• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.8
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• pp.1955-1961
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• 2009

As a core technology realizing ubiquitous world, recent researches are being concentrated to wireless sensor network. However, most research results were focused to the sensor network technology itself, even though interworking between the sensor network and Internet is also one of primitive requirements for ubiquitous world. In this paper, we design the tiny TCP/IPv6 profile which makes it possible to inter-connect the sensor network device to IPv6 based Internet. To confirm operation of the designed profile, we experimentally implemented and evaluated minimum TCP/IPv6 based on TinyOS. The evaluation result shows that throughput of our tiny TCP/IPv6 is almost same as that of TinyOS component.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.443-443
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• 2012

최근 지구 온난화 및 기후변화로 인하여 국지적 집중호우에 의한 농지 침수 및 유실 피해가 점차 증가 추세에 있으며 가뭄에 의한 물 부족 현상도 심화되고 있다. 이와 같은 홍수 및 가뭄 피해에 대비하기 위하여 농업용 저수지와 수문 그리고 농수로와 같은 농업수리시설물이 신축 운영되고 있으나 이들 시설물은 비교적 규모가 작은 대신에 그 수가 매우 많고 또한 지역적으로 널리 산재해 있기 때문에 관리자가 이들을 효율적으로 운영하고 관리하는데 한계가 있다는 특징이 있다. 더욱이 이들 시설물은 물과 항상 접하는 철근 콘크리트 구조물로 이루어져 있어서 시간이 경과함에 따라 균열발생과 철근부식과 같은 노후화 현상이 뚜렷하게 진전되어 정기적 안전점검이 필요한 실정이다. 이에 따라 농업수리시설을 보다 체계적으로 관리하고 농업용수를 보다 효율적으로 확보 운영하기 위하여 물관리 자동화 사업이 추진되어 많은 개선이 이루어졌으나 아직까지 현장업무가 관리자의 수작업에 의존하고 있으며 농촌 용수의 정확한 정보가 제때에 제공되지 못하는 등 농업수리시설에 대한 다양한 요구를 충족시키지 못하고 있다. 따라서, 농촌수자원의 효율적 관리를 위하여 농업수리시설 가운데 하나인 농수로의 수위 및 유량 정보를 자동으로 측정하며 농업수리시설물의 상태 정보를 입력하고 관리할 수 있는 모바일 App을 개발하였다. 안드로이드 OS 기반의 스마트폰을 활용하였으며 여기에는 시설물 고유정보가 포함된 QR코드 및 Active 태그를 통하여 시설물의 상태정보를 원격에 있는 서버 컴퓨터로 전송할 수 있는 원거리 무선통신 모듈이 구비되어 있다. 특히, 농업수리시설물 관리 어플리케이션은 현장관리자가 기존에 수기방식으로 시설물을 관리해 오던 것을 휴대단말 상에서 보다 효율적으로 관리를 함으로써 시설물 유지관리 업무의 효율성을 향상시키는 특징이 있다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.3965-3982
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• 2015

Event detection is one of the key issues in many wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. The uncertainties that are derived from the instability of sensor node, measurement noise and incomplete sampling would influence the performance of event detection to a large degree. Many of the present researches described the sensor readings with crisp values, which cannot adequately handle the uncertainties inhered in the imprecise sensor readings. In this paper, a fault-tolerant event detection algorithm is proposed based on Dempster-Shafer (D-S) theory (also called evidence theory). Instead of crisp values, all possible states of the event are represented by the Basic Probability Assignment (BPA) functions, with which the output of each sensor node are characterized as weighted evidences. The combination rule was subsequently applied on each sensor node to fuse the evidences gathered from the neighboring nodes to make the final decision on whether the event occurs. Simulation results show that even 20% nodes are faulty, the accuracy of the proposed algorithm is around 80% for event region detection. Moreover, 97% of the error readings have been corrected, and an improved detection capability at the boundary of the event region is gained by 75%. The proposed algorithm can enhance the detection accuracy of the event region even in high error-rate environment, which reflects good reliability and robustness. The proposed algorithm is also applicable to boundary detection as it performs well at the boundary of the event.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.178-202
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• 2012

