• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1158-1168
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• 2020

The distance vector-hop wireless sensor node location method is one of typical range-free location methods. In distance vector-hop location method, if a wireless node A can directly communicate with wireless sensor network nodes B and C at its communication range, the hop count from wireless sensor nodes A to B is considered to be the same as that form wireless sensor nodes A to C. However, the real distance between wireless sensor nodes A and B may be dissimilar to that between wireless sensor nodes A and C. Therefore, there may be a discrepancy between the real distance and the estimated hop count distance, and this will affect wireless sensor node location error of distance vector-hop method. To overcome this problem, it proposes a wireless sensor network node location method by modifying the method of distance estimation in the distance vector-hop method. Firstly, we set three different communication powers for each node. Different hop counts correspond to different communication powers; and so this makes the corresponding relationship between the real distance and hop count more accurate, and also reduces the distance error between the real and estimated distance in wireless sensor network. Secondly, distance difference between the estimated distance between wireless sensor network anchor nodes and their corresponding real distance is computed. The average value of distance errors that is computed in the second step is used to modify the estimated distance from the wireless sensor network anchor node to the unknown sensor node. The improved node location method has smaller node location error than the distance vector-hop algorithm and other improved location methods, which is proved by simulations.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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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.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2002년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.854-859
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• 2002

Location Based Services, or LBS refers to value-added service by processing information utilizing mobile user location. With the rapidly increasing wireless internet subscribers and world LBS market, the various location based applications are introduced such as buddy finder, proximity and security services. As the killer application of the wireless internet, the LBS has preconsidered technology about location determination technology, LBS middleware server for various application, and diverse contents processing technology. This paper describes the open architecture for LBS platform ensuring interoperability among the wireless networks and various location-based application services and the functional requirements for the LBS platform. The LBS platform in a narrow sense provides a standard interfaces for location management and network management for location services as follows, positioning (location acquisition through network or/and handset), location managing, location based functions, profile management, authentication and security, location based billing, information roaming between carriers and the system monitoring independent to specific network or ISP/CPs(Content Providers).

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.2120-2126
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• 2010

본 논문은 무선 센서네트워크에서 Zigbee를 적용한 위치추정시스템을 구현 하고자 하였다. 무선 센서네트워크는 유비쿼터스 환경에서 사용자기반의 위치인식 서비스를 제공한다. 위치인식 서비스는 사물이나 사람의 위치를 추정하고 이를 표현하여 제공한다. 본 논문에서 구현된 위치추정시스템은 실내 및 실외를 음영지역 없이 이동노드의 추정이 가능하도록 구현하였다. 실내추정의 경우 RSSI신호를 이용하며 실외추정의 경우 GPS를 연동하여 위치를 추정하였다. 또한 Zigbee를 적용하여 무선 센서네트워크 환경을 구축하고 이동노드의 위치를 제공받아 실시간 위치추정이 가능하도록 하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1477-1486
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 ZigBee를 기반으로 하는 무선 통신기술을 이용한 위치인식 시스템을 구현하였다. 무선 통신 기술을 이용하여 보다 정밀한 위치정보를 산출하고 위치정보를 서비스하기 위하여 관련 H/W와 S/W를 개발하였다. 위치인식 시스템을 구현하기 위해 스마트 태그(위치단말기), 수신기, 중계기를 개발하였고, 스마트 태그에는 120~130KHz, 13~14MHz, 2.0~3.0GHz의 무선주파수용 태그를 내장하였으며, 수신기 및 중계기는 태그 인식용 무선신호를 송출하여 위치단말기의 액티브 RFID 태그를 인식하는 태그 모듈을 적용하였다. 공동현관 관제기는 스마트 태그를 공동현관 관제기에 가져가면 LAN을 통해 출입통제 서버로 태그 값을 전송하도록 시스템을 구현하였다.

