• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 제36회 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.2771-2773
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• 2005

In network human-robot interaction, human can access services of a robot system through the network The communication is done by interacting with the distributed sensors via voice, gestures or by using user network access device such as computer, PDA. The service organization and exploration is very important for this distributed system. In this paper we propose a new agent-based framework to integrate partners of this distributed system together and help users to explore the service effectively without complicated configuration. Our system consists of several robots. users and distributed sensors. These partners are connected in a decentralized but centralized control system using agent-based technology. Several experiments are conducted successfully using our framework The experiments show that this framework is good in term of increasing the availability of the system, reducing the time users and robots needs to connect to the network at the same time. The framework also provides some coordination methods for the human robot interaction system.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2010

For the personal robot to serve humans as a companion in our daily life, it is obviously important that the robot should have a long-term relationship to users. In this paper, we introduce a simple idea on how to make the long-term relationship by using just low-cost and simple robots. We also describe the robotic artificial creature system to implement this idea. The artificial creature robots respond not only physical environment changes but also the logical information changes in the virtual world such as the Web. They consist of a control robot and several simple robots, which show users various group behaviors. Users have a relationship with them by observing these behaviors, rather than interacting with them. We separate physical robots and software applications in order that artificial creature robots can have more various behaviors made by various software applications. Finally, we implemented the system using a robot simulator to show some example cases.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.278-286
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• 2008

Reliable functionalities for autonomous navigation and object recognition/handling are key technologies to service robots for executing useful services in human environments. A considerable amount of research has been conducted to make the service robot perform these operations with its own sensors, actuators and a knowledge database. With all heavy sensors, actuators and a database, the robot could have performed the given tasks in a limited environment or showed the limited capabilities in a natural environment. With the new paradigms on robot technologies, we attempted to apply smart environments technologies-such as RFID, sensor network and wireless network- to robot functionalities for executing reliable services. In this paper, we introduce concepts of proposed smart environments based robot navigation and object recognition/handling method and present results on robot services. Even though our methods are different from existing robot technologies, successful implementation result on real applications shows the effectiveness of our approaches.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2007

In this paper, we discuss a service to give alarm in the case of emergency for the old and the weak by human behavior recognition in Intelligent Space. Our Intelligent Space consists of mobile robots, sensors and agents. And these components are connected to network framework. Agent analyzes data acquired from networked sensors and determines task of robots and a space to provide a service for humans. In our emergency alarm service, human behavior recognition service module analyzes accelerometer data obtained from body-attached human behavior sensing platform, and classifies into four basic human behavior such as walking, running, sitting and falling-down. For the old and the weak, falling-down behavior may bring about dangerous situations. On such an occasion, agent executes emergency alarm service immediately. And then a selected mobile robot approaches fallen person and sends images of the person to guardians. In this paper, we set up a scenario to verify the emergency alarm service in Intelligent Space, and show feasibility of the service from our simulation experiments.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2045-2050
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• 2003

This paper describes the development of service robotic systems with the Tripodal schematic control architecture. We show practical advantages of the proposed architecture by giving examples of our experience. First, we explain how to add new task using Tripodal architecture approach. The Tripodal architecture provides some crucial organizing principles and core components that are used to build the basis for the system. Thus, the newly developed behaviors, motion algorithm, knowledge, and planning schemes are arranged so as to guarantee the efficiency of the performance of components. Second, we describe the reusability and scaleability of our architecture by introducing the implementation process of the guide robot Jinny. Most of modules developed for former robots like PSR-1 and PSR-2 systems are used directly to the Jinny system without significant modification. Experimental results clearly showed that the developed strategy is useful, even if the hardware configurations as well as software algorithms are more complex and more accumulating.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.240-250
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• 2010

A URC, which is a Ubiquitous Robot Companion, provides services to users in ubiquitous computing environments and has advantage of simplifying robot's hardware and software by distributing the complicated functionality of robots to other system. In this paper, we propose SOWL, which is a software architecture for URC robots and a mixed word of SOMAR and CAWL. SOWL keeps the advantages of URC and it also has the loosely-coupled characteristics. Moreover it makes it easy to develop of URC robot software. The proposed architecture is composed of 4 layers: device software, robot software, robot application, and end user layer. Developers of the each layer is able to build software suitable for their requirements by combining software modules in the lower layer. SOWL consists of SOMAR and CAWL engine. SOMAR, which is a middleware for the execution of device software and robot software, is based on service-oriented architecture(SOA) for robot software. CAWL engine is a system to process CAWL which is a context-aware workflow language. SOWL is able to provide a layered architecture for the execution of a robot software. It also makes it possible for developers of the each layer to build module-based robot software.

