Professor

Choi Yongwoon

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Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Information Systems Engineering

Graduate School of Science and Engineering Information Systems Science Major

Specialized Field	Perception information processing and intelligent robotics
Research theme	Distance measurement system using stereo camera
Subjects in charge	Electronics Engineering Experiments, Information Measurement Engineering, Control Engineering, General Information Systems, First-Year Projects, Project Studies, Case Studies I and II, Graduation Research I and II, Seminars I and II Physical Science (Physics in Our Lives II, general subject), Physical Science (Electromagnetic Waves in Everyday Life, general subject)

Specialized Field	He is currently engaged in research into automated systems that use environmental recognition and image measurement for driving control of autonomous mobile robots.
Research theme	Development of distance measurement tracking system for automatic docking and undocking using stereo cameras Environmental Recognition of Robots for Assisting People's Lives: Object Recognition and Motor Control View-based Navigation for Robot Environment Recognition and Navigation Control Development of robot intelligence using the virtual reality (VR) simulator SIGVerse Development of life support robots through RoboCup@Home
Main career, work history, and academic background	Born in Busan, Korea in 1961. Graduated from the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Korea in 1983. 1990: Completed master's course at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University. In 1995, completed the doctoral course at the same graduate school of natural sciences. Ph.D. (Engineering) 1995: Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University 2000: Lecturer at the same university 2006: Associate Professor at the same university 2012 Professor at the same university
Affiliated academic societies and organizations	The Robotics Society of Japan The Institute of Electronics Information and Communication Engineers The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
Main Papers and Publications	[1] Yoshiaki Mizuchi, Yoshinobu Hagiwara, and Yongwoon Choi. A palm-top AR interface that enables additional manipulation of displayed objects by finger movements. Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 135, No. 12, pp. 1-10 (2015. 12) [2] Yoshinobu Hagiwara, Mitsuaki Nozawa, Yongwoon Choi, Kazuhiro Watanabe. Development of an indoor pedestrian guidance system using smartphones based on View Based Navigation. Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 134, No. 1, pp. 112-120 (2014. 01) [3] Yoshinobu Hagiwara, Akio Kita, Akimasa Suzuki, Yongwoon Choi, and Kazuhiro Watanabe. Target Detection Improvement in Distance Measurement System using Two Rotatable Cameras for FPSO． Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp.33-40, (2013. 05) [4] H. Kawai, YB Kim and YW Choi. Measurement of container crane spreader under bad weather conditions by image restoration. IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement. Vol.61. No.1． pp.35-42. (2012. 01) [5] H. Kawai, YB Kim and YW Choi. Development of a Camera-based Position Measurement System for the RTGC with Environmental Conditions. Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems. Vol.17． No.9． pp.892-896. (2011. 09) [6] Yoshinobu Hagiwara, Hiroki Imamura, Yongwoon Choi, Kazuhiro Watanabe, "Improvement of Position Resolution by View-Based Navigation Using SURF," IEEJ Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 8, pp. 1395-1403 (August 2010) [7] Hideki Kawai, Shoichi Tanaka, Young-bok Kim, Yong-woon Choi, and Yuzuru Kubota: Measurement of Crane Spreader Position Using Image Sensor for Improving Container Handling Efficiency; IEEJ Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 1, pp. 102-108 (2010. 01)

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