IMaC
🚪Introduction
Intelligent Mechatronics and Control Lab

자율주행차(AV)에서 도심 항공 모빌리티(UAM)까지, 미래 모빌리티는 복잡한 환경을 자율적으로 탐색하고, 동적 조건에 적응하며, 인간 사용자와 원활하게 상호작용할 수 있는 능력을 점차적으로 확대하고 있습니다. 이러한 발전은 전동화 기술의 핵심인 새로운 구동부와 센서와 같은 하드웨어 혁신, 그리고 안전성과 효율성을 보장하는 자율화 기술의 발전에 기반을 두고 있으며, 이를 통해 모빌리티는 단순한 교통 수단에서 벗어나 친환경적이고 지능적인 이동 솔루션으로 변화하고 있습니다. 저희 연구팀은 이러한 미래 모빌리티의 주요 도전 과제를 해결하기 위해 메카트로닉스 및 제어 분야에서 연구를 진행하고 있습니다.
분야 전망 및 진로
학위 과정 및 분야 별 연구 트랙



관련 진로
미래 모빌리티 분야는 혁신적인 전동화 및 자율화 기술의 발전을 기반으로 급성장하고 있습니다. 이와 관련된 현대자동차, 한화에어로스페이스, LG전자와 같은 대기업뿐만 아니라 ETRI, KARI와 같은 정부출연연구소에서도 관련 인재를 적극적으로 채용하고 있으며, 연구와 산업의 융합을 통해 새로운 가능성을 열고 있습니다. IMaC Lab에서의 연구 경험은 여러분들의 커리어를 개발해가는데 가장 큰 발판이 될 것입니다!
- 대기업 및 중견기업
- 현대자동차 : AAM, PBV, 로보틱스
- 현대 모비스 (마북연구소) : 미래모빌리티 모션 제어
- LG 전자 : 모터 설계 및 제어, H&A
- 한화에어로스페이스, LIG NEX1 : 무인기 및 미사일 GNC
- KAI : 항공기 전동화, GNC
- 정부출연연구소
- ETRI
- ADD
- KERI
- KIMM
- KARI
Introduction (Eng)
Future mobility from autonomous vehicle (AV) to urban aerial mobility (UAM), have an increasing capacity to autonomously navigate complex environments, adapt to dynamic conditions, and interact seamlessly with human users. This progression is driven by parallel advancements in actuator and sensor technologies, control, and artificial intelligence, propelling us toward a landscape where mobility is not just about transportation but about intelligent and personalized movement solutions. Our research aims to close key gaps in this domain by improving control system, enhancing simulation accuracy, and advancing human-machine interaction. Addressing these areas, I seek to fully realize the potential of future mobility, focusing on safety, efficiency, and societal alignment.
Research philosophy and Challenges in Future Mobility
Our research aims to address three gaps in future mobility
Command to Output (Control system)
- The first gap is the control error between control commands and outputs in autonomous systems, due to model mismatches and sensor errors. Our goal is to design control systems that mitigate these issues, ensuring safe, efficient vehicle maneuverability. Enhancing actuator and sensor performance is another key to improving responsiveness and reliability under diverse conditions. Through algorithmic and hardware innovations, I aim to refine systems for precise execution of commands, advancing future mobility solutions.
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Real to Sim (Digital twin)
- The second gap is the discrepancy between the real world and the simulation. Our goal is elevating the precision of simulation models, so they accurately reflect real-world conditions, enhancing the validation and optimization of autonomous systems. A critical challenge lies in creating adaptive digital twins to simulate complex phenomena in real-time, like in-ground effects on the UAM or ground vehicle dynamics on varied road surfaces. This effort extends to updating models with environmental changes, like traffic and pedestrian patterns, for accurate system testing. To increase the fidelity of these digital twins requires integration of real-time data and machine learning algorithms, as well as sophisticated modeling and system identification. Such improvements make simulations more adaptable and predictive, bridging the gap between virtual and actual scenarios. These advances can significantly accelerate the development cycle of autonomous systems.
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Human to machine (Personalized Human-machine interaction)
- The third gap is the empathy gap between humans and machines, reflecting the challenge of enabling machines to feel and respond to human emotions, pains, and intentions. Our objective is to bridge the empathy gap by developing systems equipped with advanced perception capabilities and emotional intelligence algorithms. These systems should interpret ambiguous human cues from both machine-centric sensing (such as velocity, vibration, etc.) and human-centric sensing (including facial expressions, vocal nuances, etc.), enabling machines to adjust their behavior in real-time to align with human comfort and preferences. Examples include urban aerial mobility solutions that detect passenger motion sickness and autonomous vehicles that recognize and avoid potential hazards. Ultimately, personalizing human-machine interactions is key to bridging the empathy gap, to offer mobility experiences customized to individual needs, creating machines that can truly empathize with users.
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Research for these challenges
For detailed descriptions of research topics 👉 Research area
- (’24~30) We are now exploring to the electrification and digital transformation to mitigate these three gaps, especially for urban aerial mobility
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Spherical motor-based vector thrust 
Twin-in-the loop simulation for UAM
Potential career paths
- 대기업
- 현대자동차 : AAM, PBV, 로보틱스
- 현대 모비스 (마북연구소) : 미래모빌리티 모션 제어
- LG 전자 : 모터 설계 및 제어
- KAI : 항공기 유도, 항법 및 제어
- 연구소
- ETRI
- ADD
- KERI
- KIMM
- KARI