Sejong University Professors Song Jin-woo, Kim Sung-han, and Choi Yoo-kyung Participate in 'Unmanned Mobility Core Technology Development' Project

Sejong University announced on the 17th that Professors Song Jin-woo, Kim Sung-han, and Choi Yoo-kyung from the Department of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering will participate in the 'Unmanned Mobility Core Technology Development Project.'

Sejong University campus view. [Photo by Sejong University]

This project, supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, was established to secure innovative core technologies and enhance technological competitiveness to dominate the next-generation unmanned mobility market. The Sejong University professor team will participate as the lead research group for detection and recognition (sensor technology) in the second phase of the project, which starts this year and runs until May 2027.

The project is divided into the development of common core technologies and the development of integrated operation technology demonstration units. The development of common core technologies includes creating common component technologies directly applicable to land, sea, and air unmanned mobility platforms, and developing common-based technologies that share core technologies to produce dedicated components for each unmanned mobility platform. The development of integrated operation technology demonstration units involves ▲validating the effectiveness of new unmanned mobility systems ▲verifying performance through operational tests ▲demonstrating the appropriateness of development methodologies and applied technologies.

In the detection and recognition (sensor technology) research group, in which Sejong University participates, signal processing and integration technologies will be developed by fusing multiple 3D sensors to improve detection and recognition performance for unmanned mobility platforms, including measurement distance and horizontal, vertical, and depth resolution. Professor Song Jin-woo stated, "The 3D sensor fusion technology to be developed through this project can be applied to all fields where unmanned mobility platforms are utilized, such as defense, urban delivery, and infrastructure monitoring." He added, "If this research is successfully completed, South Korea will lead the field of integrated detection and recognition systems for unmanned mobility platforms."

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