Patents by Inventor Joong-Bae Kim
Joong-Bae Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10540567Abstract: Disclosed are a bin-picking system and a bin-picking method. A bin-picking system includes a transformable bin-picking box; a supporting unit configured to support the bottom part of the bin-picking box and be movable upward and downward; and a control unit configured to change an alignment of at least one bin-picking candidate object by transforming the bin-picking box by controlling a movement of the supporting unit if no bin-picking target object is detected from the at least one bin-picking candidate object existing inside bin-picking box and placed on the supporting unit to facilitate detection of a bin-picking target object and bin-picking.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Kye-Kyung Kim, Sang-Seung Kang, Jae-Yeon Lee, Jae-Hong Kim, Joong-Bae Kim, Sung-Woong Shin
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Publication number: 20190141453Abstract: The present invention relates to a speaker apparatus for reproducing a sound from an electrical signal and, more specifically, to a voice coil speaker apparatus capable of reproducing a high-fidelity sound over a wide frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Joong Bae KIM
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Patent number: 9895087Abstract: A wearable apparatus for measuring position and action of an arm includes: a main frame worn on an upper body of a user; and an arm motion-measuring unit connected to a side of the main frame, having a plurality of joints, and worn on an arm of a user, in which at least any one of the joints of the arm motion-measuring unit has a straight-motional degree of freedom. Accordingly, an instructor can conveniently move both arms in the apparatus, can precisely instruct a two-arm robot in motions of the instructor's arms, can reduce learning time of the robot, and can make the robot quickly and accurately learn the motions.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hoo-Man Lee, Joong-Bae Kim, Young-Bong Bang, Chang-Hyuk Lee, Ji-Won Choi
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Publication number: 20170055883Abstract: A wearable apparatus for measuring position and action of an arm includes: a main frame worn on an upper body of a user; and an arm motion-measuring unit connected to a side of the main frame, having a plurality of joints, and worn on an arm of a user, in which at least any one of the joints of the arm motion-measuring unit has a straight-motional degree of freedom. Accordingly, an instructor can conveniently move both arms in the apparatus, can precisely instruct a two-arm robot in motions of the instructor's arms, can reduce learning time of the robot, and can make the robot quickly and accurately learn the motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Hoo-Man LEE, Joong-Bae KIM, Young-Bong BANG, Chang-Hyuk LEE, Ji-Won CHOI
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Patent number: 9576363Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method of detecting arbitrarily piled objects, and a device and a method for picking a detected object. The present invention may provide a device and a method of detecting an object, which extract a unique local characterized part of the object by using a visual sensor, detect an object region, and estimate a posture from the detected object region. Also the present invention may provide an object picking system capable of being applied to an actual production process, such as assembling or packaging, in a cell producing method.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kye Kyung Kim, Sang Seung Kang, Jae Yeon Lee, Jae Hong Kim, Joong Bae Kim, Jong Hyun Park
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Patent number: 9561593Abstract: Disclosed is a working method using a sensor, which increases recognition of a component to increase mounting of a component and enhancing productivity. The working method includes: extracting an object to be picked from a pile of objects using the sensor; picking the extracted object to move the picked object to a predetermined place; and estimating an angle of the moved object in the current position using the sensor. Accordingly, the working method can perform precise component recognition and posture estimation by two steps: a component picking step and a component recognition step, and effectively apply to a manufacturing line, thereby improving mounting of a component and enhancing productivity of a product.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kye Kyung Kim, Sang Seung Kang, Jae Yeon Lee, Joong Bae Kim, Jae Hong Kim, Jong Hyun Park
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Publication number: 20160284078Abstract: Disclosed are a bin-picking system and a bin-picking method. A bin-picking system includes a transformable bin-picking box; a supporting unit configured to support the bottom part of the bin-picking box and be movable upward and downward; and a control unit configured to change an alignment of at least one bin-picking candidate object by transforming the bin-picking box by controlling a movement of the supporting unit if no bin-picking target object is detected from the at least one bin-picking candidate object existing inside bin-picking box and placed on the supporting unit to facilitate detection of a bin-picking target object and bin-picking.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kye-Kyung KIM, Sang-Seung KANG, Jae-Yeon LEE, Jae-Hong KIM, Joong-Bae KIM, Sung-Woong SHIN
