• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.308-322
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• 2020

This paper presents a conceptual design for a plant-wide autonomous operation system that uses artificial intelligence techniques. The autonomous operation system has the power and ability to perform the control functions needed for the emergency operation of a nuclear power plant (NPP) with reduced operator intervention. This paper discusses the emergency operation and level of automation in an NPP and presents the design requirements for an autonomous emergency operation system (A-EOS). Then, an architecture that consists of several modules is proposed, with descriptions of the functions. Finally, this paper introduces a prototype of the suggested autonomous system that integrates the authors' previous works.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.319-330
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• 2017

In remote USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) maritime operation, the remote operation and control technic and autonomous control technic is required and the emergency mode algorithm is needed certainly for sailing and accomplishing various surveillance, reconnaissance, and underwater search missions of USV. In this paper, we review the countermeasures in emergency situation of the existing USV system (Barracuda) and propose the emergency mode algorithm considering the operation and control, and autonomous control level for the stable USV operation in case of emergency. We analyzed the autonomous control level in view of the mission complexity and environmental difficulty, and human interface, and verified the performance of the autonomous control level when we apply four emergency mode algorithms. It is expected that more stable and reliable operation and cotrol are possible if the proposed algorithm is applied to the environments requiring the various multi-mission USV sailing and mission achievement.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.617-627
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• 2021

In the field of on-road motor vehicles, the level for autonomous driving technology is defined according to J3016, proposed by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International. However, in the field of agricultural machinery, different standards are applied by country and manufacturer, without a standardized classification for autonomous driving technology which makes it difficult to clearly define and accurately evaluate the autonomous driving technology, for agricultural machinery. In this study, a method to classify the autonomy levels for autonomous agricultural machinery (ALAAM) is proposed by modifying the SAE International J3016 to better characterize various agricultural operations such as tillage, spraying and harvesting. The ALAAM was classified into 6 levels from 0 (manual) to 5 (full automation) depending on the status of operator and autonomous system interventions for each item related to the automation of agricultural tasks such as straight-curve path driving, path-implement operation, operation-environmental awareness, error response, and task area planning. The core of the ALAAM classification is based on the relative roles between the operator and autonomous system for the automation of agricultural machines. The proposed ALAAM is expected to promote the establishment of a standard to classify the autonomous driving levels of self-propelled agricultural machinery.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 1998

Autonomous speedsprayer operation was conducted using a fuzzy controller combined with a DGPS. The signal of DGPS receiver and signals of four ultrasonic sensors were processed in real time. The speedsprayer was steered with two levers controlled by two hydraulic cylinders. The fuzzy controller has two inputs; direction of running obtained from the DGPS receiver and distance from trees measured by ultrasonic sensors. The operation times of the hydraulic cylinders were inferred as outputs of the fuzzy controller. Field test results showed that the speedsprayer could be autonomously operated by the developed fuzzy controller including turning operation in the end of the tree row. The ultrasonic sensors contributed a little to performance of the autonomous operation, but the speedsprayer could avoid trees or obstacles in emergent situations with them.

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2003

An autonomous tractor requires not only automatic steering (automatic guidance) but also automated control of tractor functions and implement operations. Examples of tractor functions include engine throttle, transmission speed, and 3-point hitch position. Implement operations include tillage, planting, and cultivating. This article provides an overview of a map-based methodology used for the implementation of autonomous field operations of agricultural tractors. The procedure for developing autonomous field operation maps were presented, and several important issues in the implementation of map-based autonomous operations were discussed. These issues included combining field operation maps, position offset, and real-time sensing and update of field operation maps.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.990-997
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• 2010

The Mission environment of UGV(Unmanned Ground Vehicle) has a complexity and variety, and the status of system and sensor is dependent on the environment factors such as operation time, the weather and road type. It is necessary for UGV to cope adaptively with the various mission types, operation modes and operation environment as human operators do. To satisfy this necessity, we present an autonomy manager based on the autonomous architecture. In this paper, we design a path planning software architecture and LPP manager by using open autonomous architecture which is previously designed by ADD. Field test is conducted with UGV in order to verify the performance of LPP Manager based on the Autonomous Architecture with scenarios.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2012

