• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1200-1215
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• 2023

With the development of IoT and artificial intelligence, location-based services are getting more and more attention. For solving the current problem that indoor positioning error is large and generalization is poor, this paper proposes a Model Stacking Algorithm for Indoor Positioning System using WiFi fingerprinting. Firstly, we adopt a model stacking method based on Bayesian optimization to predict the location of indoor targets to improve indoor localization accuracy and model generalization. Secondly, Taking the predicted position based on model stacking as the observation value of particle filter, collaborative particle filter localization based on model stacking algorithm is realized. The experimental results show that the algorithm can control the position error within 2m, which is superior to KNN, GBDT, Xgboost, LightGBM, RF. The location accuracy of the fusion particle filter algorithm is improved by 31%, and the predicted trajectory is close to the real trajectory. The algorithm can also adapt to the application scenarios with fewer wireless access points.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.323-334
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• 2014

In this paper, we proposed indoor positioning system with improved accuracy. The proposed indoor location measurement system is based pedestrian location measurement method that use the embedded sensor of smartphone. So, we do not need wireless external resources, such as GPS or WiFi signals. The conventional methods measure indoor location by generating a movement route of pedestrian by step and direction recognition. In this paper, to correct the direction sensor error, we use the common feature of the normal indoor floor map that the indoor path is lattice-structured. And we quantize moving directions depending on the direction of indoor path. In addition, we propose moving direction measuring method using geomagnetic sensor and gyro sensor to improve the accuracy. Also, the proposed step detection method uses angle and accelerometer sensors. The proposed step detection method is not affected by the posture of the smartphone. Direction errors caused by direction sensor error is corrected due to proposed moving direction measuring method. The proposed location error correction method corrects location error caused by step detection error without the need for external wireless signal resources.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2016

실내 측위 시스템에서 위치를 판단하기 위해 주로 Wi-Fi를 사용해왔다. BLE의 개발과 함께 실내 측위에 사용되는 신호에 대한 관심이 바뀌었다. BLE는 Wi-Fi와 비교했을 때 손 쉬운 설치, 적은 전력 소모량, 적은 신호 간섭, 설정 값 변경가능(송출 세기, 송출 주기 등)과 같은 장점을 가진다. 이러한 점들은 실내 측위 시스템에 효율성과 정확성 개선을 불러올 수 있다. 최근 실내 측위 시스템에서는 이러한 장점들로 인해 Wi-Fi 대신 BLE를 채택하여 측위를 수행하고 있다. BLE를 사용한 실내 측위가 늘어남에 따라 실내 측위 결과의 정확도를 높이기 위해 BLE 기반 실내 측위의 측정 오차 요인에 대한 연구되어져야 한다. 본 연구에서는 몇 가지 실험 시나리오를 설정하고 기술적, 환경적 요소의 변화에 따라 실내 측위 결과에 어떤 영향이 있는지 관찰한다. 최대수신신호세기를 사용하여 측위를 수행한 경우 실시간으로 수신한 신호를 그대로 사용했을 때 보다 적은 평균 오차를 보였다. 이는 연속적으로 수신한 신호에 평균 및 표준편차를 적용한 실험에서도 같은 결과를 보였다. 비콘의 송출주기에 변화를 주는 실험에서는 송출 주기가 짧을수록 측위 정확도가 높아진다는 결과를 관찰 할 수 있었다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1317-1340
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• 2024

With the rapid development of information technology, people's demands on precise indoor positioning are increasing. Wireless sensor network, as the most commonly used indoor positioning sensor, performs a vital part for precise indoor positioning. However, in indoor positioning, obstacles and other uncontrollable factors make the localization precision not very accurate. Ultra-wide band (UWB) can achieve high precision centimeter-level positioning capability. Inertial navigation system (INS), which is a totally independent system of guidance, has high positioning accuracy. The combination of UWB and INS can not only decrease the impact of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) on localization, but also solve the accumulated error problem of inertial navigation system. In the paper, a fused UWB and INS positioning method is presented. The UWB data is firstly clustered using the Fuzzy C-means (FCM). And the Z hypothesis testing is proposed to determine whether there is a NLOS distance on a link where a beacon node is located. If there is, then the beacon node is removed, and conversely used to localize the mobile node using Least Squares localization. When the number of remaining beacon nodes is less than three, a robust extended Kalman filter with M-estimation would be utilized for localizing mobile nodes. The UWB is merged with the INS data by using the extended Kalman filter to acquire the final location estimate. Simulation and experimental results indicate that the proposed method has superior localization precision in comparison with the current algorithms.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2011

