Chonnam National University · Department of Convergence Biosystems Engineering

Laboratory for Off-Road Mobility System

Designing, analyzing, and testing the machines that move the world off the road.

Tractor transmission simulation model

Research

Off-road mobility systems — agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and beyond. We cover the full cycle of design, analysis, and test & evaluation.

Development of Upland Crop Machines
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Development of Upland Crop Machines

Design of transplanters, harvesters, and implements for upland crops such as onion, garlic, chili pepper, and potato.

Applications: Transplanter, harvester & implement

Ergonomics for Agricultural Machinery
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Ergonomics for Agricultural Machinery

Mechanism of interaction between humans and machines, from operator load analysis to elderly- and women-friendly component design.

Applications: Agricultural machinery, rehabilitation medical industry

Development of Soft Ground Driving Device
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Development of Soft Ground Driving Device

Optimal design of driving devices for soft and unstructured terrain.

Applications: Agricultural machinery, lunar exploration rover

Automatic Transmission for Tractors
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Automatic Transmission for Tractors

Technology development of tractor automatic transmissions, including simulation modeling and noise reduction.

Applications: Tractors, off-road machinery powertrains

Accelerated Life Test Code
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Accelerated Life Test Code

New accelerated life test codes based on equivalent damage — prediction of input loads using virtual load test models and simulation.

Applications: Transmissions, axles, suspensions, test rigs

Members

JooSeon Oh

JooSeon Oh

Assistant Professor

jsoh@jnu.ac.kr

Education

  • Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering, Seoul National University (2022) — Control algorithm for semi-active cabin suspension system of tractors
  • M.S., Biosystems Engineering, Seoul National University (2010)
  • B.S., Biosystems Engineering, Seoul National University (2008)

Experience

  • 2023–present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Convergence Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University
  • 2021–2023: Senior Researcher, Smart Agriculture Innovation Center, Kyungpook National University
  • 2017–2018: Researcher, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM)
  • 2010–2015: Researcher, TYM Central R&D Center

Graduate Students

J

Jun Hyeok Kim

M.S. Student

Research interests: Off-road machinery design, tractor transmission simulation

  • B.S., Convergence Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University
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Undergraduate Students

G

Gil Dong Hong

Undergraduate Researcher

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Alumni

Publications

2024

2022

Projects

Ongoing

Development of upland crop machinery (sample — replace with real project)

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs · 2024.01 – 2026.12

Transplanters and harvesters for onion, garlic, chili pepper, and potato.

Completed

New accelerated life test code based on equivalent damage (sample)

Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials · 2023.03 – 2024.02

Prediction of input loads using a virtual load test model.

Board

2026.07.20 ORMS Lab website is now open
ORMS Lab website is now open

Welcome to the new homepage of the Laboratory for Off-Road Mobility System at Chonnam National University.

2025.11.01 ORMS Lab at the 2025 Fall Conference
ORMS Lab at the 2025 Fall Conference

Our lab members presented their research at the fall academic conference and exhibition.

Agricultural Machinery Engineering

· Fall (sample — edit in CMS)

Fundamentals of agricultural machinery design and off-road machinery engineering.

Contact

Laboratory for Off-Road Mobility System

Department of Convergence Biosystems Engineering
Chonnam National University

77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea

jsoh@jnu.ac.kr

Join ORMS Lab

We are always looking for motivated graduate and undergraduate students interested in off-road machinery, vehicle dynamics, and human–machine interaction. Contact us by email.

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