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Grants / Awards
Grants
32. City of Surrey, 2024/06- 2024/11, Optimized route generation for snowplowing and salting operations, PI.
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31. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2024/8 - 2024/12, Development of exploration algorithms for navigating a fleet of UGVs in an unknown environment, PI.
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30. Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) Industrial Technology Innovation Program, 2023/4 - 2026/12, Development of an AI learning platform for intelligent excavators based on expert work data, PI.
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29. Programs of the Weston Family Foundation (Shepherd Awards 2022), 2023/7 - 2024/12, Energy Efficient Controlled Environment Agriculture Facility (EE-CEAF), Collaborator.
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28. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2023/8 - 2023/11, Development of path planning technologies for an unmanned vehicle fleet covering targeted areas, PI.
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27. KITECH (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) International Joint R&D project, 2023/4 - 2023/12, Development of algorithms for real-time scheduling and optimal path generation for autonomously operating platforms, PI.
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26. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2023/4 - 2023/10, Advancement of dust filtering algorithms, PI.
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25. Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (with Myant), 2022/09 - 2022/12, Exploring and augmenting automation in smart textile manufacturing and testing, PI.
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24. Hyundai Motor Company, 2022/10 - 2023/10, Development of simulation technologies for redundant braking systems, PI.
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23. KITECH (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) International Joint R&D project, 2022/7 - 2022/12, Development of advanced path planning algorithms for autonomous tillage with tractors, PI.
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22. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2022/5 - 2022/8, Development of de-noise filtering algorithms for mobile machines in industrial sectors under dust environments using AI methods, PI.
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21. Mitacs Accelerate, 2022/04- 2023/03, Waste collection/ Street sweeping/ Snowplow route optimization, PI.
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20. City of Oshawa, 2021/05- 2023/05, Waste collection/ Street sweeping/ Snowplow route optimization, PI.
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19. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2021/5 - 2021/11, Study on de-noise filtering algorithms for mobile machines in industrial sectors under dust environments, PI.
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18. Municipality of Clarington, 2020/10 - 2021/02, Clarington snowplow route optimization project, PI.
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17. AKCSE (Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers) - KIMM Matching Funds, 2020/10 - 2021/03, Study on AI-based sensor fusion technologies for autonomous driving and operations of specialty vehicles, PI.
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16. KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) contract project, 2020/6 - 2020/09, Development of industrial off-road working system technologies supporting autonomous operations, PI.
15. NSERC Discovery Grant, 2020/4 - 2025/3, Integrated technical solutions for urban construction using autonomous excavators, PI.
14. NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement, 2020/4 - 2021/3, Integrated technical solutions for urban construction using autonomous excavators, PI.
13. 2018 Research Infrastructure Fund, Ontario Tech Univ, 2018/6 - 2019/5, Cloud-connected testbed for autonomous agricultural vehicles, PI.
12. 2018 Research Infrastructure Fund, Ontario Tech Univ, 2018/6 - 2019/5, State-of-the-art living lab for rapid prototyping of endless-range autonomous e-drones, Co-PI.
11. KIMM-Canada Cooperative Development Program, KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials), 2018/7 - 2018/12, Study on tire-state diagnosis and prognosis technologies for improving system reliability of heavy-duty vehicles, PI.
10. Industrial Core Technology Development Program, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Korea), 2013/6 - 2017/5, Development of a 120 ton all-terrain crane with artificial intelligence, PI.
09. Advanced Production Technology Development Program, Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (Korea), Development of garlic and onion harvesting machine with integrated work system, Co-PI.
08. Industrial Core Technology Development Program, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Korea), 2015/12 - 2016/11, Automation technology development for 20-ton class excavator based on electro-hydraulic system, PI.
07. Industrial Core Technology Development Program, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Korea), 2014/6 - 2016/5, Load-sensitive control & hydraulic tension system application 220 ton/hr mobile crusher development, Co-PI.
06. Industrial Core Technology Development Program, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Korea), 2012/6 - 2016/5, Development of a 21-ton electric excavator, Co-PI.
05. Government Commissioned Research, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Korea), 2015/1 - 2015/12, Development of smarter mobile working system based on the safety & reliability, Co-PI.
04. Advanced Production Technology Development Program, Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (Korea), 2013/11 - 2015/11, Development of high energy efficiency row-crop tractor that enables an electronic control, Co-PI.
03. Government Commissioned Research, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Korea), 2012/1 - 2014/12, Development of load evaluation and assessment technology for the systems under extreme environment, Co-PI.
02. Technology Innovation Program, Small and Medium Business Administration (Korea), 2012/4 - 2014/3, Development of a rock-drill attachment system, PI.
01. KIMM Start-up Fund, KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials), 2012/4 - 2013/3, Study on control algorithms of electro-hydraulic systems in construction equipment by applying independent metering valves to increase energy efficiency, PI.
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