• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2013

In this paper, a packet-reduced ranging method using a superresolution time of arrival estimation algorithm for a chirp-based real-time locating system is presented. A variety of ranging methods, such as symmetric double-sided two-way ranging (SDS-TWR), have been proposed to remove the time drift due to the frequency offset using extra ranging packets. Our proposed method can perform robust ranging against the frequency offset using only two ranging packets while maintaining almost the same ranging accuracy as them. To verify the effectiveness of our proposed algorithm, the error performance of our proposed ranging method is analyzed and compared with others. The total ranging performance of TWR, SDS-TWR, and our proposed TWR are analyzed and verified through simulations in additive white Gaussian noise and multipath channels in the presence of the frequency offset.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.234-242
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• 2010

Two-way ranging methods such as TWR and SDS-TWR have been considered for many ranging systems because these methods are useful in the absence of synchronization. To estimate the location of a mobile node, complicated ranging procedures consisting of ranging frames between an anchor node and the mobile node are performed. Supporting multiple mobile nodes such as a few hundreds or thousands and several anchor nodes, the ranging procedures have the fatal disadvantage of processing delay and inefficient traffic bandwidth. On the other hand, the one-way ranging method is simple and fast, but susceptible to network synchronization. In this paper, we propose a method to modify asynchronous ranging equations to establish exact frequency or frequency offset, a method to estimate frequencies or frequency offsets, and a method to establish post-facto synchronization with anchor nodes. The synchronization for a node pair is adapted using instantaneous time information and corresponding difference of distances can be determined. We evaluate the performance of TWR, SDS-TWR and proposed ranging algorithms.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.602-609
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• 2021

Aircraft radar has special function which is ranging from aircraft to ground of antenna boresight. Because ranging information is used to calibrate altitude of aircraft or to drop a conventional bomb, the measuring have to be precise and robust. Therefore, we propose a simple and efficient method using monopulse radar for ground ranging. Proposed method calculates balancing weight according to linearity of monopulse ratio and mixes two ranging measurements in proportional to the weight. By exploiting balancing weight, radar is able to react to various environment as monopulse ratio contains characteristics of clutter environment. As a result, robust ranging information can be achieved. We use DEM(Digital Elevation Model) in order to simulate heterogeneous environment. In experimental result, it is shown that proposed method shows better accuracy and precision in any environment.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.155-170
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• 2020

Passive ranging is a critical part of machine vision measurement. Most of passive ranging methods based on machine vision use binocular technology which need strict hardware conditions and lack of universality. To measure the distance of an object placed on horizontal plane, we present a passive ranging method based on monocular vision system by smartphone. Experimental results show that given the same abscissas, the ordinatesis of the image points linearly related to their actual imaging angles. According to this principle, we first establish a depth extraction model by assuming a linear function and substituting the actual imaging angles and ordinates of the special conjugate points into the linear function. The vertical distance of the target object to the optical axis is then calculated according to imaging principle of camera, and the passive ranging can be derived by depth and vertical distance to the optical axis of target object. Experimental results show that ranging by this method has a higher accuracy compare with others based on binocular vision system. The mean relative error of the depth measurement is 0.937% when the distance is within 3 m. When it is 3-10 m, the mean relative error is 1.71%. Compared with other methods based on monocular vision system, the method does not need to calibrate before ranging and avoids the error caused by data fitting.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2024

