Professor

Dongil Choi, Ph. D.

Associate Professor

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Office : Engineeing Building 1, #221

Lab. : Engineeing Building 1, Y121

Education

				Thesis Title	Advisor
Ph.D.	2012	KAIST	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Development of a Rapid Mobile Manipulator and Model-based Stabilization Methods	Jun-ho Oh
M.S.	2007	KAIST	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Development of a 2-wheel self-balanced mobile platform and the robust control by disturbance observer	Jun-ho Oh
B.S.	2005	KAIST	Department of Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

Period
September 2022 ~	Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University
September 2018 ~ August 2022	Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University
Jan 2016 ~ August 2018	Principal Research Engineer Naver Labs 6, Buljeong-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Jan 2014 ~ Jan 2016	Senior Researcher KARI 169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Sept 2012 ~ Dec 2013	Postdoctoral Fellow The Robotics Institute(RI), Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) Pittsburgh, PA, USA Advisor: Christopher G. Atkeson, Professor in the RI and HCII
Feb 2012 ~ August 2012	Post-doc Hubolab KAIST, South Korea Advisor: Jun-ho Oh, Distinguished Professor
Feb 2008 ~ August 2008	Visiting Researcher The Robotics Institute(RI), Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) Pittsburgh, PA, USA Advisor: Christopher G. Atkeson
Sept 2008 ~ July 2011	Researching and Teaching Assistant KAIST, South Korea (Basic Mechanical Practice: Modeling & Realization, AutoCAD)
Jan 2005 ~ Jan 2005	Intern HYUNDAI MOBIS, Co., Ltd., South Korea (Design of Air Suspension)

Awards

1. Winner Of Best Application Paper Award in 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UBIQUITOUS ROBOTS (UR2018), Hawaii, USA, 2018.

2. Personal Last-mile Mobility, Finalist in IDEA 2018 (International Design Excellence Awards 2018), Sept 20, 2018. (Link)

3. Product Design, Personal Last-mile Mobility / Electric skateboard, in iF DESIGN AWARDS 2018, Feb 01, 2018. (Link1, Link2)

4. Product Design, Personal Last-mile Mobility in reddot award 2018, April 09, 2018. (Link)

5. Participation Prize, in Samsung Humantech Thesis Awards, Samsung Electronics, South Korea, Feb 17, 2012.

6. Bronze Prize, Poster Session, in The 16th Technical Workshop on 21C Frontier Research Project on Intelligent Robotics, Gangneung, South Korea, Aug 24-26, 2011.

7. Silver Prize, Poster Session, in The 15th Technical Workshop on 21C Frontier Research Project on Intelligent Robotics, Gangneun, South Korea, Feb 23-24, 2011.

8. Silver Prize, Poster Session, in The 14th Technical Workshop on 21C Frontier Research Project on Intelligent Robotics, Gangchon, South Korea, Aug 25-27, 2010.

Academic Activities

• 국방로봇학회 기획이사 (2021~)

• 대한기계학회 본부 홍보이사 (2021~2022)

• 대한기계학회 동역학 및 제어 / IT융합부문 공동 2020년 춘계학술대회 조직위원 플랫폼 담당 (2020)

• 대한기계학회 IT융합부문 편집이사 (2019~)

• 2019년 9급 공개경쟁채용시험 기계일반 선정위원 (2019)

Publication (Until 2018)

Journal Papers

[1] Dongil Choi, Jung-Hoon Kim, and Jung-Yup Kim, “Walking Control Using Phase Plane of a Hydraulic Biped Humanoid Robot”, in Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 269-276, March, 2011 (Domestic).

[2] Dongil Choi, Mingeuk Kim, Jun-ho Oh, “Development of a Rapid Mobile Robot With a Multi-DOF Inverted Pendulum Using the Model-based ZMP-Stabilization Method,” in Advanced Robotics, Vol. 26, No. 5-6, pp. 515-535, April, 2012.

[3] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “Development of the Cartesian Arm Exoskeleton System (CAES) Usinga 3-axis Force/Torque Sensor,” in International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 976-983, October 2013.

[4] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “Active Suspension for a Rapid Mobile Robot Using Cartesian Computed Torque Control,” in Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol.79, No. 2, pp.221-235, 31-May, 2014.

[5] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “Motion Planning for a Rapid Mobile Manipulator Using Model-based ZMP Stabilization,” in Robotica, Vol. 32, No. 6, 05 November 2014.

Conference Papers

[1] Dongil Choi and J.-H. Oh, "Human-friendly motion control of a wheeled inverted pendulum by reduced-order disturbance observer," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Pasadena, USA, 2008, pp. 2521-2526.

[2] Dongil Choi, C. G. Atkeson, S. J. Cho, and J.-Y. Kim, "Phase plane control of a humanoid," in IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Daejeon, South Korea, 2008, pp. 145-150.

[3] M. Kim, D. Choi, and J.-H. Oh, "Stabilization of a Rapid Four-wheeled Mobile Platform Using the ZMP Stabilization Method," in Proc. IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Montreal, Canada, 2010, pp. 317-322.

[4] Dongil Choi and J. Oh, "Four and two wheel transformable dynamic mobile platform," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Shanghai, China, 2011, pp. 1-4.