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Patent number: 9393690Abstract: An apparatus for inputting teaching data for a robot includes a first input interface configured to input teaching data of a path layer; and a second input interface configured to input teaching data of a task layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hoo Man Lee, Joong Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20150262012Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method of detecting arbitrarily piled objects, and a device and a method for picking a detected object. The present invention may provide a device and a method of detecting an object, which extract a unique local characterized part of the object by using a visual sensor, detect an object region, and estimate a posture from the detected object region. Also the present invention may provide an object picking system capable of being applied to an actual production process, such as assembling or packaging, in a cell producing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Kye Kyung KIM, Sang Seung KANG, Jae Yeon LEE, Jae Hong KIM, Joong Bae KIM, Jong Hyun PARK
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Publication number: 20150094853Abstract: An apparatus for inputting teaching data for a robot includes a first input interface configured to input teaching data of a path layer; and a second input interface configured to input teaching data of a task layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hoo Man LEE, Joong Bae Kim
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Patent number: 8812156Abstract: Provided is a method including receiving information on a surrounding situation detected by the mobile robot; detecting birds from the received surrounding situation information; allocating a birds control mission to the mobile robot by extracting a birds control pattern corresponding to the surrounding situation; and verifying a result in accordance with performing the allocated birds control mission from the mobile robot. By controlling the birds so as to, in advance, prevent a loss of lives and economical loss which may be caused when the birds collide with airplanes at the airport, it is possible to improve productivity and efficiency of a birds repelling job in an airport and provide construction of a new type of aviation maintenance business model by activating an air traffic control industry through providing a safer airplane operating model while saving operating personnel costs for preventing collision of birds.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Chang-Eun Lee, Beom-Su Seo, Joong-Bae Kim, Sung-Hoon Kim, Myung-Chan Roh, Jae-Min Byun, Kyeong-Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20140100696Abstract: Disclosed is a working method using a sensor, which increases recognition of a component to increase mounting of a component and enhancing productivity. The working method includes: extracting an object to be picked from a pile of objects using the sensor; picking the extracted object to move the picked object to a predetermined place; and estimating an angle of the moved object in the current position using the sensor. Accordingly, the working method can perform precise component recognition and posture estimation by two steps: a component picking step and a component recognition step, and effectively apply to a manufacturing line, thereby improving mounting of a component and enhancing productivity of a product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Kye Kyung KIM, Sang Seung KANG, Jae Yeon LEE, Joong Bae KIM, Jae Hong KIM, Jong Hyun PARK
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Patent number: 8332069Abstract: An apparatus for performing fault tolerance against a failure occurring during driving robot software components includes: a component executor for executing the robot software components, which are assigned with one thread from an operating system and have a same priority and cycle, by using the assigned thread; and an executor monitor for periodically monitoring the operation of the component executor and determining whether or not there is a failure in the robot software components executed by the component executor. The apparatus further includes: an executor manager for generating the component executor which is assigned with the robot software components having the same priority and cycle and, when the executor monitor determines that there is a failure in the execution of the robot software components, generating a new component executor.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Choul Soo Jang, Seung-Woog Jung, Byoung Youl Song, Sung Hoon Kim, Joong Bae Kim, Kyeong Ho Lee, Hyun Kyu Cho, Myung Chan Roh, Joong-Ki Park, Chang Eun Lee
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Publication number: 20110153073Abstract: An apparatus for performing fault tolerance against a failure occurring during driving robot software components includes: a component executor for executing the robot software components, which are assigned with one thread from an operating system and have a same priority and cycle, by using the assigned thread; and an executor monitor for periodically monitoring the operation of the component executor and determining whether or not there is a failure in the robot software components executed by the component executor. The apparatus further includes: an executor manager for generating the component executor which is assigned with the robot software components having the same priority and cycle and, when the executor monitor determines that there is a failure in the execution of the robot software components, generating a new component executor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Choul Soo Jang, Seung-Woog Jung, Byoung Youl Song, Sung Hoon Kim, Joong Bae Kim, Kyeong Ho Lee, Hyun Kyu Cho, Myung Chan Roh, Joong-Ki Park, Chang Eun Lee