Internet of Things (IoT)의 성능 발전 및 보급으로 다양한 위치 기반 서비스가 제공되고 있으며, 요구되는 서비스의 목적에 맞게 다양한 거리 추정 기법들이 연구되고 있다. 기존 거리 추정 기법은 태그와 앵커가 직접 신호를 교환하여 거리를 추정하기 때문에 대규모 IoT 환경에서 통신 자원을 효율적으로 사용하지 못하다는 한계점을 갖는다. 이러한 한계점을 극복하기 위해 능동적-수동적 거리 추정 기법들이 제안되었으나, 클록 드리프트 오차에 대한 이론적인 수렴성 보장과 거리 추정 기법의 특징에 대한 분석이 부족하여 정밀한 측위 결과를 도출하기 어려울 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 대규모 IoT 환경에서 정밀 측위를 위해 클록 드리프트 오차를 반영한 개선된 능동적-수동적 거리 추정 기법을 제안한다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 제안하는 개선된 능동적-수동적 거리 추정 기법은 기존 능동적-수동적 거리 추정 기법 대비 최대 94.4%, 14.4% 거리 추정 성능을 개선할 수 있음을 확인했다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2013

Asynchronous ranging is one practical method to implement a locating system that provides accurate results. However, a locating system utilizing asynchronous ranging generates a large number of messages that cause transmission delays or failures and degrades the system performance. This paper proposes a novel approach for efficient congestion control in an asynchronous range-based locating system. The proposed method significantly reduces the number of messages generated during the reader discovery phase by eavesdropping on other transmissions and improves the efficiency of ranging by organizing the tags in a hierarchical fashion in the measurement phase. Our evaluation shows that the proposed method reduces the number of messages by 70% compared to the conventional method and significantly improves the success rate of ranging.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1991년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 22-24 Oct. 1991
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• pp.1209-1213
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• 1991

This paper describes a new method for performance improvement ultrasonic ranging system using V40 controller. Detectable range of ultrasonic ranging system depends on transducer frequency and bandwidth of the receiver, and damping of the transducer, etc. Conventional ranging systems are somewhat inaccurate because they do not have capability of compensating changes in medium condition. The novel ranging system overcomes this disadvantage by placing in the same medium a dummy sensor functioning as a standard calibrating instrument and by providing data processing capability using V40 controller.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.324-334
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• 2024

파면곡률거리추정(Wavefront Curvature Ranging, WCR)은 음파의 파면곡률로부터 음원의 거리를 추정하는 방법이다. 기존의 파면곡률거리추정은 음속을 상수로 가정하고 삼각법으로 거리를 추정한다. 이 가정 때문에 해저면반사경로가 뚜렷하게 분리되는 해양환경에서는 거리 오차가 발생한다. 거리 오차를 줄이기 위해 해양의 음속구조를 적용하고 최대우도추정(Maximum Likelihood Estimation, MLE)방법으로 거리를 추정하는 정합 파면곡률거리추정(Matched Wavefront Curvature Ranging, MWCR) 을 제안하였다. 정합 파면곡률거리추정의 시뮬레이션 결과로부터 거리 오차의 감소를 확인하였다. 향후에 실측 신호로부터 거리 추정의 신뢰성을 확인하면 소나 시스템에 적용 가능할 것이다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2013

Compared to OWR (One-Way Ranging) method that requires precise network time synchronization, TWR (Two-Way Ranging) method has advantages in building an indoor WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) location system with lower cost. However, clock offsets of nodes in WPAN system should be eliminated or compensated to improve location accuracy of the TWR method. Because conventional clock offset elimination methods requires multiple TWR transactions to reduce clock offset, they produce network traffic burden instead. This paper presents a clock offset estimation method that can reduce clock offset error with a single TWR transaction. After relative clock offsets of sensor nodes are estimated, clock offsets of mobile tags are estimated using a single TWR communication. Simulation results show that location accuracy of the proposed method is almost similar to the conventional clock offset elimination method, while its network traffic is about a half of the conventional method.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.159-160
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• 2008

Initial Ranging Detection and Synchronization is suggested for IEEE 802.16e OFDMA Systems. However ranging is vulnerable to the channel selectivity and other user's interference at low SNR. This paper presents enhanced ranging scheme that improves ranging detection process using the combine multiple FFT blocks and cope with channel selectivity and other user's interference at low SNR. Based on the ranging detection timing offset is calculated for synchronization.