Abstract: Provided is an accelerometer. The accelerometer includes a frame portion with an opening formed inside, a central portion disposed in the opening, a connecting portion disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the central portion and connecting the frame portion and the central portion, and a sensing portion that converts a sensed acceleration into an electrical signal, and the accelerometer senses an acceleration in a Z-axis direction penetrating an upper surface and a lower surface of the central portion, and reduces a sensing of an acceleration in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction crossing the Z-axis direction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an autonomous driving robot apparatus and an autonomous driving method. The autonomous driving method of the autonomous driving robot apparatus includes receiving task information for autonomous driving from a server device for supporting autonomous driving; creating a route for autonomous driving based on the task information and performing autonomous driving; and selecting an autonomous driving operation corresponding to any one of moving, waiting, and wandering when arriving at a preset destination by performing autonomous driving along the route.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an autonomous driving robot apparatus and an autonomous driving method. The autonomous driving method of the autonomous driving robot apparatus includes receiving task information for autonomous driving from a server device for supporting autonomous driving; creating a route for autonomous driving based on the task information and performing autonomous driving; and selecting an autonomous driving operation corresponding to any one of moving, waiting, and wandering when arriving at a preset destination by performing autonomous driving along the route.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a control apparatus for cooperative cleaning using multiple cleaning robots, including monitoring an overall cleaning condition of an extensive space and automatically assigning multiple cleaning robots to a space required to be cleaned, and when a cleaning area is fixed based on a cooperative cleaning method, data on an amount of garbage generated from the cleaning area or a cleaning condition of the cleaning area may be accumulated to facilitate easier management of the cleaning.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for measuring position of other apparatus and a method for the same. The apparatus may comprise at least one light emitting part transmitting a photo signal, at least one light receiving part receiving a photo signal transmitted from other apparatus, and a signal processing part controlling the at least one light emitting part to transmit the photo signal including identification information of itself, acquiring identification information of the other apparatus based on the photo signal received from the other apparatus, and acquiring a positional information of the other apparatus based on the acquired identification information of the other apparatus. Thus, the apparatus located in an arbitrary space may accurately acquire relative positional information of counterpart apparatuses.

Abstract: Disclosed are an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot. The present invention provides an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot capable of continuously performing object tracking without missing the corresponding object even when the object deviates from a viewing angle of a camera, in tracking an image based object (person) using a robot.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a radio map includes a radio signal acquiring unit that acquires information on radio signals between one or more cooperative intelligent robots, a radio environment modeling unit that estimates radio strength for each cell configuring the radio map from the information on radio signals acquired by the radio signal acquiring unit, and a radio map creating unit that classifies a communication region of each cell and models the radio map according to the radio strength for each cell estimated by the radio environment modeling unit.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an image receiving module configured to collect a depth image provided from a camera, a human body detection module configured to detect a human body from the collected depth image, and an activity recognition module configured to recognize an action of the human body on the basis of a 3-dimensional action volume extracted from the human body and a previously learned action model.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a control apparatus for cooperative cleaning using multiple cleaning robots, including monitoring an overall cleaning condition of an extensive space and automatically assigning multiple cleaning robots to a space required to be cleaned, and when a cleaning area is fixed based on a cooperative cleaning method, data on an amount of garbage generated from the cleaning area or a cleaning condition of the cleaning area may be accumulated to facilitate easier management of the cleaning.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an image receiving module configured to collect a depth image provided from a camera, a human body detection module configured to detect a human body from the collected depth image, and an activity recognition module configured to recognize an action of the human body on the basis of a 3-dimensional action volume extracted from the human body and a previously learned action model.

Abstract: A method of modeling a radio wave environment, the method being executed by a radio wave environment modeling apparatus using a group of intelligent robots includes measuring an intensity of radio waves received from at least one follower robot; measuring a distance between the at least one follower robot and a leader robot that belongs to the group of intelligent robots; and estimating an environment parameter using a wave model. Further, the method includes classifying the environment parameter estimated from at least one lattice by comparing the estimated environment parameter with predetermined environment parameters; and analogizing an intensity of radio waves of the at least one follower robot that are received from the at least one lattice.

