Seokwon Bang

About

Seokwon Bang is a robotics researcher whose work centers on mobile robot navigation, localization, and sensor integration, with particular focus on enabling autonomous robots to operate reliably in real-world indoor environments. His most influential contribution, "Application of Electronic Compass for Mobile Robot in an Indoor Environment" (2007, 45 citations), introduced a novel magnetometer-based approach to estimating absolute robot heading, addressing a persistent challenge in indoor navigation. Complementing this, his development of constrained Kalman filtering techniques fused gyroscope and odometry data to significantly improve localization accuracy — work that attracted a combined 47 citations across two publications. Bang also tackled the problem of wheel slippage on irregular terrain through a multiple-model approach to dead reckoning, demonstrating a consistent commitment to robust, practical solutions. Beyond navigation, his research extends to human-robot interaction, speech enhancement via circular microphone arrays for service robots, and software architecture design for home service platforms. His industry-connected work, including collaboration with Samsung Electronics on commercial robot vacuum navigation, underscores the real-world applicability of his research. Collectively, Bang's contributions form a cohesive body of work that has meaningfully advanced the field of intelligent mobile robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Application of Electronic Compass for Mobile Robot in an Indoor Environment

   45 citations · 2007
2. 2
   Mobile robot localization with gyroscope and constrained Kalman filter

   32 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Speech enhancement and recognition using circular microphone array for service robots

   16 citations · 2004
4. 4
   Re-engineering software architecture of home service robots

   16 citations · 2005
5. 5
   Improvement of dead reckoning accuracy of a mobile robot by slip detection and compensation using multiple model approach

   15 citations · 2008
6. 6
   Constrained Kalman Filter for Mobile Robot Localization with Gyroscope

   15 citations · 2006
7. 7
   Design guidelines for map-based human–robot interfaces: A colocated workspace perspective

   11 citations · 2007
8. 8
   Re-engineering software architecture of home service robots: a case study

   10 citations · 2005
9. 9
   Ambiguity resolving in structured light 2D range finder for SLAM operation for home robot applications

   7 citations · 2006
10. 10
    Virtual Door-Based Coverage Path Planning for Mobile Robot

    6 citations · 2009

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