• ETRI Journal
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.891-900
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• 2010

In this paper, a map-matching (MM) algorithm which combines an estimated position with digital road data is proposed. The presented algorithm using a virtual track is appropriate for a MEMS-based pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) system, which can be used in mobile devices. Most of the previous MM algorithms are for car navigation systems and GPS-based navigation system, so existing MM algorithms are not appropriate for the pure DR-based pedestrian navigation system. The biggest problem of previous MM algorithms is that they cannot determine the correct road segment (link) due to the DR characteristics. In DR-based navigation system, the current position is propagated from the previous estimated position. This means that the MM result can be placed on a wrong link when MM algorithm fails to decide the correct link at once. It is a critical problem. Previous algorithms never overcome this problem because they did not consider pure DR characteristics. The MM algorithm using the virtual track is proposed to overcome this problem with improved accuracy. Performance of the proposed MM algorithm was verified by experiments.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2012

차량기지 검수고에 구조를 고려하였을 시, 철제빔으로 인해 열차를 검지하기 위한 궤도회로를 설치하기가 어렵고, 레일과 대지가 철제빔으로 연결되어 누설전류가 많아지므로 궤도회로 시스템을 적용할 수 없다. 그러므로 열차가 검수고에 들어오면 수작업으로 차량이 있다는 표시를 하여 사용하고 있으며, 잘못 취급할 시에는 열차충돌 혹은 탈선으로 이어지는 사고가 발생할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 검수고에서 소프트웨어 프로그램을 이용하여 가상궤도회로를 적용하였다. 가상궤도회로의 알고리즘을 제시하였으며, 열차가 점유된 검수고 방향으로 신호를 취급하는 경우에 검수고 열차점유 표시 및 신호기 정지신호 표시로 인해 검수고에서 열차의 안전성을 확보하였다. 또한 프로그램의 신뢰도 및 가용도를 분석하여 소프트웨어에 적합한 결함허용 기법을 적용하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2005

This paper presents a development of the control and the virtual reality visual system for a tilting train simulator. The user of the tilting train simulator is able to set up the environmental and operating conditions through the user interface provided by the control system. In the control system, an arbitrary track which has user-defined curve radius, length and direction can be generated. The virtual reality visual system provides an artificial environment that is composed of several facilities such as station, platform, track, bridge, tunnel and signaling system. In order to maximize the reality, all of the 3D modeling were based on the real photographs taken in the Jungang line. A dome screen with 1600mm diameter was used to maximize the view angle. The hemispherical screen can ensure the view angle of the 170 degrees of vertical direction and 135 degrees of lateral direction.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.112-120
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• 2003

In this paper, dynamic track tension fur high mobility tracked vehicle is investigated by multibody dynamic simulation techniques. This research focuses on a heavy military tracked vehicle which has sophisticated suspension and rubber bushed rack systems. In order to obtain accurate dynamic track tension of track subsystems, each track link is modeled as a body which has six degrees of freedom. A compliant bushing element is used to connect track links. Various virtual proving ground models are developed to observe dynamic changes of the track tension. Numerical studies of the dynamic track tension are validated against the experimental measurements. The effects of pre-tensions, traction forces, fuming resistances, sprocket torques, ground profiles, and vehicle speeds, for dynamic responses of track tensions are explored, respectively.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2002

A fuzzy logic for collision avoiding navigation of marine vehicles is proposed in this paper. VFF(Virtual Force Field) method, which is used widely in the field of mobile robots, is modifiel to apply to marine vehicles. The method is named MVFF (Modified Virtual Force Field) mothod. The MVFF consists of the determination of the heading angles far track-keeping mode ($\psi_{ca}$)and collision avoidance mode ($\psi_{ca}$). The operator can choose the pattern of the track-keeping mode in the proposed algorithm. The collision avoidance algorithm can handle static and/or moving obstacles. These functons are implemented using fuzzy logic. Various simulation results verify the proposed alogorithm.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.171-181
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• 2004