Abstract: A human information recognition method includes analyzing sensor data from multi-sensor resource placed in a recognition space to generate human information based on the sensor data, the human information including an identity, location and activity information of people existed in the recognition space. Further, the human information recognition method includes mixing the human information based on the sensor data with human information, the human information being acquired through interaction with the people existed in the recognition space; and storing a human model of the people existed in the recognition space depending on the mixed human information in a database unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for measuring position of other apparatus and a method for the same. The apparatus may comprise at least one light emitting part transmitting a photo signal, at least one light receiving part receiving a photo signal transmitted from other apparatus, and a signal processing part controlling the at least one light emitting part to transmit the photo signal including identification information of itself, acquiring identification information of the other apparatus based on the photo signal received from the other apparatus, and acquiring a positional information of the other apparatus based on the acquired identification information of the other apparatus. Thus, the apparatus located in an arbitrary space may accurately acquire relative positional information of counterpart apparatuses.

Abstract: A biological signal sensor apparatus worn on a user's body includes: a sensor unit for sensing physical states or movements of a user to generate biological signal data; a wireless communications unit for performing wireless data communications with a wireless sensor network to transmit the biological signal data; a sensor network protocol processing unit for processing protocols for end-to-end communications between the wireless communications unit and the wireless sensor network and for performing a mobility support procedure for the biological signal sensor apparatus; a processor for controlling the wireless data communications, the end-to-end communications, and the mobility support procedure to allow the biological signal sensor apparatus to serve as a mobile wireless sensor node; and a connection unit for connecting the sensor unit and the processor. The biological signal sensor apparatus serves as a mobile wireless sensor node in the wireless sensor network.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a radio map includes a radio signal acquiring unit that acquires information on radio signals between one or more cooperative intelligent robots, a radio environment modeling unit that estimates radio strength for each cell configuring the radio map from the information on radio signals acquired by the radio signal acquiring unit, and a radio map creating unit that classifies a communication region of each cell and models the radio map according to the radio strength for each cell estimated by the radio environment modeling unit.

Abstract: A system achieves seamless localization for a plurality of robots when first some robots moves to a shadow area where GPS signals are not received while remaining second robots receives the GPS signals, by performing an absolute localization for the second robots using the GPS signals; and performing an absolute localization for the second robots using the GPS signals; performing a relative localization for the first robots based on the second robots, thereby determining an absolute location of the first robots. Further, when the second robots move to the shadow area where the first robots have been moved, the system performs the seamless localization by determining a relative location of the second robots based on the first robots on which the relative localization has been performed, thereby determining an absolute location of the second robots based on the relative location of the second robots.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a service application using a robot includes a sensing unit configured to generate environmental sensing information on the surrounding of a moving path of the robot and user state information; and a user circumstance determination unit configured to determine the circumstance and intention of a user to generate user recognition information, and searches and downloads a service application. Further, the apparatus includes a service provision unit configured to search service representation devices around the moving path of the robot and migrate a service corresponding to the service application to at least one of the searched service representation devices; and a user feedback management unit configured to manage feedback information corresponding to an interaction between the user and the robot.

Abstract: Provided is a walking supporting apparatus for supporting a user walking by using a multi-sensor signal processing system that detects a walking intent. A palm sensor unit detects a force applied to a palm through a stick to generate a palm sensor signal. A sensor unit detects a force applied to a sole through the ground to generate a sole sensor signal. A portable information processing unit checks a user's walking intent by using the palm sensor signal, and if it is checked that the user has a walking intent, the portable information processing unit generates a driving signal in response to the sole sensor signal. A walking supporting mechanism includes a left motor attached to a user's left leg and a right motor attached to a user's right leg to support the user's walking when the left and right motors are driven in response to the driving signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot. The present invention provides an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot capable of continuously performing object tracking without missing the corresponding object even when the object deviates from a viewing angle of a camera, in tracking an image based object (person) using a robot.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a rehabilitation robot providing walking assistance to a user is disclosed. The apparatus includes a command perceiving unit for receiving a explicit walking command mode of a user based on a conscious adjustment signal, a motion sensing unit for sensing action of the user, a biometric sensing unit for sensing a biometric state of the user, and a host control module for analyzing walking steps and perceiving intent to walk by using the walking command perceived by the command perceiving unit and the action sensed by the motion sensing unit, thereby controlling the rehabilitation robot. The apparatus for controlling a rehabilitation robot further includes a wearing-type suit having the apparatus disposed thereon.