The autonomous microgrid is a system that is autonomously operated depending on the grid and internal load condition, without the operator's intervention. In this study, a control algorithm for the microsource and an operation algorithm for the microgrid are proposed to realize the autonomous microgrid system. In addition, a microgrid operation system based on the operation algorithm is proposed. The electromagnetic transient program is used by the proposed microsource control algorithm for simulation, and the validity of the algorithm is verified. The proposed operation system is verified based on a case study using a simulator and test devices.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.172-191
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• 2023

본 연구는 국내 자율주행차 시범운행지구 지정 및 운영에 따라 자율주행차 혼재 시 예상되는 교통 변화를 분석하여, 시범운행지구의 자율주행차 혼재 교통운영전략 수립을 목적으로 한다. 시범운행지구가 자율주행차의 안정적 상용화를 위한 테스트 베드로서의 역할을 해내기 위해서는 안전하고 효율적인 교통운영전략 수립이 요구됨에도 현재까지는 자율주행차 혼재에 따른 교통운영전략은 부재하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자율주행차 혼재 시 자율주행차 시범운행 지구의 교통운영전략을 수립하고자 한다. 자율주행차 도입 단계별 교통운영전략 수립을 위해 자율주행차 혼입률에 따른 교통 효율성 및 안전성 분석을 수행하였으며, 분석 결과를 토대로 자율주행차 혼입률 30%, 70%를 기준으로 도입기, 과도기, 안정기로 구분하였다. 본 연구에서 자율주행차 도입 단계별로 제시한 교통류와 교통안전 관점의 교통운영전략은 다음과 같다. 교통류 운영전략은 자율주행차 도입기에는 기존 도로 인프라 첨단화, 과도기에는 자율주행차 전용차로 및 일반차 마일리지 제도 운영, 안정기에는 자율주행차 전용차로 확대 운영 및 제한속도 완화를 제시하였다. 교통안전 전략은 도입기에는 자율주행차 사고 발생 대응 매뉴얼 및 법 제도 마련, 과도기에는 자율주행차 사고 원인 분석 및 예방정책 시행, 안정기에는 자율주행차 시스템 고도화 및 보안정책 강화를 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 교통운영전략을 통해 향후 자율주행차 시범운행지구 내 자율주행차 혼재로 인해 예상되는 교통류 및 교통안전 관에서 선제적으로 대응할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2017

This paper presents research on low-voltage microgrids to maintain a continuous power supply to critical loads on grid-connected islands in Korea. The low-voltage microgrids of this paper focused on that changes public office buildings into uninterrupted microgrids by autonomous operation. For this, a microgrid controller (MGC) and a power conditioning system (PCS) that allow a seamless transfer between grid-connected and grid-isolated operation are proposed. The proposed PCS operates with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) switch and employs a simple structure. It supplies power continuously without operators through a coordinated operation between MGC and PCS. In addition, proposed MG has a schedule operation for minimizing electricity charges and provides ancillary services that enable the utilization of resources according to the operation purpose of utility distribution networks. To demonstrate the uninterrupted low-voltage microgrid proposed in this study, a microgrid was implemented and tested in a public office building in Anjwa Island, Jeollanam-do in Korea. A seamless, autonomous operation history, despite system disturbances, was obtained through a long-term demonstration of operation. The results showed that the proposed microgrid technology can be used to achieve energy resilience in grid-connected island areas.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2022

In order to ensure reliability the high-level automated driving such as Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and universal robot taxi provided by autonomous driving systems, the operation with high integrity must be generated within the defined Operation Design Domain (ODD). For this, the position and posture accuracy requirements of autonomous driving systems based on the safety driving requirements for autonomous vehicles and domestic road geometry standard are necessarily demanded. This paper presents localization requirements for safe road driving of autonomous ground vehicles based on the requirements of the positioning system installed on autonomous vehicle systems, the domestic road geometry standard and the dimensions of the vehicle to be designed. Based on this, 4 Protection Levels (PLs) such as longitudinal, lateral, vertical PLs, and attitude PL are calculated. The calculated results reveal that the PLs are more strict to urban roads than highways. The defined requirements can be used as a basis for guaranteeing the minimum reliability of the designed autonomous driving system on roads.