위치기반서비스 시스템의 주요 컴포넌트에는 도면출력, 측위, 데이터베이스 관리 등이 포함된다. 도면출력은 일반적으로 구글 지도를 사용하며 측위는 GPS(Global Positioning System)를 사용한다. 그러나 위치기반서비스를 옥내에서 구현하려면 이러한 일반적인 솔루션을 사용할 수가 없다. 즉, 구글 지도로 건물 내부 도면을 출력할 수도 없고, GPS로 건물 내부의 이동객체의 위치를 측정할 수도 없다. 본 연구는 도면출력 기능, 옥내측위 기능 그리고 데이터베이스에 콘텐츠 업로드 및 출력 기능들을 웹서비스로 구현한 사례를 소개하여, 프로그램 개발자가 누구나 쉽게 호출하여 사용할 수 있게 한다. 구현한 웹서비스들의 효용성을 실험적으로 보이기 위하여 이러한 웹서비스들을 이용하여 박물관 관람객의 위치를 고려한 콘텐츠 출력 시스템 프로토타입을 구현한다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.131-134
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• 2009

We have proposed an indoor positioning system for moving objects and/for the blind or visually impaired to play various sports. [ for a blind or visually impaired playing various sports.] This system consists of a wireless heart rate monitor, wireless sensor network and / 4 ultrasound satellites [ configuration with four ultrasound satellite modules) at the corners of the room. This system provides / the real-time measurement of the location and heart rate of the person in the room[ non-invasive measurement method of the heart rate and the location of a person in real time ], and will help the [a] blind or visually impaired enjoy sports more easily.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.835-854
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose a novel positioning system for indoor navigation which helps a user navigate easily to desired destinations in an unfamiliar indoor environment using his mobile phone. The system requires only the user's mobile phone with its basic equipped sensors such as a camera and a compass. The system tracks user's positions and orientations using a vision-based approach that utilizes $360^{\circ}$ panoramic images captured in the environment. To improve the robustness of the vision-based method, we exploit a digital compass that is widely installed on modern mobile phones. This hybrid solution outperforms existing mobile phone positioning methods by reducing the error of position estimation to around 0.7 meters. In addition, to enable the proposed system working independently on mobile phone without the requirement of additional hardware or external infrastructure, we employ a modified version of a fast and robust feature matching scheme using Histogrammed Intensity Patch. The experiments show that the proposed positioning system achieves good performance while running on a mobile phone with a responding time of around 1 second.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2022

인공위성 기반의 실외 측위 시스템과는 달리 실내 측위 시스템은 BLE, Wi-Fi, UWB 등 다양한 무선 기술을 활용한다. BLE 기반 비컨 기술은 일정 주기로 사전에 정의된 장치 ID와 위치 정보를 제공하고 이를 수신한 장치에서 RSSI를 활용하여 실내에서 사용자의 위치를 측정할 수 있다. 기존의 BLE 기반 실내 측위 시스템 연구들은 단일 지점에서 사용자의 실제 위치와 계산된 위치의 오차를 비교하는 연구가 많았다. 본 논문에서는 엔트로피 분석 모델을 적용하여 이동 경로나 구역에 따른 측위 정확도를 평가하는 기법을 제안하였다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 통해 서로 다른 경로에 대한 엔트로피 결과값을 추출하고 이를 비교하여 어느 경로가 더 정확한지에 대해 평가할 수 있음을 검증하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.404-420
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• 2021

In this paper, an automatic system of locating the indoor area with weak or no mobile signal was proposed and demonstrated experimentally by using the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Nowadays, the technicians of mobile services providers need to go along with numerous heavy equipment to measure and record the mobile signal strength at outside environment. Recently, there are systems proposed to do such measurement at outdoor area by using the IoT technology automatically. However, these works could not be applied in the indoor area since there are difficulties to do the indoor mapping and positioning. In this work, the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) was used to tackle these two difficulties. After a proper placement of BLE in the testing site, while the technician walk around with a handheld analyzer, the data can be obtained accordingly for further analysis in the proposed system which includes the construction of floor plan, detection of mobile signal strength and suggestion of indoor base stations. The gift wrapping and centroid algorithms were used during the analysis. The experimental results showed that the proposed system successfully demonstrated the indoor mapping, positioning of weak mobile signal area and suggestion of indoor base stations for the normal rectangular rooms with an area of 100 m² on single floor.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2017

Recently, indoor LBS has been attracting much attention because of its promising prospect. One of key technologies for its success is indoor location estimation. A popular one for indoor positioning is to find the location based on the strength of received Wi-Fi signals. Since the Wi-Fi services are currently prevalent, it can perform indoor positioning without any further infrastructure. However, it is found that its accuracy depends heavily on the surrounding radio environment. To alleviate this difficulty, we present a novel indoor position technique employing the geomagnetic characteristics as well as Wi-Fi signals. The geomagnetic characteristic is known to vary according to the location. Therefore, employing the geomagnetic signal in addition to Wi-Fi signals is expected to improve the location estimation accuracy.