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Multi-Operation Robot For Fruit Production

  • Kondo, Naoshi;Monta, Mitsuji;Shibano, Yasunori
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1996.06c
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    • pp.621-631
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    • 1996
  • It is said that robot can be used for multi-purpose use by changing end effector or/and visual sensor with its software. In this study, it was investigated what multi-purpose robot for fruit-production was using a tomato harvesting robot and a robot to work in vineyard. Tomato harvesting robot consisted of manipulator, end-effector, visual sensor and traveling device. Plant training system of larger size tomato is similar with that of cherry-tomato. Two end-effectors were prepared for larger size tomato and cherry-tomato fruit harvesting operations, while the res components were not changed for the different work objects. A color TV camera could be used for the both work objects, however fruit detecting algorithm and extracted features from image should be changed. As for the grape-robot , several end-effector for harvesting , berry thinning , bagging and spraying were developed and experimented after attaching each end-effector to manipulator end. The manipulator was a polar coordinate type and had five degrees of freedom so that it could have enough working space for the operations. It was observed that visual sensor was necessary for harvesting, bagging and berry-thinning operations and that spraying operation requires another sensor for keeping certain distance between trellis and end-effector. From the experimental results, it was considered that multi-operations by the same robot could be appropriately done on the same or similar plant training system changing some robot components . One of the important results on having function of multi-operation was to be able to make working period of the robot longer.

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Simulation of Mobile Robot Navigation based on Multi-Sensor Data Fusion by Probabilistic Model

  • Jin, Tae-seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2018
  • Presently, the exploration of an unknown environment is an important task for the development of mobile robots and mobile robots are navigated by means of a number of methods, using navigating systems such as the sonar-sensing system or the visual-sensing system. To fully utilize the strengths of both the sonar and visual sensing systems, In mobile robotics, multi-sensor data fusion(MSDF) became useful method for navigation and collision avoiding. Moreover, their applicability for map building and navigation has exploited in recent years. In this paper, as the preliminary step for developing a multi-purpose autonomous carrier mobile robot to transport trolleys or heavy goods and serve as robotic nursing assistant in hospital wards. The aim of this paper is to present the use of multi-sensor data fusion such as ultrasonic sensor, IR sensor for mobile robot to navigate, and presents an experimental mobile robot designed to operate autonomously within indoor environments. Simulation results with a mobile robot will demonstrate the effectiveness of the discussed methods.

Force Manipulability Analysis of Multi-Legged Walking Robot (다족 보행로봇의 동적 조작성 해석)

  • 조복기;이지홍
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.350-356
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents a farce manipulability analysis of multi-legged walking robots, which calculates force or acceleration workspace attainable from joint torque limits of each leg. Based on the observation that the kinematic structure of the multi-legged walking robots is basically the same as that of multiple cooperating robots, we derive the proposed method of analyzing the force manipulability of walking robot. The force acting on the object in multiple cooperating robot systems is taken as reaction force from ground to each robot foot in multi-legged walking robots, which is converted to the force of the body of walking robot by the nature of the reaction force. Note that each joint torque in multiple cooperating robot systems is transformed to the workspace of force or acceleration of the object manipulated by the robots in task space through the Jacobian matrix and grasp matrix. Assuming the torque limits are given in infinite norm-sense, the resultant dynamic manipulability is derived as a polytope. The validity of proposed method is verified by several examples, and the proposed method is believed to be useful for the optimal posture planning and gait planning of walking robots.

Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm based on Multi-Robot Positions for Scheduling Problems (스케줄링 문제를 위한 멀티로봇 위치 기반 다목적 유전 알고리즘)

  • Choi, Jong Hoon;Kim, Je Seok;Jeong, Jin Han;Kim, Jung Min;Park, Jahng Hyon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.31 no.8
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    • pp.689-696
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    • 2014
  • This paper presents a scheduling problem for a high-density robotic workcell using multi-objective genetic algorithm. We propose a new algorithm based on NSGA-II(Non-dominated Sorting Algorithm-II) which is the most popular algorithm to solve multi-objective optimization problems. To solve the problem efficiently, the proposed algorithm divides the problem into two processes: clustering and scheduling. In clustering process, we focus on multi-robot positions because they are fixed in manufacturing system and have a great effect on task distribution. We test the algorithm by changing multi-robot positions and compare it to previous work. Test results shows that the proposed algorithm is effective under various conditions.

Design of ship dry multi-function handling robot (선박건조용 다기능 핸들링로봇의 설계)

  • 권광진;전재억;정진서;황영모;박후명;하만경
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.231-234
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    • 2004
  • Ratio that robot occupies is low level worldwide fairly in suspension wire, electricity electron and neutralization learning industry and domestic industry of this is staring in average love. Can speak that grafting of robotic machine and neutralization learning industry is high in terms of side of creation of the added value or progress of technology rightly hereupon. This research raises or designed multi-function handling robot that can make welding, assembly conveniently catching large size work water

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Cooperative Foraging Behavior of Multi Robot System with Simple Interaction

  • Sugawara, Ken;Sano, Masaki;Yoshihara, Ikuo;Abe, Kenichi;Watanabe, Toshinori
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.155.3-155
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    • 2001
  • Researches of multi-robot system are active in these days. The most remarkable characteristic of multirobot system is that the robots work cooperatively and achieve the task which a single robot cannot do. It is essential to investigate number effect of multi-robot system. In this paper, we chose foraging task and investigated their behavior. At first, we investigated the foraging behavior in case that interaction range is Infinite. Secondly, we investigated the behavior in case that interaction range is finite. In both case, we find out there is an optimum interaction duration.

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Cooperative control of tightly-coupled multiple mobile robots (엄격히 상호 간섭하는 이동 로봇의 협동 제어)

  • 이승환;이연정
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.556-559
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, we propose a cooperative multi-robot control algorithm. Specifically, the cooperative task is that two mobile robots should transfer a long rigid object along a predefined path. To resolve the problem, we introduce the master-slave concept for two mobile robots, which have the same structure. According to the velocity of the master robot and the positions of two robots on the path, the velocity of the slave robot is determined. In case that the robots can't move further, the role of the robot is interchanged. The effectiveness of this decentralized algorithm is proved by computer simulations.

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Composition of real-time robot workcell using token-bus

  • Kim, Dong-Jun;Kim, Kab-Il
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1994.10a
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 1994
  • Integration of intelligent robot workcell is now a hot issue in CIM and robotics area. This piper dealt with relatively low-level essential topics, i.e., multi-robot coordination and real-time communication for the integration of intelligent robot workcell. For the coordination of multi-robot system, the tightly-coupled coordination is proposed using the various sensors. In order to handle the numerous communication data, time-critical communication network (Field-bus) is introduced and investigated. Finally, intelligent robot workcell is suggested using the Mini-MAP and Field-bus.

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Sensorless Force Control with Observer for Multi-functional Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot (다기능 재활운동을 위한 힘 센서가 없는 상지 재활 로봇의 힘 제어)

  • Choi, Jung Hyun;Oh, Sehoon;An, Jinung
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.356-364
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents a force control based on the observer without taking any force or torque measurement from the robot which allows realizing more stable and robust human robot interaction for the developed multi-functional upper limb rehabilitation robot. The robot has four functional training modes which can be classified by the human robot interaction types: passive, active, assistive, and resistive mode. The proposed observer consists of internal disturbance observer and external force observer for distinctive performance evaluation. Since four training modes can be quantitatively identified as impedance variation, position-based impedance control with feedback and feedforward controller was applied to the assistive training mode. The results showed that the proposed sensorless observer estimated cleaner and more accurate force compared to the force sensor and the impedance controller embedded with the proposed observer completed the assistive training mode safely and properly.