• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.210-216
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• 2016

This paper presents a novel collision avoidance technique for mobile robots based on omni-directional vision simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). This method estimates the avoidance path and speed of a robot from the location of an obstacle, which can be detected using the Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow in images obtained through fish-eye cameras mounted on the robots. The conventional methods suggest avoidance paths by constructing an arbitrary force field around the obstacle found in the complete map obtained through the SLAM. Robots can also avoid obstacles by using the speed command based on the robot modeling and curved movement path of the robot. The recent research has been improved by optimizing the algorithm for the actual robot. However, research related to a robot using omni-directional vision SLAM to acquire around information at once has been comparatively less studied. The robot with the proposed algorithm avoids obstacles according to the estimated avoidance path based on the map obtained through an omni-directional vision SLAM using a fisheye image, and returns to the original path. In particular, it avoids the obstacles with various speed and direction using acceleration components based on motion information obtained by analyzing around the obstacles. The experimental results confirm the reliability of an avoidance algorithm through comparison between position obtained by the proposed algorithm and the real position collected while avoiding the obstacles.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 가상낚시시스템(VFS, Virtual Fishing System)을 위해 제작된 햅틱장치인 FishBot을 개발한다. FishBot는 XY테이블에 휠축을 장착한 3자유도 로봇으로 구성된다. 물고기의 동작을 모사하기 위해 XY 축 제어는 토크값을 가변적으로 제한하는 모션 위치 제어 모드로 하고 휠 축은 힘제어 모드로 하였다. 낚싯대는 실제 낚싯대에 LED를 장착하고 웹 카메라를 튜닝하여 낚싯대의 위치를 인식할 수 있도록 하였다. 결과적으로 제작된 Fishbot은 물고기와 같이 위치와 속도를 변화하고 DAC를 통해 낚는 힘을 제어할 수 있으며 낚싯대 끝단의 위치를 관측하여 가상현실시스템(Virtual Reality System)상에서 연동할 수 있게 하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1300-1305
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• 2009

The various electromagnetic based actuation(EMA) methods have been proposed for actuating microrobot. The advantage of EMA is that it can provide wireless driving to microrobot. In this reason a lot of researchers have been focusing on the EMA driven microrobot. This paper proposed a swimming microrobot driven by external alternating magnet field which is generated by two pairs of Helmholtz coils. The microrobot has a fish-like shape and consists of a buoyant robot body, a permanent magnet, and a fin. The fin is directly linked to the permanent magnet and the magnet is swung by the alternating magnet field, which makes the propulsion and steering power of the robot. In this paper, firstly, we designed the locomotive mechanism of the microrobot boy EMA. Secondly, we set up the control system. Finally, we demonstrated the swimming robot and evaluated the performance of the microrobot by the experiments.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.2626-2631
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• 2011

CST(C-shape sharp turn)는 물고기가 유영 시 빠른 방향 전환을 위해 물고기 꼬리 부분을 빠르게 C-형태로 구부려 빠르게 방향 전환을 하는 모션을 나타낸다. 그러나 CST와 관련된 모션 궤적 함수는 아직 일반화된 함수가 없다. 본 연구에서는 생물학자들이 실제 물고기의 관측으로부터 나온 순차적인 물고기의 모션 기록을 통하여 CST룰 위한 매우 단순한 모션 함수를 제안하였다. 그리고 이를 모의실험을 통하여 제안된 함수의 유용성을 확인하였다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2014

Fish generates thrust with a compliant fin which is known to increase the efficiency. In this paper, the performance of a robotic dolphin, the velocity and the stability, was improved using an optimal compliant caudal fin under certain oscillating frequency. Optimal compliance of the caudal fin exists that maximizes the thrust at a certain oscillating frequency. Four different compliant fins were used to find the optimal compliance of the caudal fin at a certain frequency using the half-pi phase delay condition. The swimming results show that the optimal compliant fin increases the velocity of the robotic fish. The compliance of the caudal fin was also shown to improve the stability of the robotic fish. A reactive motion at the head of the robotic dolphin causes fluctuation of the caudal fin. This phenomenon increases with the oscillating frequency. However, compliant fin reduced this fluctuation and increased the stability.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.663-668
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• 2003

