Facilities

Mobility Platforms

UGV (Hunter SE)

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  • Acquisition Date: TBA
  • Location: Mobility Hall, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Description:
    • Dimensions: 820 × 640 × 310 mm
    • Platform Weight: 42 kg
    • Max. Payload: 50 kg
    • Max. Speed: 4.8 m/s
    • Max. Travel: 30 km
    • Climbing Ability: ≤10° (with load)
    • Communication: CAN, RS232 Serial Port
    • IP Rating: IP22

Humanoid Robot (Unitree G1)

will be added.
  • Acquisition Date: TBA

AMR

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  • Acquisition Date: 2025-11-04
  • Quantity: 4
  • Location: Mobility Hall, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Development of a robot-based cooperative delivery system and validation of autonomous driving algorithms
  • Description:
    • Dimensions: 600 × 600 × 400 mm
    • Weight: 105 kg
    • Payload (Rated / Max): 35 kg / 200 kg
    • Max. Speed: 1.8 m/s
    • Ground Clearance: 38 mm
    • Wheel Diameter: 138.7 mm
    • Wheelbase: 490 mm
    • Motor Power: 500 W
    • Encoder Resolution: 4096 pulses/rev
    • Battery: 24 V, 50 A
    • Operation Hours: ~10 hours

LiDAR (HOKUYO UST-30LX)

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  • Acquisition Date: 2025-10-31
  • Quantity: 2
  • Location: Mobility Hall, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Development of road-environment perception algorithms and collection of surrounding-obstacle detection data
  • Description:
    • Detection Range: 0.05–30 m
    • Scan Angle: 270°
    • Angular Resolution: 0.125° / 0.25°
    • Scan Rate: 40 Hz (25 ms)
    • Accuracy: ±40 mm
    • Protection: IP67

Simulation Systems

Traffic Simulator (VISSIM)

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  • Acquisition Date: TBA
  • Description:
    • Product Variant: PTV Vissim Academic
    • Network Size: Up to 10 km × 10 km
    • Signal Controllers: Up to 20
    • Pedestrians: Up to 10,000
    • License: Academic Floating Network License, 30 Seats
    • Concurrent Instances: 4
    • Key Add-ons: 3D Graphics, COM Interface, External Driver Model, Dynamic Assignment, Meso Simulation, Public Transport

GPU Server

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  • Acquisition Date: 2026-03-12
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: A301, Administration Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    AI model training and optimization through large-scale data processing and GPU-based high-speed parallel computing
  • Description:
    • CPU: 1 × AMD EPYC 9004
    • GPU: 4 × NVIDIA RTX 5000 D7 48GB
    • RAM: 4 × 64GB DDR5 PC5-44800 ECC REG
    • SSD (OS): 1 × 960GB U.2 NVMe Enterprise
    • SSD (DATA): 1 × 7.68TB U.2 NVMe Enterprise

TruckMaker

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  • Acquisition Date: 2026-01-02
  • Quantity: 1
  • Purpose:
    Vehicle dynamics simulation and driving performance evaluation for RWS control logic
  • Description:
    • Type: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Simulation Software
    • Application: Trucks, Buses, Trailers, and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
    • Simulation: Vehicle Dynamics, Powertrain, ADAS, and Virtual Driving Tests
    • Integration: MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++ Interfaces
    • Environment: Virtual Road, Traffic, Driver, and Vehicle Models
    • License: Academic, Perpetual

E-Powertrain Systems

Lift

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  • Acquisition Date: TBA
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea

Chassis Dynamometer

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  • Acquisition Date: TBA
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea

Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS)

will be added.
  • Acquisition Date: TBA
  • Location: Mobility Hall, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Description:
    • Environmental Test Chamber
    • Temperature Range: -20°C to +100°C
    • Humidity Range: 30–98% RH
    • Temperature Change Rate: Approx. 1°C/min
    • Inner Size: 1,300 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm
    • Max. Load: 200 kg
    • Cooling System: Air-Cooled, R404a
    • Power: 380 V AC, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 34.6 kW
    • EV Battery Chiller
    • Temperature Range: 0°C to +80°C
    • Temperature Fluctuation: ±0.5°C
    • Temperature Change Rate: ≥4°C/min
    • Flow Range: 3–50 LPM
    • Control: Tank Temperature / Inlet Temperature & Flow Control
    • Cooling System: Air-Cooled
    • Power: 380 V AC, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 20 kW

Real-time Simulation-based Motor Dynamometer

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  • Acquisition Date: 2025-12-18
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: F436, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Real-time performance validation of deep learning-based mobility control algorithms
  • Description:
    • Real-time Controller: dSPACE SCALEXIO DS6121, Intel Core i7 quad-core
    • I/O & Communication: FPGA-based Analog/Digital I/O, CAN/LIN/Ethernet
    • Test Motor: M-3432P-LN-08D, 8-pole PMSM with integrated encoder
    • Control Environment: MATLAB/Simulink-based real-time control
    • Measurement: Phase current, voltage, speed, and torque acquisition
    • Safety: Overcurrent and overvoltage protection

Bidirectional Programmable DC Power Supply

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  • Acquisition Date: 2025-11-04
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: F436, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Drive power supply and power emulation for performance validation of mobility control systems
  • Description:
    • Output Voltage: 0–80 V
    • Output Current: ±40 A
    • Output Power: ±2 kW
    • Resolution: 1 mV / 10 mA
    • Interfaces: USB, CAN, LAN, Digital I/O

Thermal Oxidation Reaction Chamber

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  • Acquisition Date: 2021-06-16
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Temperature-environment reliability and durability evaluation of hybrid-truck electrified components and battery cells
  • Description:
    • Temperature Range: 0–150°C
    • Volume: 26 L

Battery Cell Cycler

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  • Acquisition Date: 2021-06-16
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Evaluation of charge-discharge performance characteristics and lifecycle validation of hybrid-truck battery cells
  • Description:
    • 5V5A 8Ch JIG

High-Power Switching DC Power Supply

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  • Acquisition Date: 2020-11-26
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: Jinri Hall, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Power supply for the fuel-economy controller and electrical system of a compact hybrid electric truck
  • Description:
    • Output Voltage: 0–120 V
    • Output Current: 0–3 A
    • Output Power: 360 W
    • Resolution: 100 mV / 10 mA
    • Operation: CV/CC Mode
    • Protection: OVP, OCP, OTP, OPP
    • Weight: 3 kg

DC Power Supply

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  • Acquisition Date: 2018-07-26
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Power supply and power emulation for testing electrified components of a hybrid-truck powertrain
  • Description:
    • Voltage Range: 0–360 V
    • Current Range: 0–120 A
    • Rated Power: 15 kW
    • Operation: Bidirectional Source/Sink with Energy Regeneration
    • Efficiency: Approx. 95%
    • Form Factor: 19-inch Rack, 3U

Power Analyzer

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  • Acquisition Date: 2018-05-22
  • Quantity: 1
  • Location: Vehicle Test Building, Munji Campus, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Purpose:
    Precise analysis of power conversion efficiency and energy consumption in a converted hybrid truck
  • Description:
    • Channels: Up to 6 Input Channels
    • Voltage Range: 1.5–1000 V
    • Current Range: 10 mA–5 A / 1–50 A
    • Basic Power Accuracy: ±(0.05% of reading + 0.05% of range)
    • Sampling: 2 MS/s, 16-bit
    • Measurement Bandwidth: DC, 0.1 Hz–1 MHz