• 한국정보기술응용학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보기술응용학회 2005년도 6th 2005 International Conference on Computers, Communications and System
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• pp.81-84
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• 2005

Various design schemes for network using wireless sensor nodes have been widely studied on the several application areas ranging from the real world information collection to environmental monitor. Currently, the schemes are focused on the design of sensor network for low power consumption, power-aware routing protocol, micro miniature operating system and sensor network middleware. The indoor localization system that identifies the location of the distributed nodes in a wireless sensor network requires features dealing with mobility, plurality and other environmental constraints of a sensor node. In this paper, we present an efficient location system to cope with mobility of multiple mobile nodes by designing a location handler that processes location information selectively depending on the nodes' density in a specific region. In order to resolve plurality of multiple mobile nodes, a routing method for the location system is also proposed to avoid the occurrence of overlapped location data.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.760-766
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• 2008

This paper proposes an efficient location technique to find an indoor location under the IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks. The proposed method is based on the range measurements obtained from a simple radio frequency propagation model. Thus, unlike the radio frequency fingerprint correlation method, it does not suffer from the computational burden during the real-time location service period and can quickly reply the location requests of many users at the same time. To increase the location accuracy in spite of the frequent non-line-of-sight error occurrences, the proposed method calibrates the distortion of the non-line-of-sight error by a simple measurement surveying procedure that does not require the surveyor's manual interaction. Experimental results show the capability of the proposed method.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2009년도 정보 및 제어 심포지움 논문집
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• pp.51-53
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• 2009

In wireless sensor networks(WSNs), geographic routing algorithms can enhance the network capacity. However, in the real WSNs, it is difficult for each node to know its accurate physical location. Geographic routing with location error may have serious problems such as disconnected links and delayed data transmission. In this letter, we present an efficient location error detection scheme for geographic routing. The proposed algorithm can efficiently update its incorrect location without additional procedure and finally enhance the performance on the geographic routing with the location errors.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2013

최근 무선 애드 혹 네트워크에서 경로 탐색을 위한 위치정보 기반 라우팅 프로토콜에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행 중이다. 위치정보 기반 라우팅 프로토콜은 모든 노드가 GPS 장치를 통해 자신의 위치정보를 습득하고 이를 이용해 제한적 영역으로만 플러딩을 수행한다. 따라서 기존 IP 기반 라우팅 프로토콜보다 라우팅 메시지 수를 줄일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 또한 이 프로토콜은 네트워크를 구성하는 모든 노드가 자신의 위치정보를 습득해야만 라우팅에 참여할 수 있도록 가정하고 있다. 하지만 최근 소형화 되고 있는 센서 노드의 경우 GPS 장치가 없는 경우가 있다. 따라서 자신의 위치정보가 없는 센서 노드의 경우 네트워크 구성 및 위치기반 라우팅에 참여가 불가능하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 GPS 기능을 가진 노드와 그렇지 않은 노드가 서로 공존하는 무선 애드 혹 네트워크에서 GPS 기능을 가지고 있지 않은 노드가 위치정보 기반 라우팅 프로토콜에 참여할 수 있는 가상 위치정보 기반 라우팅 프로토콜을 제안한다. 이 프로토콜은 위치정보를 획득할 수 없는 노드가 자신의 주위 노드의 위치 정보를 획득하여 자신의 위치정보로 활용할 수 있는 기법이다. 따라서 제안하는 프로토콜은 GPS 기능을 가지고 있지 않은 무선 노드가 애드 혹 네트워크 구성에 참여하여 위치정보 기반 라우팅에 참여 할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2005

Recently, RFID/USN is one of fundamental technologies in information and communications networks. Low-Rate WPAN, IEEE802.15.4 is a low-cost communication network that allows wireless connectivity in applications with limited Power and relaxed throughput requirements. Its applications are building automation, personal healthcare, industrial control, consumer electronics, and so on. Some applications require location information. Of course location awareness is useful to improve usability of data Low-Rate WPAN Is regarded as a key specification of the sensor network with the characteristics of wireless communication, computing, energy scavenging, self-networking, and etc. Unfortunately ZigBee alliance propose a lot of applications based on location aware technologies, but the specification and low-rate WPAN devices don't support anything about location-based services. RSSI ( Received Signal Strength indication) is for energy detection to associate, channel selection, and etc. RSSI is used to find the location of a potable device in WLAN. In this paper we studied indoor location awareness using vector matching of RSSI in low-Rate wireless PAN. We analyzed the characteristics of RSSI according to distance and experimented location awareness. We implemented sensor nodes with different shapes and configured the sensor network for the location awareness with 4 fixed nodes and a mobile node. We try to contribute developing location awareness method using RSSI in 3-dimension space.