• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.547-554
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• 2013

This paper proposes a novel formation algorithm of identical robots based on object tracking method using omni-directional images obtained through fisheye lenses which are mounted on the robots. Conventional formation methods of multi-robots often use stereo vision system or vision system with reflector instead of general purpose camera which has small angle of view to enlarge view angle of camera. In addition, to make up the lack of image information on the environment, robots share the information on their positions through communication. The proposed system estimates the region of robots using SURF in fisheye images that have $360^{\circ}$ of image information without merging images. The whole system controls formation of robots based on moving directions and velocities of robots which can be obtained by applying Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow Estimation for the estimated region of robots. We confirmed the reliability of the proposed formation control strategy for multi-robots through both simulation and experiment.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1558-1562
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• 2008

Ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC), one of Electro- Active Polymer (EAP) actuators, has great attention due to the low-voltage driven, large deformation and its potential for artificial muscles. In this paper, we firstly review fish swimming modes using various propulsion mechanisms. Based on study on the swimming mechanisms, we develop an underwater robot actuator which mimics fanning motion of webfoot form. It consists of four actuators fabricated by using IPMC and PDMS which mimics Bio-inspired motion Experiments using a prototype show that the webfooted IPMC actuator generates large deformation and propulsion.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.189-199
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• 2007

The present survey paper introduces the research history, characteristics of body and fin shapes, basic principles of various locomotions and propulsion-generation mechanism of aquatic animals in nature, which utilize unsteady flow through a noble mechanism that is different in paradigm from the propulsion generation mechanism of man-made marine vehicles, and so have excellent performance and efficiency. The authors hope that the present paper helps to activate the domestic research interest on the fields of swimming in nature, which is expected to provide great ideas for improvement and innovation of today's marine vehicles.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2012

Nationally, flatfish vaccination has been performed manually, and is a laborious and time-consuming procedure with low accuracy. The handling requirement also makes it prone to contamination. With a view to eliminating these drawbacks, we designed an automatic vaccine system in which the injection is delivered by a Cartesian coordinate robot guided by a vision system. The automatic vaccine injection system is driven by an injection site location algorithm that uses a template-matching technique. The proposed algorithm was designed to derive the time and possible angles of injection by comparing a search area with a template. The algorithm is able to vaccinate various sizes of flatfish, even when they are loaded at different angles. We validated the performance of the proposed algorithm by analyzing the injection error under randomly generated loading angles. The proposed algorithm allowed an injection rate of 2000 per hour on average. Vaccination of flatfish with a body length of up to 500mm was possible, even when the orientation of the fish was random. The injection errors in various sizes of flatfish were very small, ranging from 0 to 0.6mm.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.634-640
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• 2015

This paper proposes a novel three-dimensional mapping algorithm in Omni-Directional Vision SLAM based on a fisheye image and laser scanner data. The performance of SLAM has been improved by various estimation methods, sensors with multiple functions, or sensor fusion. Conventional 3D SLAM approaches which mainly employed RGB-D cameras to obtain depth information are not suitable for mobile robot applications because RGB-D camera system with multiple cameras have a greater size and slow processing time for the calculation of the depth information for omni-directional images. In this paper, we used a fisheye camera installed facing downwards and a two-dimensional laser scanner separate from the camera at a constant distance. We calculated fusion points from the plane coordinates of obstacles obtained by the information of the two-dimensional laser scanner and the outline of obstacles obtained by the omni-directional image sensor that can acquire surround view at the same time. The effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed through comparison between maps obtained using the proposed algorithm and real maps.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2021년도 제64차 하계학술대회논문집 29권2호
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• pp.489-490
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 해양사고 처리 중 발생하는 인명사고 발생률을 감소시키고, 효율적으로 양식장을 관리하는 것을 전제로 카메라와 센서를 다기능 해양탐사 로봇에 적용하고자 한다. 현재의 양식장 관리 시스템은 수온 체크만 할 수 있게 되어있다. 이러한 시스템은 양식어에게 적합한 환경을 제공해주기 쉽지 않다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제점들을 개선하기 위해 기존의 해양 처리시스템과 양식 시스템 대신 카메라와 수온 센서, pH 농도 센서, 초음파 거리 센서, DC 모터, 블루투스 모듈을 적용한 다기능 해양탐사 로봇 기술을 제안한다. 기존의 시스템과는 다르게 안전하고 효율적으로 환경을 분석하고, 제어할 수 있다.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2010

우리는 두 생물무리가 서로 가로지르거나 결합하는 현상을 주변에서 흔히 볼 수 있다. 예로, 하천의 물고기 무리가 운동하다 바위나 돌같은 장애물을 만나 두 무리로 나누어졌다가 장애물 뒤에서 다시 하나로 합쳐지는 현상이 있다. 우두머리를 가지는 두 생물 무리가 각도${\theta}$를 가지고 서로 충돌하면서 가로질러 지나갈 때의 동역학을 연구하였다. 두 무리의 각 우두머리 개체는 다른 개체에 의해 영향을 받지 않는다. 이에 비해 무리의 개체들은 우두머리의 운동방향을 쫓아 가도록 시뮬레이션 되었다. 이 두 무리의 가로지르기 동역학을 이해하기 위해서, 무리개체의 평균 단위속도의 합으로 정의되는 질서매개변수${\phi}$를 조사하였다. 두 무리가 서로 만나는 순간, 두 무리의 운동량 균형이 무너지면서 ${\phi}$값이 급격히 올라갔다. 그리고 두 무리가 서로 분리되어질 때, 두 번째로 ${\phi}$값이 피크를 보였다. 무리개체들은 서로 충돌하면서 그들의 우두머리 개체를 쫓아가는데 방해를 받게 되는데 이로 인해 두 번째 피크이후에 불규칙적인 작은 피크들이 관측되었다. 두 피크값, $d_1$ (첫번째) 그리고 $d_2$ (두번째), 은 서로 다른 충돌각도 ${\theta}$에 대해서 동기화 현상을 보였다. 이 시뮬레이션 모델은 생물행동을 연구하거나 다개체 로봇 시스템 개발에 유용하게 사용되어 질수 있다.