스마트 센서를 이용한 자세 및 공간 인지 시스템

차주헌(Joo-Heon Cha),김시철(Si Chul Kim) 대한기계학회 2014 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회 Vol.2014 No.11

This paper presents a hybrid sensor system which recognizes the location of house space by analyzing postures and the height of residents. It consists of two sensors, a tilt sensor and an altimeter sensor. We use the tilt sensor to measure static and dynamic postures of resident and the altimeter sensor to measure the height of one. The sensor system includes a Bluetooth transmitter which is always attached to the resident’s body, and the management server which receives the measured data and analyzes the his current location in the house. We describe the process to infer the location of resident after analyzing postures and behaviors from the measured data. We also demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed system by applying it to a real environment.

다중모드 센서를 이용한 자세 및 공간인지 시스템

차주헌(Joo-Heon Cha),김시철(Si Chul Kim) 대한기계학회 2015 大韓機械學會論文集A Vol.39 No.6

본 논문에서는 기울기 센서와 고도계 센서로 구성된 다중모드 센서를 통하여 일정 공간내의 거주자의 자세 및 행동 패턴을 수집, 분석하여 거주자의 위치를 추론함으로써, 현재 거주자가 위치한 공간을 인지하는 시스템을 제안한다. 여기에서 제안된 센서 시스템의 하드웨어 구성과 소프트웨어 알고리즘에 대하여 설명하고, 다중모드 센서를 통하여 획득한 데이터로부터 거주자의 자세 및 행동을 분석한 후에 거주자가 존재하는 공간을 추론하는 프로세스에 대하여 설명한다. 마지막으로 거주자의 자세 및 행동 분석과 공간인지 기능을 검증하기 위하여 실제 환경 실험을 통하여 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템의 효용성과 타당성을 검토한다. This paper presents a multimodal sensor system that can determine the location of house space by analyzing the postures and heights of the residents. It consists of two sensors: a tilt sensor and an altimeter sensor. The tilt sensor measures the static and dynamic postures of the residents, and the altimeter sensor measures their heights. The sensor system includes a Bluetooth transmitter, and the server receives the measured data and determines the location in the house. We describe the process determining the locations of the residents after analyzing their postures and behaviors from the measured data. We also demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed system by applying it to a real environment.

교량의 수직처짐 측정을 위한 유비쿼터스 무선경사센서 활용연구

조병완,윤광원,김영지,이동윤 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 2011 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집 Vol.15 No.3

대부분의 구조물 안전성 평가에 있어서 전체적인 거동을 나타내는 인자, 즉 기하학적인 형상 변화를 추정하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 종래에는 현장에서 교량의 처짐을 손쉽게 측정할 수 있는 적절한 수단과 방법의 부재로 말미암아, 처짐의 측정이 제한된 측정점에 국한되었고, 또한 변위계를 설치한 개소에 한정되었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 USN(Ubiquitous Sensor Network) 기반의 무선 경사센서모듈(Wireless Tiltmeter)을 통해 건설구조물의 처짐을 추정하는 방법을 개발하고, 기존의 변위 측정 자기 센서(Linear Variable Differential Transformer: LVDT)를 이용해 측정하는 기술 대신, 유비쿼터스 개념의 무선 경사 센서 모듈의 경사 변화에 따른 저항의 변화를 전압의 형식으로 출력하고, 교정계수를 이용하여 실제 처짐각 및 처짐으로 환산하여 최대 처짐을 구하도록 개발된 유비쿼터스 기반의 처짐 추정방법을 검증하기 위하여 실내 실험을 수행하였고, 그 결과, 측정점에 상관없이 균일한 측정이 가능하고, 기존의 방법과 거의 일치하는 값을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. In this study, a new method to estimate the bridge deflection is developed by using Wireless Tilt Sensor. Most of evaluations of structural integrity, it is very important to measure the geometric profile, which is a major factor representing the global behavior of civil structure, especially bridges. In the past, Because of the lack of appropriate methods to measure the deflection curve of bridges on site, the measurement of deflection had been done restrictly within just a few discrete points along the bridge. Also the measurement point could be limited to locations installed with displacement transducers. So, in this study, the deflection of the structure was measured by wireless tilt sensor instead of LVDT(Linear Variable Differential Transformer). Angle change of tilt sensor shows structural behavior by the change of the resistor values which is presented to voltage. Moreover, the maximum deflection was calculated by changing the deflection angle which was calculated as V(measured voltage) xF(factor) to deflection. The experimental tests were carried out to verify the developed deflection estimation techniques. Because the base of tilt measuring is the gravity, uniform measurement is possible independent of a measuring point. Also, measuring values were showed very high accuracy.