This paper presents a new observation system which is useful to observe the scene of the remote controlled robot vision. This system is composed of a motionless camera and head motion detector with a motion sensor. The motionless camera has a fish eye lens and is for observing a hemisphere space. The head motion detector has a motion sensor is for defining an arbitrary subspace of the hemisphere space from fish eye lens. Thus processing the angular information from the motion sensor appropriately, the direction of face is estimated. However, since the fisheye image is distorted, it is unclear image. The partial domain of a fish eye image is selected by head motion, and this is converted to perspective image. However, since this conversion enlarges the original image spatially and is based on discrete data, crevice is generated in the converted image. To solve this problem, interpolation based on an intensity of the image is performed for the crevice in the converted image (space problem). This paper provides the experimental results of the proposed observation system with the head motion detector and perspective image conversion using the proposed conversion and interpolation methods, and the adequacy and improving point of the proposed techniques are discussed.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.560-566
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• 2005

본 논문은 유비쿼터스 이동로봇의 자기위치인식에 적용되는 비젼시스템의 왜곡된 영상을 보정하기 위한 실용적인 방법을 제안하다. 이동로봇에서 자기위치인식은 필수적인 요소이며 카메라 비젼시스템을 이용하여 처리 가능하다. 자기위치인식에서 비젼시스템은 넓은 시야를 확보하기 위해 어안렌즈를 이용하는데, 이는 영상의 왜곡을 발생한다. 또한 이동로봇은 지속적인 움직임을 가지므로 빠른 시간 내에 영상을 처리하여 자기위치를 인식해야 한다. 따라서 이동로봇에 적용 가능한 실용적인 영상왜곡 보정기법을 제안하고 실험을 통하여 성능을 검증한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.299-301
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• 1996

Since a standard lens has small sight angle, a fish-eye lens can be used in order to obtain wide sight angle for the robot vision system. In spite of the advantage, the image through the lens has variable resolution; the central information of the lens is of high resolution, but the peripheral information is of low resolution. Owing to this difference of resolution, the variable resolution image should be transformed to a uniform resolution image in order to determine the positions of the objects in the image. In this work, the correction method for the distorted image is presented and the performance is analyzed. Furthermore, the camera with a fish eye lens can be used to determine the real world coordinates. The performance is shown through experiments.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2021

To operate an underwater robot in an environment with fluid flow, it is necessary to recognize the speed and direction of the fluid and implement motion control based on these characteristics. Fish have a lateral line that performs this function. In this study, to develop an artificial lateral line sensor that mimics a fish, we developed a method to measure the flow speed and the incident angle of the fluid using a pressure sensor. Several experiments were conducted, and based on the results, the tendency according to the change in the flow speed and the incident angle of the fluid was confirmed. It is believed that additional research can aid in the development of an artificial lateral line sensor.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.64-74
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• 2022

해양자원을 활용하기 위한 수중 로봇과 관련된 연구가 다수 진행되고 있다. 그러나 일반 드론과 다르게 수중 로봇은 매개체가 공기가 아닌 물이기 때문에 위치 파악이 쉽지 않은 문제점이 존재한다. 수중 위치를 확인하기 위한 기존 연구인 수중 로봇의 모니터링 및 포지셔닝 프로그램은 대규모 공간에서 활용하기 위한 목적을 가지고 있기 때문에 소규모의 공간에서 위치 파악 및 모니터링에 어려움을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 소규모 공간에서 지속적인 모니터링과 명령 전달을 위한 3차원 포지셔닝 프로그램을 제안한다. 제안된 프로그램은 수중 로봇의 위치에 깊이를 확인할 수 있도록 다차원 포지셔닝 모니터링 기능과 3차원 화면을 통해 이동 경로 제어할 수 있는 기능으로 구성된다. 성능평가를 통해 수중 로봇이 수조 모습과 동일하게 출력되어 3차원 화면으로 다양한 각도에서 모니터링 확인이 가능하였으며, 설정 경로와 실제 위치의 차이가 평균 6.44m 이내로써 상정 범위 내의 오차를 확인하였다.