An autonomous navigation algorithm for marine vehicles is proposed in this paper using fuzzy logic under COLREG guidelines. The VFF (Virtual Force Field) method, which is widely used in the field of mobile robotics, is modified for application to the autonomous navigation of marine vehicles. This Modified Virtual Force Field (MVFF) method can be used in either track-keeping or collision avoidance modes. Moreover, the operator can select a track-keeping pattern mode in the proposed algorithm. The collision avoidance algorithm has the ability to handle static and/or moving obstacles. The fuzzy expert rules are designed deliberately under COLREG guidelines. An extensive simulation study is used to verify the proposed method.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose a flex sensor-based data glove to track the movements of human fingers for virtual reality education. By putting flex sensors and utilizing an accelerometer, this data glove allows people to enjoy applications for virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR). With the maximum and minimum values of the flex sensor at each finger joint, it determines an angle corresponding to the bending value of the flex sensor. It tracks the movements of fingers and hand gestures with respect to the angle values at finger joints. In order to prove the effectiveness of the proposed data glove, we implemented a VR classroom application.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.682-690
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• 2002

This paper presents an output feedback controller design method for uncertain linear systems with sinusoidal disturbance of uncertain frequencies. The controller needs to compensate for the performance deterioration due to the uncertain frequencies of sinusoidal disturbance. To this end, we introduce a virtual system including the dynamics corresponding to the uncertain frequencies and design a controller which minimizes the output difference between the virtual system and the closed-loop system. In other words, the controller is designed so that the closed-loop system approximates the virtual system. The feedback controller is achieved by solving an LMI optimization problem involving a robust $H_{\infty}$ constraint. The advantages of the proposed design method are examined by comparing it with a design method that only minimizes the $H_{\infty}$ norm of the transfer function between the sinusoidal disturbance and the output. The proposed design method is applied to the track-following system of rewritable optical disk drives and is evaluated through an experiment.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.498-504
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 퍼지 로직을 이용한 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피를 제안하였다. VFF(Virtual Force Field) 방법은 이동 로봇 분야에서 널리 사용하고 있는 충돌 회피 알고리즘이다. 본 논문에서는 이를 수중 로봇의 자율 항해를 위한 형태로 변형시킨 Modified Virtual Force Field(MVFF)를 제시하였다. 보다 정교한 알고리즘을 위해서 퍼지 로직을 이용한 MVFF를 구성하였고, 이를 수중 로봇의 경로 유지와 충돌 회피에 적용하였다 퍼지 로직은 수중 로봇의 자율 항해 동안 직면하게 되는 다양한 상황들을 다루었다. 제안한 충돌 회피 알고리즘은 다수개의 고정 장애물에 대해서 좋은 성능을 제시하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안된 방법이 수중 로봇의 충돌 회피에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 보였다.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.275-278
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• 2002

The recognition of the natural background radiation is important not only for radiological education but also for the promotion of people's scientific view about radiation. We made a "room" on the web showing natural background radiation as part of a VRM (Virtual Radiation Museum). The "room" shows the video images of the tracks of charged particles from natural background radiation, alpha and beta ray track from known sources using a Large Scale Diffusion Cloud Chamber. The purpose of this study is to make clear the origin of a kind of track (named A-track) which is thick and easy to recognize with the length less than several cm in the cloud chamber, and to make numerical explanation of its counting rate. The study was carried out using a Large Scale Diffusion Cloud Chamber (Phywe, Germany) installed in the Niigata Science Museum. The Model RNC (Pylon Electronics, Canada) was used as Rn-222 source. Ra-226 activity in RNC was 111.6 Bq calibrated with NIST protocol. Rn-222 gas was injected into the cloud chamber. Continuous video recording with use of Digital Handycam (SONY, Japan) was carried out for 360 min. after injection of Rn-222 gas. The number of alpha-ray track (alpha track) in the video images was analyzed. The growth and decay curve of the total activity of Rn-222 and its alpha emitting progeny were calculated and compared with the count of the alpha tracks. As a result the alpha tracks formed by Rn-222 injection resemble A-Tracks. The relationship between A-track in the cloud chamber and atmospheric Rn is discussed.