6 축 관성센서를 이용한 센서가속도 추정용 칼만필터

이정근(Jung Keun Lee) 대한기계학회 2015 大韓機械學會論文集A Vol.39 No.2

가속도계의 신호는 운동체의 가속도와 다르며, 운동체의 자세가 변화하는 경우 가속도계 단독으로 센서가속도를 계측할 수 없다. 본 논문에서는 3 축 가속도계와 3 축 자이로스코프로 구성된 6 축 관성센서 신호를 바탕으로 운동체의 자세가 지속적으로 변화하는 가운데 가속도를 정확히 추정할 수 있는 칼만필터를 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 센서의 자세뿐 아니라 센서가속도가 상태벡터의 일부로 설정되어 있는 새로운 구조의 칼만필터로써, 센서 가속도를 명시적으로 정확히 구할 수 있다. 제안된 필터는 다양한 조건하에서 광학모션캡쳐시스템을 이용하여 그 정확성이 검증되었는데, 최신 Xsens MTw 센서와 동등수준의 성능이었다. 제안된 알고리즘은 6 축 관성센서를 바탕으로 운동체의 가속도 추정이 필요한 다양한 모션센서 응용분야에 적용될 수 있다. Although an accelerometer is a sensor that measures acceleration, it cannot be used by itself to measure the acceleration when the orientation of the sensor changes. This paper introduces a Kalman filter for the estimation of a sensor acceleration based on a six-axis inertial sensor (i.e., a three-axis accelerometer and three-axis gyroscope). The novelty of the proposed Kalman filter lies in the fact that its state vector includes not only the tilt angle variable but also the sensor acceleration. Thus, the filter can explicitly estimate the latter with a high accuracy. The accuracy of acceleration estimates were validated experimentally under three different dynamic conditions, using an optical motion capture system. It could be concluded that the performance of the proposed Kalman filter was comparable to that of the state-of-the-art estimation algorithm employed by the Xsens MTw. The proposed algorithm may be more suitable than inertial/magnetic sensor-based algorithms for various applications adopting six-axis inertial sensors.

보행보조로봇을 위한 다중 생체/역학 센서의 신호 분석 및 사용자 의도 감지

장은혜,전병태,지수영,이재연,조영조 한국로봇학회 2010 로봇학회 논문지 Vol.5 No.4

In order to produce a convenient robot for the aged and the lower limb disabled, it is needed for the research detecting implicit walking intention and controlling robot by a user's intention. In this study, we developed sensor module system to control the walking- assist robot using FSR sensor and tilt sensor, and analyzed the signals being acquired from two sensors. The sensor module system consisted of the assist device control unit, communication unit by wire/wireless, information collection unit, information operation unit, and information processing PC which handles integrated processing of assist device control. The FSR sensors attached user's the palm and the soles of foot are sensing force/pressure signals from these areas and are used for detecting the walking intention and states. The tilt sensor acquires roll and pitch signal from area of vertebrae lumbales and reflects the pose of the upper limb. We could recognize the more detailed user's walking intention such as 'start walking', ''start of right or left foot forward', and 'stop walking' by the combination of FSR and tilt signals can recognize.

Sensor Module for Detecting Postural Change and Falls

( G. R Jeon ),( S J Ahn ),( B J Shin ),( S C Kang ),( J H Kim ) 한국센서학회 2014 센서학회지 Vol.23 No.6

In this study, a postural change detection sensor module (PCDSM) was developed to detect postural changes in activities of daily living (ADL) and falls. The PCDSM consists of eight mercury sensors that measure angle variations in 360° rotation and 90° tilting. From the preliminary study, the output characteristics of the PCDSM were confirmed with the angle variations of rotational motion and a tilting table. Three experiments were conducted to test rotational motion, postural changes, and falling and lying. The results confirmed that the PCDSM could effectively detect postural changes, movement patterns, and falls or non-falls.

