Dr. Changwon Kim
Dr. Changwon Kim
Assistant Professor and Director of Intelligent Mobility System Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Design Engineering
Research Area
- Intelligent Control Systems
- Autonomous Driving of Mobile Platforms
- Service Robots (Logistics, Human Assistive Robots)
- User intention-based control
- Designing Smart Mechanisms
Contact: ckim@pknu.ac.kr
Office: +82-51-629-6152
Education
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA Dec. 2010
· Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
· Dissertation: Control and Management Strategy of Autonomous Vehicle Functions
· Advisor: Dr. Reza Langari
Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea Aug. 2005
· M.S., Mechanical Engineering
· Thesis: Boundary Control of Axially Moving Continua: Application to a Zinc Galvanizing Line
· Advisor: Dr. Keum-Shik Hong
Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea Feb. 2003
· B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Work Experiences
Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Principal Research Engineer, Oct. 2013 – Feb. 2021
· Smart (personal) mobility vehicle control and active safety system
· Patient transportation robot motion control
· Autonomous driving of agricultural vehicles
Hyundai Motor Company, Principal Research Engineer, Aug. 2011 – Sep. 2013
· Probability Based Rear Collision Warning (RCW) System
· Forward Collision Warning (FCW) System
· Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) System
Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Jan. 2011 – Jul. 2011
· Autonomous Vehicle Operating Strategy: Highway Merging System
· Game Theory Based Autonomous Vehicle Operation
STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Research Associate, Jan. 2007 – Jul. 2007
· Mobile Welding Robot Development
Pusan National University, Research Associate, Sep. 2005 – Feb. 2006
· Anti-Sway Control of Container Cranes