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A Security Analysis of a Key Management Scheme for PCS/SCADA Sensor Networks (PCS/SCADA 센서 네트워크용 키 관리 프로토콜에 대한 보안 분석)

  • Park, DongGook
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.123-131
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    • 2009
  • Process Control Systems (PCSs) or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems have recently been added to the already wide collection of wireless sensor networks applications. The PCS/SCADA environment is somewhat more amenable to the use of heavy cryptographic mechanisms such as public key cryptography than other sensor application environments. The sensor nodes in the environment, however, are still open to devastating attacks such as node capture, which makes designing a secure key management challenging. Recently, Nilsson et al. proposed a key management scheme for PCS/SCADA, which was claimed to provide forward and backward secrecies. In this paper, we define four different types of adversaries or attackers in wireless sensor network environments in order to facilitate the evaluation of protocol strength. We then analyze Nilsson et al. 's protocol and show that it does not provide forward and backward secrecies against any type of adversary model.

LOCATION UNCERTAINTY IN ASSET TRACKING USING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

  • Jo, Jung-Hee;Kim, Kwang-Soo;Lee, Ki-Sung;Kim, Sun-Joong
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.10a
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    • pp.357-360
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    • 2007
  • An asset tracking using wireless sensor network is concerned with geographical locations of sensor nodes. The limited size of sensor nodes makes them attractable for tracking service, at the same time their size causes power restrictions, limited computation power, and storage restrictions. Due to such constrained capabilities, the wireless sensor network basically assumes the failure of sensor nodes. This causes a set of concerns in designing asset tracking system on wireless sensor network and one of the most critical factors is location uncertainty of sensor nodes. In this paper, we classify the location uncertainty problem in asset tracking system into following cases. First, sensor node isn't read at all because of sensor node failure, leading to misunderstanding that asset is not present. Second, incorrect location is read due to interference of RSSI, providing unreliable location of asset. We implemented and installed our asset tracking system in a real environment and continuously monitored the status of asset and measured error rate of location of sensor nodes. We present experimental results that demonstrate the location uncertainty problem in asset tracking system using wireless sensor network.

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Design of 64-Bit Guide Sensor for Automatic Guided Vehicle (무인운반차용 16비트 가이드 센서 설계)

  • Lee, Ju-Won;Cho, Su-Hyeon;Lee, Dong-Chang;Kang, Seong-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.915-916
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    • 2015
  • The main sensor of AGV is the guide sensor in order to detect the path, and the sensor consists of 8 or 16-magneto resistance devices arranged by with 10mm. In controlling the AGV posture by using the sensor, AGV is occurred left/right shaking frequently. So, for driving stability of AGV, An accuracy of the sensor should be improved. Therefore, this study proposed sensor signal processing method to improve accuracy of guide sensor, and implemented. The accuracy of sensor in experimentation showed 2.84[mm]. In designing the sensor for controlling AGV posture, the proposed method will be effective.

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Designing of Dynamic Sensor Networks based on Meter-range Swarming Flight Type Air Nodes

  • Kang, Chul-Gyu;Kim, Dae-Hwan
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.625-628
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    • 2011
  • Dynamic sensor network(DSN) technology which is based on swarming flight type air node offers analyzed and acquired information on target data gathered by air nodes in rotation flight or 3 dimension array flight. Efficient operation of dynamic sensor network based on air node is possible when problems of processing time, data transmission reliability, power consumption and intermittent connectivity are solved. Delay tolerant network (DTN) can be a desirable alternative to solve those problems. DTN using store-and-forward message switching technology is a solution to intermittent network connectivity, long and variable delay time, asymmetric data rates, and high error rates. However, all processes are performed at the bundle layer, so high power consumption, long processing time, and repeated reliability technique occur. DSN based on swarming flight type air node need to adopt store-and-forward message switching technique of DTN, the cancelation scheme of repeated reliability technique, fast processing time with simplified layer composition.

A Forward & Backward Secure Key Management in Wireless Sensor Networks for PCS/SCADA

  • Park, Dong-Gook
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.98-106
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    • 2009
  • Process Control Systems (PCSs) or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems have recently been added to the already wide collection of wireless sensor networks applications. The PCS/SCADA environment is somewhat more amenable to the use of heavy cryptographic mechanisms such as public key cryptography than other sensor application environments. The sensor nodes in the environment, however, are still open to devastating attacks such as node capture, which makes designing a secure key management challenging. In this paper, a key management scheme is proposed to defeat node capture attack by offering both forward and backward secrecies. Our scheme overcomes the pitfalls which Nilsson et al.'s scheme suffers from, and is not more expensive than their scheme.