기울기 센서를 이용한 홈 거주자의 실시간 자세분석 시스템

차주헌(Joo-Heon Cha),전성(Sung Jun) 대한기계학회 2011 大韓機械學會論文集A Vol.35 No.2

스마트 홈은 다양한 기기들과 센서들을 통합하여 제어함으로써 거주자가 필요로 하는 서비스를 제공한다. 본 논문에서는 장애자들과 노인들을 위한 스마트 홈 시스템에 초점을 두고 있으며, 스마트 홈 거주자를 위한 새로운 방식의 실시간 자세분석 시스템을 제안한다. 본 시스템은 3 차원 기울기 센서를 이용하여 거주자의 정적인 자세와 동적인 자세를 실시간으로 인식함으로써, 원격에서의 건강관리 및 의료 서비스를 제공하는 개념을 포함한다. 본 시스템은 스마트 홈 서버와 3 차원 기울기 센서로 구성되며, 이들 상호간 통신과 이동성 증진을 위해 무선 기술이 적용되었다. 스마트 홈 서버는 정적 자세로부터 동적 자세를 추출하는 추론엔진을 포함하고 있다. 끝으로 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템을 실제 환경에 적용하여 그 유효성을 확인한다. A smart home provides services that its inhabitant needs or wants, by integrating and simultaneously controlling various devices and sensors. In this study, we focused on a smart-home system for people with disabilities and for elderly people. We introduced a new type of system for real-time analysis of body posture of the inhabitants of a smart home. The system includes the concept that offers remote healthcare or medical services by using a 3D tilt sensor for recognizing the static and dynamic postures of inhabitants in real time. It consists of a smart-home server and a 3D tilt sensor, and it uses wireless technology to communicate with the inhabitants and thus enhance their mobility. The smart-home server includes the inference engine that differentiates the dynamic postures from the static ones. Finally, we also demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed system by applying it to a real environment.

Development of Automated Test Equipment to Improve the Measurement Uncertainty of Seismic Acceleration Sensors: Focusing on Tilting-Type Equipment

조성철,김민준,윤석원,원정훈 (사)위기관리이론과실천 2023 Journal of Safety and Crisis Management Vol.13 No.4

This study developed an automated seismic acceleration sensor test equipment to improve the high measurement uncertainty of existing test equipment with the tilting method. The equipment was developed by setting the legal standards for seismic acceleration sensor test equipment and the problems of existing test equipment as performance indicators. The problems with the existing test equipment, which was manually operated, included measurement error owing to handling vibration, occurrence of angle error according to the observation field, and measurement method without considering hysteresis. The developed equipment satisfied the legal standards, and the problem of measurement error owing to handling vibration and angle error according to the observation field of view was improved by attaching a servo motor and precision level to the measurement equipment. Hysteresis control has been improved by adding the delay time control function of dedicated software (S/W). The developed automated seismic acceleration sensor test equipment can be used for the testing of seismic acceleration sensors, and the operating software reduced measurement uncertainty in the testing of seismic acceleration sensors.

피에조 가속도 센서를 이용한 기울기 각도 검출

김진석(Jinseok Kim),조영진(Youngjin Cho),김영탁(Youngtark Kim) 대한기계학회 2004 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회 Vol.2004 No.4

It is necessary to detect the tilt angle for control or monitoring of various systems such as ship, aircraft recreation facilities etc as well as bridge or building systems. However the electronic liquid charge type lilt sensor which is one of typical tilt sensor has many problems. Those ere remarkably slow response time and limited mounting condition because of liquid viscosity coefficient and inertia ere. In this study we propose a tilt angle instrumentation method using piezoelectricity acceleration sensor. The method can be applied on moving mount We verified the validity of the method through experiment.

기울기 및 광센서를 이용한 자동차 헤드라이트 자동조절시스템

김태웅,Kim, Tae-Woong 한국조명전기설비학회 2004 조명·전기설비학회논문지 Vol.18 No.6

본 논문에서는 평지, 오르막 및 내리막에서 야간 운전할 때에 생기는 눈부심에 대해 헤드라이트를 자동 조절하여 운전자가 안전하게 운전을 할 수 있는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 먼저 광센서를 이용해 전방에 차량이 접근하는지의 유무를 판단하고 기울기센서로써 차량의 기울어진 정도를 계속적으로 판단하도록 하였다. 이러한 정보를 이용하여 헤드라이트를 조절하는 서보모터를 제어함으로써 현 운행환경조건에 맞도록 조절할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 헤드라이트 자동조절시스템은 평지 및 경사로에서 실제로 측정한 조도량에 대한 데이터를 바탕으로 하여 제작되었고, 테스트 모델에 의해 얻은 실험결과를 통해 환경과 조건에 따라 제대로 작동하고 효과가 있음을 확인하였고, 따라서 본 알고리즘의 유효성을 증명하였다. This automotive headlight control system is newly proposed that, under my slope degree of the driving mad(flat up-hill, and down-hill) at night driving, the reflecting mirror of the headlight can be automatically controlled for safe driving. At first whether or not any vehicle is driven near is checked by photo sensor. Secondly, using the slope degree of the automotive feedbacked from the tilt sensor, the servo motor with the headlight is controlled to be turned right or down to the suitable angle. The servo motor is appropriately controlled according to road conditions. The proposed headlight control system is designed on the basis of the tested illumination intensity obtained according to any slope degree of roads. Finally, it is confirmed that the test model works very well in the given road conditions and environments.