• 아동학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.237-259
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine how children perceived the use of intelligent service robots in early childhood education and identifying the characteristics of the interaction between the children concerned and the robots. The subjects of this study were 49 kindergarten students from Girin Kindergarten in Gyeonggi-do. The results of this study suggested that the children personalized the robot and recognized it as their friend, regardless of their ages. In the interactions between the children and the robot, the children engaged in physical contact with the robot and occasionally tried to control its functions. In the child-robot interaction, the children searched their favorite functions and used them repeatedly, but also lost interest in those repeated functions. Regardless of their interest levels, however, the attendance or portfolio organization functions. With regard to the interaction between peers, there were frequent quarrels regarding the use of the robot at first, but these conflicts were resolved by the intervention of peers or teachers, and the children who were familiar with the use of the robot helped their friends; this was viewed as constituting cooperative behavior. Children usually used the robot with their friends. The robot was a medium for children to find new friends. Peer group activities were explored and new friendships were created as a result of the use of the robot.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2008년도 춘계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.846-850
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• 2008

밀폐형 초음파 센서와 구동회로를 모듈화하는 기술이 개발되면 지능형 로봇의 거리측정 능력이 향상될 것으로 예상된다. 초음파 센서의 모듈화 기술은 ASIC 기술 및 MEMS 기술과 접목되어 발전될 것으로 전망된다. 밀폐형 초음파 센서 모듈의 국내 시장규모는 2008년 약 10억원, 2012년 57억2천만원으로 예상된다. 최근 서비스 로봇에 대한 관심과 정부주도의 시범사업으로 인하여 서비스 로봇 시장이 급속히 성장하고 있다. 밀폐형 초음파 센서 모듈이 서비스 로봇에 성공적으로 적용될 경우 기존의 광 센서를 빠르게 대체할 것으로 예상된다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 무선 랜 방식을 적용한 서비스 로봇의 이동성을 위한 통신거리 성능평가 방법을 제안한다. 서비스 로봇은 서비스의 분류에 따라 모바일 통신 시스템의 기능을 갖추고 있고, ISM밴드(2.4GHz와 5.8GHz)의 무선랜(IEEE802.11a/b/g/n) 통신 방식을 선호하고 있다. 이러한 서비스 로봇의 이동성에 대한 무선 데이터 열화 성능을 평가하기 위해서 실질 필드 환경에서 거리감쇄 상관기법을 활용한 기준 벡터를 측정하여 제시하였다. 성능평가 방법은 기준 벡터의 Path Loss를 Azimuth 301W 장비에 대입하고, 시험 시료의 전송속도 및 송수신되는 처리량은 Chariot로 측정한다. 제안한 측정방법은 모바일 스마트 디바이스와 서비스 로봇의 이동성을 위한 무선 랜 통신거리 확보에 필요한 성능평가 방법이다. 또한 모바일 스마트 디바이스 업체들이 무선 랜 이동성 통신거리 성능평가를 위한 평가 방법으로 활용 할 수 있다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.361-366
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• 2020

본 연구는 사람들의 선호를 조사하여 공공서비스 로봇에 의인화가 어떻게 적용돼야 할지 알아보는 연구이다. 공공장소에서 서비스를 제공하는 공공서비스 로봇이 도입되고 있으며 이는 앞으로도 증가할 전망이다. 적절하게 의인화된 로봇은 사용자 경험을 증진하는 효과가 있지만 지나치게 인간과 흡사한 로봇은 불쾌감을 느끼게 한다. 이에 따라 공공서비스 로봇에 요구되는 의인화 적용 기준을 마련하는 것이 필요하다. 이를 위해 설문조사와 심층 인터뷰를 진행하였다. 분석 결과 사람들은 로봇에 언어적 상호작용을 선호하며 음성의 적절한 나이는 20~30대이다. 로봇에 생체 신호는 나타나지 않는 것이 바람직하며 개인에 맞춤화된 서비스에 대한 요구가 있다는 것을 알게 되었다. 본 연구를 통해 사용자 경험을 높이는 공공서비스 로봇 디자인에 기여할 것으로 기대한다.