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Publication number: 20110054691Abstract: Provides is a method including receiving information on a surrounding situation detected by the mobile robot; detecting birds from the received surrounding situation information; allocating a birds control mission to the mobile robot by extracting a birds control pattern corresponding to the surrounding situation; and verifying a result in accordance with performing the allocated birds control mission from the mobile robot. By controlling the birds so as to, in advance, prevent a loss of lives and economical loss which may be caused when the birds collide with airplanes at the airport, it is possible to improve productivity and efficiency of a birds repelling job in an airport and provide construction of a new type of aviation maintenance business model by activating an air traffic control industry through providing a safer airplane operating model while saving operating personnel costs for preventing collision of birds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chang-Eun LEE, Beom-Su Seo, Joong-Bae Kim, Sung-Hoon Kim, Myung-Chen Roh, Jae-Min Byun, Kyeong-Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20110054684Abstract: In an operating system having a first controller configured to manage one or more robots included in a first region, and a second controller configured to manage one or more robots included in a second region adjacent to the first region, a method for enabling the second controller to acquire an operation right of N robots (where N is a natural number equal to or greater than 1) operated by the first controller, the method includes: transmitting a control mapping status (CMS) containing an operation right change message to the first controller, upon reception of an operation right request signal from a user of the N robots; and checking a connection status of the N robots, upon reception of the CMS containing the operation right change message from the first controller, and acquiring an operation right by providing CMS acquisition information and control mapping information to the robots included in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SAMSUNG THALES CO., LTD.Inventors: Beom-Su SEO, Sung-Hoon KIM, Kyeong-Ho LEE, Joong-Bae KIM, Myung-Chan ROH, Choul-Soo JANG, Seung-Woog JUNG, Seung-Ik LEE, Yoon-Ju LEE, Ji-Hung KIM, Hyun-Chul PARK, Joong-Ki PARK
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Publication number: 20100316039Abstract: An apparatus for generating a ranging code extracts a ranging code in each ranging mode, using a ranging code table storing one period data in bytes of the PN code according to a reference UL PermBase number, and an offset table that stores byte offsets for the start positions of the PN codes of the reference UL PermBase number and the other plurality of UL PermBase numbers and bit offsets in the byte including the start positions, on the basis of the PN code according to the reference UL PermBase number.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SAMSUNG THALES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoon Ju LEE, Sung Hoon Kim, Jihyung Kim, Beom-Su Seo, Kyeong Ho Lee, Joong Bae Kim, Myung Chan Roh, Choul Soo Jang, Seung-Woog Jung, Seung-Ik Lee, Joong-Ki Park, Chul-Hee Han
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Robot server for controlling robot, system having the same for providing content, and method thereof
Patent number: 7835821Abstract: A robot server for controlling a robot, a system for providing content having the same, and a method thereof are provided. The robot server communicating with the robot includes a virtual robot object and a virtual robot object manager. The robot server executes commands that are generated in correspondence to the robot and received from the robot, and controls the robot. The virtual robot object manager generates the virtual robot object corresponding to the robot and activates the virtual robot object when connected to the robot.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Myung Chan Roh, Seung Woog Jung, Choul Soo Jang, Sung Hoon Kim, Joong Bae Kim, Kyeong Ho Lee, Young Jo Cho -
Publication number: 20100168911Abstract: An apparatus for managing robot components in an intelligent robot includes a robot application including a plurality of robot components, a robot application management tool that manages the operation of the robot application, monitors the status caused by the operations of the robot application and information on the robot components, a lifecycle manager that manages lifecycles of the robot components under the management of the robot application management tool, and an operation system that transfers a sensing signal about peripheral environment generated from the sensor to the robot application, and transfers an execution signal from the robot application to the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seung-Woog Jung, Choul Soo Jang, Byoung Youl Song, Sung Hoon Kim, Joong Bae Kim
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Patent number: 7706398Abstract: A dynamic priority based message transmitting apparatus includes a priority storing block for recording priorities in a communication network environment having multitude nodes and recording the lowest priority among the priorities, a communication bus monitoring block for monitoring a communication bus and transmitting its message when the communication bus is available, a message collision solving block for solving message collision by monitoring message transmission when messages are transmitted from the other nodes simultaneously, comparing its priority and those of the other nodes and, as the comparison result, transmitting its message if its priority is higher than those of the other nodes while not transmitting its message if otherwise, a message filtering block for executing filtering by judging whether or not its node has to process a certain message based on an identifier of the certain message, and a priority adjusting block for adjusting its priority according to a predefined rule.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seung-Wook Jung, Myung-Chan Roh, Kyeong-Ho Lee, Joong-Bae Kim