Minuk Lee

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Dr. Minuk Lee is a leading researcher in deep-sea mining robotics, with a primary focus on the design, optimization, and dynamic analysis of underwater mining vehicles. His most impactful work centers on enhancing the reliability and efficiency of seabed mining systems, particularly through the application of the Coandă effect. In his highly cited 2019 paper (51 citations), Dr. Lee developed a reliability-based design optimization for a manganese nodule pick-up device, significantly advancing the performance of pilot mining robots. He was instrumental in the development of "MineRo," a pioneering pilot mining robot designed and manufactured by KRISO in 2012. Composed of four track modules, MineRo was a landmark project that addressed the immense challenges of deep-sea testing. Dr. Lee’s work on MineRo utilized tables of orthogonal arrays to predict and analyze the robot’s dynamic behavior, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming deep-sea trials. His contributions are vital to the future of sustainable deep-sea resource extraction, providing critical methodologies for designing robust, high-performance robots capable of operating in extreme underwater environments.