• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2015

In conducting indoor positioning by code division multiple access using spread spectrum ultrasonic waves, it is required to detect signals under the influence of near-far problem occurred by difference on signal power, caused by distance between transmitter and receiver. For discussing robustness to the problem, we verified measuring accuracy on distance from an experiment on a real space with a hardware device where our proposed method is mounted. The proposed method performs automatic signal detection by setting threshold level dynamically. As an experimental result, measurable distance were improved by the proposed method, and measurement errors were up to 50mm in distances from 1000mm to 6000mm; therefore, enough accuracy to realize self-localization or navigation for autonomous mobile robot or human was obtained.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.100-111
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• 2013

Indoor real-time positioning for multiple targets is required to realize human-robot symbiosis. This study firstly presents positioning accuracy on an autonomous mobile robot controlled by 3-D coordinates that is obtained by a real-time indoor positioning system with spread spectrum (SS) ultrasonic signals communicated by code-division multiple access. Although many positioning systems have been investigated, the positioning system with the SS ultrasonic signals can measure identified multiple 3-D positions in every 70 ms with noise tolerance and error within 100 mm. This system is also robust to occlusion and environmental changes. However, thus far, the positioning errors in an autonomous mobile robot, controlled by these systems using the SS ultrasonic signals, have not been evaluated as an experimental study. Therefore, a positioning experiment for trajectory control is conducted using an autonomous mobile robot and our positioning system. The effectiveness of this positioning method for robot self-localization is shown, from this experiment, because the average control error between the target position and the robot's position at 29 mm is obtained.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2008

본 연구는 저속의 UWB를 이용하여 지하 주차장, 터널 등 GPS로 위치 인식이 불가능한 실내 지역에서 차량관리 및 위치 인식을 하기 위한 목적으로 진행되었다. 본 논문에서는 IEEE802.15.4a의 2.45GHz 대역 표준으로 채택된 CSS(Chirp Spread Spectrum)를 이용하여 Ranging과 TOA(Time-of-Arrival)방식의 실내 위치인식 시스템을 제안 하였다. 기존의 실내 위치 인식기술로 사용되고 있는 Zigbee의 RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indication)는 환경 변화에 따른 오차율과 항상 최대 전력 사용을 필요로 하기 때문에 전력 소비가 많은 단점을 갖고 있다. 본 논문에서는 위에서 언급된 단점을 보완하기 위하여 위치기반으로 표준화된 801.15.4a Chirp 신호와 스펙트럼 방식의 특성을 이용한 SDS-TWR(Symmetrical Double Side-Two Way Ranging) 방식을 채택하여 TOA(Time of Arrival) 알고리즘을 통해 계산된 거리와 좌표를 측정하였다.. 컴퓨터 모의실험을 통해 오류 방지 알고리즘을 적용한 데이터 오류율이 1% 미만으로 줄었으며, 가중치 팩터와 노드 운영 방안을 이용한 좌표 측정에서 $6m{\times}3m$ 공간 안에 5cm 미만의 오차를 갖는 위치인식 시스템을 검증할 수 있었다.