Research Projects

GPS robotics

• GPS RTK+ software for autonomous lawnmower (ongoing)

• ^*GPS Attitude, Positioning and Profiling (GAP) instrument for the e-POP platform onboard the Canadian CASSIOPE spacecraft in low earth orbit (ongoing)

• INS-aided RTK GPS system for automatic lifting vehicle at the container handling port (completed)

• GPS RTK-based gantry crane auto-steering system (completed)

Network RTK

• Development of a GNSS error generation module using regional GNSS networks (ongoing)

Long-range RTK

• Enhancement of the UNB RTK software for lengthening baselines (completed)

• ^*Improvement of precise and reliable kinematic GPS positioning in real-time over long distances for the support of bathymetric surveys (completed)

Others

• Automated herbicide spray and data recording application (completed)

• Local deformation monitoring using the UNB RTK system (completed)

• Research on real-time OTF/RAIM algorithms for precision approach and landing of CAT-II using GPS/GLONASS (completed)

Research and Intellectual Property Transfer Agreements

2008

Automated herbicide spray and data recording application

Greenlight Geomatics Inc., Canada

2007 - 2008

Development of a GNSS error generation module using regional GNSS networks

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Research Institute, Korea

2006

Dual-frequency GPS RTK software

Hemisphere GPS Inc., USA

2006

GPS RTK-based robotic lawnmower

I-Guide LLC, Indiana, USA

2006

INS-aided RTK GPS system for automatic lifting vehicle at the container handling port

Seoho Electric Company Ltd., Korea

2003 - 2004

Enhancement of the UNB RTK software for lengthening baselines

University of Southern Mississippi, USA

2002 - 2003

Local deformation monitoring using the UNB RTK system

Canadian Centre for Geodetic Engineering, Canada

2001 - 2002

GPS RTK-based gantry crane auto-steering system

Seoho Electric Company Ltd., Korea

1998

Research on real-time OTF/RAIM algorithms for precision approach and landing of CAT-II using GPS/GLONASS

Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Korea

Scholarships, Fellowships and Other Awards

2006 – 2010

Discovery Grant

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada

2004 – 2008

On-going New Opportunities Award

Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada

2004 – 2008

Innovation Capacity Development Award

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Canada

2004 – 2008

CFI Matching Fund

Advanced Technology Inc., Korea

2004

University Research Fund

University of New Brunswick, Canada

1997 – 1998

Post-doctoral Fellowship Award

Korea Research Foundation, Korea

1994

Young Researcher Award

Korea Research Foundation, Korea

Software License Agreements

ongoing

Robotic Lawnmower

i-Guide Robotics LLC, Indiana, USA

2006

Eclipse GPS receiver firmware

Hemisphere GPS Inc., Arizona, USA

2002

Gantry crane auto-steering system

Seoho Electric Company Ltd., Korea

Professional Development

Commercialization

• RTK firmware running on the robotic lawnmowers of I-Guide Robotics LLC. (ongoing)

• RTK firmware implemented in the dual-frequency receivers of Hemisphere GPS LLC. (2006)

• RTK firmware running on the rubber-tired gantry auto-steering system of Seoho Electric Co., Ltd. (2003)

R&D

• GSSIT: GNSS Simulation and System Integration Technology software package (2008).

• Satellite-3D: Real-time 3-dimentional satellite attitude determination software running on Motorola DSP56302 EVM (EValuation Module), developed for the e-POP GAP project, Bristol Aerospace, Ltd. (2006)

• RTK&INS: Real-time high-precision navigation software, loosely (or tightly) coupling GPS RTK and a low-cost MEMS IMU –  MicroStrain 3DM-GX1, for automatic ground vehicle, Seoho Electric Co., Ltd. (2006)

Demo

• GPSParser: GPS data decoder for the e-POP GAP project (2007)

• GPSAttitude: Real-time attitude determination software running on a PC platform, including RS-232 serial-communication module, GPS RTK module, and Microsoft Visual C/C++ and Matlab link module. (2005)

• RTKAnyWhere: Real-time GPS RTK client system, including Ethernet client module, and Microsoft Visual C/C++ and Matlab link module. (2004)

• GeoFusion:  Real-time geo-spatial fusion system, including GPS RTK module, Digital map interface module, multimedia (audio and video) interface module, and UHF/Wi-Fi/LAN communication link module. (2003)

• SmartBase: Real-time base station remote control system, including Ethernet communication module, stepper motor control module, and GPS monitoring module. (2003)

Educational Tool

• 24Bits-c: Microsoft Visual C/C++ sub-routines for double/single precision floating point operation on a 24-bit processor, Motorola DSP (digital signal processor) 56302 EVM (evaluation module). A learning tool for bitwise operations to manipulate exponent and mantissa. (2006)

• GPS-m: Matlab m-script full package for GPS data processing, including RINEX (receiver independent exchange) format data reading, satellite orbit determination, point positioning, cycle-slip fixing, error modeling, ambiguity resolution, and parameter estimation. A learning tool for design and development of GPS data processing software. (2000)

• QC-m: Matlab m-script sub-routines for a statistical hypothesis test, including computation of the threshold-to-noise variance ratio, power, minimum detectable bias, level of significance, and operating characteristic curves. A learning tool for the computation of tail probability uncharted in the standard probability tables. Useful for software system design and quality control. (1999)