Design of Super-junction TMOSFET with Embedded Temperature Sensor

  • Lho, Young Hwan
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.232-236
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    • 2015
  • Super-junction trench MOSFET (SJ TMOSFET) devices are well known for lower specific on-resistance and high breakdown voltage (BV). For a conventional power MOSFET (metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) such as trench double-diffused MOSFET (TDMOSFET), there is a tradeoff relationship between specific on-state resistance and breakdown voltage. In order to overcome the tradeoff relationship, a SJ TMOSFET structure is suggested, but sensing the temperature distribution of TMOSFET is very important in the application since heat is generated in the junction area affecting TMOSFET. In this paper, analyzing the temperature characteristics for different number bonding for SJ TMOSFET with an embedded temperature sensor is carried out after designing the diode temperature sensor at the surface of SJ TMOSFET for the class of 100 V and 100 A for a BLDC motor.

Wireless sensor network design for large-scale infrastructures health monitoring with optimal information-lifespan tradeoff

  • Xiao-Han, Hao;Sin-Chi, Kuok;Ka-Veng, Yuen
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.583-599
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, a multi-objective wireless sensor network configuration optimization method is proposed. The proposed method aims to determine the optimal information and lifespan wireless sensor network for structural health monitoring of large-scale infrastructures. In particular, cluster-based wireless sensor networks with multi-type of sensors are considered. To optimize the lifetime of the wireless sensor network, a cluster-based network optimization algorithm that optimizes the arrangement of cluster heads and base station is developed. On the other hand, based on the Bayesian inference, the uncertainty of the estimated parameters can be quantified. The coefficient of variance of the estimated parameters can be obtained, which is utilized as a holistic measure to evaluate the estimation accuracy of sensor configurations with multi-type of sensors. The proposed method provides the optimal wireless sensor network configuration that satisfies the required estimation accuracy with the longest lifetime. The proposed method is illustrated by designing the optimal wireless sensor network configuration of a cable-stayed bridge and a space truss.

Biologically Inspired Node Scheduling Control for Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Byun, Heejung;Son, Sugook;Yang, Soomi
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.506-516
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    • 2015
  • Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are generally comprised of densely deployed sensor nodes, which results in highly redundant sensor data transmissions and energy waste. Since the sensor nodes depend on batteries for energy, previous studies have focused on designing energy-efficient medium access control (MAC) protocols to extend the network lifetime. However, the energy-efficient protocols induce an extra end-to-end delay, and therefore recent increase in focus on WSNs has led to timely and reliable communication protocols for mission-critical applications. In this paper, we propose an energy efficient and delay guaranteeing node scheduling scheme inspired by biological systems, which have gained considerable attention as a computing and problem solving technique.With the identification of analogies between cellular signaling systems and WSN systems, we formulate a new mathematical model that considers the networking challenges of WSNs. The proposed bio-inspired algorithm determines the state of the sensor node, as required by each application and as determined by the local environmental conditions and the states of the adjacent nodes. A control analysis shows that the proposed bio-inspired scheme guarantees the system stability by controlling the parameters of each node. Simulation results also indicate that the proposed scheme provides significant energy savings, as well as reliable delay guarantees by controlling the states of the sensor nodes.

Long range-based low-power wireless sensor node

  • Komal Devi;Rita Mahajan;Deepak Bagai
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.570-580
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    • 2023
  • Sensor nodes are the most significant part of a wireless sensor network that offers a powerful combination of sensing, processing, and communication. One major challenge while designing a sensor node is power consumption, as sensor nodes are generally battery-operated. In this study, we proposed the design of a low-power, long range-based wireless sensor node with flexibility, a compact size, and energy efficiency. Furthermore, we improved power performance by adopting an efficient hardware design and proper component selection. The Nano Power Timer Integrated Circuit is used for power management, as it consumes nanoamps of current, resulting in improved battery life. The proposed design achieves an off-time current of 38.17309 nA, which is tiny compared with the design discussed in the existing literature. Battery life is estimated for spreading factors (SFs), ranging from SF7 to SF12. The achieved battery life is 2.54 years for SF12 and 3.94 years for SF7. We present the analysis of current consumption and battery life. Sensor data, received signal strength indicator, and signal-to-noise ratio are visualized using the ThingSpeak network.

A Study on the Design of a Current Type ROIC for Uncooled Bolometer Thermal Image Sensor Using Correlated Double Sampling

  • Kwak, Sang-Hyeon;Lee, Po;Jung, Eun-Sik;Sung, Man-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.7-8
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    • 2009
  • In the presence of infrared light, a CMOS Readout IC (ROIC) for a microbolometer typed infrared sensor detects the voltage or current that is caused by the changing in resistance in the bolometer sensor. A serious problem in designing the ROIC is how the value of the bolometer and reference resistors vary because of variations in manufacturing process. Since different pixel have different, resistance values, sensor operations must contend with fixed pattern noise (FPN) problems. In this paper, we propose a novel technique to compensate for the fluctuation in reference resistance by tiling into account the process variation. By using constant current source basing and correlated double sampling, we solved FPN.

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