• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.53-63
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• 2016

This paper applies WiMedia UWB network into a wireless ship area network (WSAN) so as to support high-quality multimedia services on board and reliable instrument control information as well, since the need for mixed high-quality video traffic and shipboard control data traffic is essential for a high-cost valued digital ship. Thus, in this paper, prioritized contention access (PCA) and distributed reservation protocol (DRP) based on WiMedia UWB (ECMA-368) MAC protocols are combined and proposed to such mixed traffic environment, by varying the portions of superframe according to traffic type. It is shown that the proposed WiMedia UWB MAC protocol can provide reliable mixed video and shipboard control data traffic as well.

• IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.113-117
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• 2021

The data gathering delay and the network lifetime are important indicators to measure the service quality of wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSANs). This study proposes a dynamically cluster head (CH) selection strategy and automatic scheduling scheme of collectors for prolonging the network lifetime and shorting data gathering delay in WSAN. First the monitoring region is equally divided into several subregions and each subregion dynamically selects a sensor node as CH. These can balance the energy consumption of sensor node thereby prolonging the network lifetime. Then a task allocation method based on genetic algorithm is proposed to uniformly assign tasks to actuators. Finally the trajectory of each actuator is optimized by ant colony optimization algorithm. Simulations are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method and the results show that the method performs better to extend network lifetime while also reducing data delay.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.627-630
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• 2010

무선 센서 & 액터 네트워크(WSAN)와 같이 다수의 베이스 노드가 존재하거나 베이스 노드의 이동성이 큰 센서 네트워크에서 최소 Wiener수 신장 트리(MWST)기반 라우팅 방법은 최소 신장 트리(MST)기반 라우팅 방법에 비해 패킷 전송 거리가 짧고 전력 소모가 적다. 하지만 주어진 그래프로부터 최소 Wiener 수 신장 트리를 찾는 문제는 NP-hard 문제이고 최소 신장 트리에 비해 네트워크 수명이 짧은 단점이 있다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제를 해결하고자 Wiener 수 적응도, 네트워크 수명 적응도, 차수 적응도 등을 동시에 고려한 다목적 유전자 알고리즘을 설계하고 네트워크 전체 전력 소모를 크게 증가시키지 않으면서도 네트워크의 수명을 Wiener 수 적응도만을 사용했을 때 보다 연장시킴을 실험을 통해 보인다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.23-43
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• 2017

Purpose: As application-specific wireless sensor networks are gaining popularity, this paper discusses the development and field performance of the GHAN, a greenhouse area network system to monitor, control, and access greenhouse microenvironments. GHAN, which is an upgraded system, has many new functions. It is an intelligent wireless sensor and actuator network (WSAN) system for next-generation greenhouses, which enhances the state of the art of greenhouse automation systems and helps growers by providing them valuable information not available otherwise. Apart from providing online spatial and temporal monitoring of the greenhouse microclimate, GHAN has a modified vapor pressure deficit (VPD) fuzzy controller with an adaptive-selective mechanism that provides better control of the greenhouse crop VPD with energy optimization. Using the latest soil-matrix potential sensors, the GHAN system also ascertains when, where, and how much to irrigate and spatially manages the irrigation schedule within the greenhouse grids. Further, given the need to understand the microclimate control dynamics of a greenhouse during the crop season or a specific time, a statistical assessment tool to estimate the degree of optimality and spatial variability is proposed and implemented. Methods: Apart from the development work, the system was field-tested in a commercial greenhouse situated in the region of Punjab, India, under different outside weather conditions for a long period of time. Conclusions: Day results of the greenhouse microclimate control dynamics were recorded and analyzed, and they proved the successful operation of the system in keeping the greenhouse climate optimal and uniform most of the time, with high control performance.