,which is suggested by CIM (computer integrated manufacturing) standardization as common manufacturing zone.MMS is composed of abstract message which is not consider specific devices.Then,specific message standard must be defined to operate MMS.It is designed as VMD (virtual manufacturing device)objects which are abstract objects to perform group management based on the companion standard.Also they are operated in the group management model system.Group management operation takes multicast communication method which is the communication from single source to the multiple sinks, and the group management system and unit control devices are performed as VMD and real device mapping.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.1001-1006
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• 2004

The concurrent engineering technologies have been broadly used in the field of the design, testing, manufacturing and maintenance works to reduce development time and costs. For this purpose, many design environments with the product data management system, the virtual engineering system and web database system are developed. In this research, we developed the driving simulator of the KTX(Korea Train Express) as a basic study for building the concurrent engineering design environment of rolling stock. The virtual track was developed from the Seoul to the Busan and the Daejeon to Mockpo to generate immersible driving environment. Also, fault generation systems were developed to educate drivers of the KTX. We expect to reduce the time and costs of newly developed rolling stock using the design environment developed in the research.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.1720-1730
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• 2005

Automatic guided vehicle in the factory has an important role to advance the flexible manufacturing system. In this paper, we propose a novel object-transportation control algorithm of cooperative AGV systems to apply decentralized control to multiple AGV systems. Each AGV system is under nonholonomic constraints and conveys a common object-transportation in a horizontal plain. Moreover it is shown that cooperative robot systems ensure stability and the velocities of augmented systems convergence to a scaled multiple of each desired velocity field for cooperative AGV systems. Finally, the application of proposed virtual passivity-based decentralized control algorithm via system augmentation is applied to trace a circle. Finally, the simulation and experimental results for the object-transportation by two AGV systems illustrates the validity of the proposed virtual-passivity decentralized control algorithm.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.71-76
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• 2003

A virtual machine tool (VMT) is presented in this two-part paper. In Part 1, the analytical foundation for a virtual machining system is developed, which is envisioned as the foundation for a comprehensive simulation environment capable of predicting the outcome of cutting processes. The VHT system undergoes "pseudo-real machining", before actual cutting with a CNC machine tool takes place, to provide the proper cutting conditions for process planners and to compensate or control the machining process in terms of the productivity and attributes of the products. The attributes can be characterized by the machined surface error, dimensional accuracy, roughness, integrity, and so forth. The main components of the VMT are the cutting process, application, thermal behavior, and feed drive modules. In Part 1, the cutting process module is presented. When verified experimentally, the proposed models gave significantly better prediction results than any other methods. In Part 2 of this paper, the thermal behavior and feed drive modules are developed, and the models are integrated into a comprehensive software environment.vironment.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.83-90
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• 2008

Input shaping is an efficient tool to eliminate transient and residual vibration caused by motion of mechanical systems. However, the rise time of the systems tends to increase due to the presence of input shapers. This paper is concerned with the rise time reduction when using input shaping. To this end, this paper proposes an input shaper design method for an undamped single mode vibration system using a virtual mode, which is not an actual mode but reflected in the design process. The essence of the proposed method is to design a three-impulse input shaper as if a single mode system has two modes: one actual mode and one virtual mode. The natural frequency of the virtual mode is a design parameter to change the rise time of the system. This paper discusses the performance of the proposed input shapers by simulation.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.48 no.10
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• pp.1303-1310
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• 1999

In this paper, the Timed Petri-Nets(TPN) modeling of Modular Cell Manufacturing Systems(MCMS) was investigated to overcome the limit of batch mode operation, which has been one of the most popular manufacturing types to produce an extensive industrial output and to be able to adopt to suitable and quickly changing manufacturing environments. A model of the MCMS was developed in reference to the actual TFT-LCD manufacturing system. TFT-LCD manufacturing system is not mass-productive in batch mode, but it operates in the form of MCMS which consists of a sequence of several cells with four processes of operation, including those of color filter(C/F), TFT, cell, and module. The cell process is further regrouped in those of Front-End and Back-End. For the Back-End cell process, it is reconstructed into a virtual model, consisting of three cells. The TPN modeling encompasses those properties, such as states and operations of machines, the number of buffers, and the processing time. The performance of the modeling was further examined in terms of scheduling system. The productivity in each cells was examined with respect to the change of failure rate of the cell machines and Automatic Guided Vehicles(AGV) using simulation by TPN.

• Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.381-389
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• 1999

One of the objectives of any task design is to provide a safe and helpful workplace for the employees. The safety and health module may include means for confronting the design with safety and health regulations and standards as well as tools for obstacles and collisions detection (such as error models and simulators). Virtual Reality is a leading edge technology which has only very recently become available on platforms and at prices accessible to the majority of simulation engineers. The design of an automated manufacturing system is a complicated, multidisciplinary task that requires involvement of several specialists. In this paper, a design procedure that facilitates the safety and ergonomic considerations of an automated manufacturing system are described. The procedure consists of the following major steps: Data collection and analysis of the data, creation of a three-dimensional simulation model of the work environment, simulation for safety analysis and risk assessment, development of safety solutions, selection of the preferred solutions, implementation of the selected solutions, reporting, and training When improving the safety of an existing system the three-dimensional simulation model helps the designer to perceive the work from operators point of view objectively and safely without the exposure to hazards of the actual system.