[5] Dongil Choi and J. Oh, “ZMP stabilization of Rapid Mobile Manipulator,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, USA, 2012, pp. 883-888.

[6] Dongil Choi, Minsu Kim, Hyeongkeun Kim, Jonghun Choe, Moses C. Nah, "Motion Planning of Autonomous Personal Transporter using Model Predictive Control for Minimizing Non-minimum Phase Behavior," in 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UBIQUITOUS ROBOTS (UR2018), Hawaii, USA, 2018, pp. 362-368, Winner Of Best Application Paper Award.

Thesis

[1] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “Development of a 2-wheel self-balanced mobile platform and the robust control by disturbance observer,” Master’s Degree Thesis, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea (2007).

[2] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “Development of a Rapid Mobile Manipulator and Model-based Stabilization Methods,” Ph.D Thesis, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea (2012).

Patent

[1] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “조향유닛 (Steering Unit)”, Publication number : 10-0986814, South Korea, 등록일:2010.10.04 (국내등록 10-0986814)

[2] Dongil Choi, Jun-ho Oh, “조향유닛을 포함하는 이륜자기균형 이동차 (Two-wheel self-balanced mobile platform having steering unit)” , Publication number : 10-1004328, South Korea, 등록일:2010.12.21 (국내등록 10-1004328)

[3] Jun-ho Oh, Jang-hun Kim, Inhyeok Kim, Dongil Choi, “스튜어트 플랫폼을 이용한 무대 장치 (DYNAMIC STAGE USING STEWART)” , Application number : 1020090043722, South Korea

[4] 최동일, 석상옥(네이버 주식회사), "차동구동장치를 이용한 연속 변속 시스템 (Continuous Variable System Using Differential Drive)" , Publication number : 10-1809682, South Korea, 등록일:2017.12.11 (국내등록 10-1809682)

[5] 김인혁, 석상옥, 최동일, 이승준, 박창우, 유동훈, 정진원(네이버 주식회사), "적재물 무게중심 위치 감지를 통해 가감속 제어가 가능한 이동 유닛 (MOBILE UNIT WHICH ENABLES CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION THROUGH SENSING LOCATION OF CENTER OF MASS OF LOAD)", Application number : 10-2016-0135642, South Korea, 등록일:2019.01.16 (국내등록 10-1941218)

[6] 석상옥, 이승준, 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "자율 주행 기술을 응용한 3차원 실내 정밀 지도 자동 생성 로봇 및 로봇의 제어 방법 (ROBOT FOR GENERATING 3D INDOOR MAP USING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ROBOT)", Application number : 10-2016-0137865, South Korea, 등록일:2020.03.30 (국내등록 10-2112162)

[7] 정진원, 석상옥, 김인혁, 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "전동식 이동 대차 (ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOVING VEHICLE)", Publication number : 10-1797050, South Korea, 등록일:2017.11.07 (국내등록 10-1797050)

[8] 정진원, 석상옥, 김인혁, 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "전동식 이동 대차 (ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOVING VEHICLE)", Publication number : 10-1797053, South Korea, 등록일:2017.11.07 (국내등록 10-1797053)

[9] 최동일, 석상옥, 김인혁, 이승준, 정진원, 박창우(네이버 주식회사), "자율주행 플랫폼 (AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION PLATFORM)", Application number : 10-2017-0010137, South Korea, 등록일:2018.06.18 (국내등록 10-1870427)

[10] 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "퍼스널 모빌리티, 리모트 컨트롤러 및 이를 포함하는 자율 주행용 퍼스널 모빌리티 시스템 (PERSONAL MOBILITY, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND PERSONAL MOBILITY SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DRIVING)", Application number : 10-2017-0040084, South Korea, 등록일:2019.10.07 (국내등록 10-2031757)

[11] 김민수, 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "퍼스널 모빌리티 및 이의 제어 방법 (PERSONAL MOBILITY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME)", Application number : 10-2017-0084943, South Korea, 등록일:2019.01.15 (국내등록 10-1940783)

[12] 최동일, 김민수(네이버 주식회사), "퍼스널 모빌리티 (PERSONAL MOBILITY)", Application number : 10-2017-0133469, South Korea, 등록일:2019.07.17 (국내등록 10-2002902)

[13] 배강태, 최동일(네이버 주식회사), "모터로 구동되는 이동체 및 그 제어 방법 (MOTORIZED MOVING OBJECT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME)", Application number : 10-2018-0035318, South Korea, 등록일:2019.11.05 (국내등록 10-2043403)

[14] CHUNG JINWON, SEOK SANGOK, KIM INHYEOK, CHOI DONGIL(NAVER CORPORATION), "ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOVING VEHICLE", Application number : 2017-204179, Japan, 등록일:2019.01.11 (국제특허등록 6463818)

[15] CHUNG JINWON, SEOK SANGOK, KIM INHYEOK, CHOI DONGIL(NAVER CORPORATION), "ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOVING VEHICLE", Application number : 15/796,023, USA, 등록일:2021.02.02 (국제특허등록 US10906573B2)

[16] CHOI DONGIL, KIM MIN SUu (네이버 주식회사), "PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICE", Application number (PCT) : WO 2019/074277 A1, USA (국제공개일 2019-04-18 미국특허출원중 US2020238159)

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