In this paper, we first survey cross-layer architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs). Afterwards, we propose a novel cross-layer architecture for QoS provisioning in clustered and multi-hop based WMSNs. The proposed architecture provides support for multiple network-based applications on a single sensor node. For supporting multiple applications on a single node, an area in memory is reserved where each application can store its network protocols settings. Furthermore, the proposed cross-layer architecture supports heterogeneous flows by classifying WMSN traffic into six traffic classes. The architecture incorporates a service differentiation module for QoS provisioning in WMSNs. The service differentiation module defines the forwarding behavior corresponding to each traffic class. The forwarding behavior is primarily determined by the priority of the traffic class, moreover the service differentiation module allocates bandwidth to each traffic class with goals to maximize network utilization and avoid starvation of low priority flows. The proposal incorporates the congestion detection and control algorithm. Upon detection of congestion, the congested node makes an estimate of the data rate that should be used by the node itself and its one-hop away upstream nodes. While estimating the data rate, the congested node considers the characteristics of different traffic classes along with their total bandwidth usage. The architecture uses a shared database to enable cross-layer interactions. Application's network protocol settings and the interaction with the shared database is done through a cross-layer optimization middleware.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.53-59
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• 2013

Harvesting energy from the environment is essential for many applications to slow down the deterioration of energy in sensor networks. Energy from the environment is an inexhaustible supply which, if properly managed and harvested from the sources, can allow the system to last for a longer period. Many simulators simulate whole sensor networks where the nodes rely on energy harvesting for their source of power. It is important to be able to assume and simulate a node that can harvest energy from different sources of ambient energy. It is also essential to be able to keep track of the energy levels of the node and adjust node activities based on its energy status. This study aims to develop a prototype for a single node simulator that will show the effects of harvesting from different sources of energy. The results of this study can later be extended for more complicated simulations.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.4 no.12
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• pp.409-414
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• 2015

The energy conservation is the most important subject for long run operation of the sensor nodes with limited power resources. Clustering is one of most energy efficient technique to grouped the sensor nodes into distinct cluster. But, in a cluster based WSN, CHs and gateways bear an extra work load to send the processed data to the sink. The inappropriate cluster formation may cause gateways overloaded and may increase latency in communication. In this paper, we propose a novel load balanced clustering model for improving energy efficiency and giving a guarantee of long network lifetime. We show the result of performance measurement experiments that designs using a branch and bound algorithm and a multi-start local search algorithm to compare with the existing load balanced clustering model.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.322-329
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• 2009

Many researches in wireless sensor networks have used a geographic routing to effectively disseminate data between sinks and sources. To know the location information, the geographic routing has proposed two manners. A sink-initiated and a source-initiated are flooding to disseminate its location information in WSN. However, these two manners have two problems. Firstly, whenever they move, they flood their location information. Secondly, their location information is disseminated unnecessary nodes besides nodes which send and receive data in actually. Therefore, this paper proposes a protocol that can solve the two problems and disseminate effectively data between few sinks and few sources. The proposed protocol exploits a location information manager that manages location information of the sinks and the sources. We also compare the performance of the proposed protocol with the existing protocols through a simulation.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.1207-1213
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• 2007

This paper has researched water supply facilities management using real-time water utility monitoring system based on USN(Ubiquitous Sensor Network) which is consisted of wireless sensors transferring waterworks facilities md treatment information about a valve-room and flowmeter-room of water supply installation. In the manholes, it was installed with flowmeter, pressure sensors, vibration sensors, Co-sensors, and hydro-thermograph sensors. These measurement values which are received by PDA are used for facilities operation on the spot safely and conveniently. It has also provided safe installation management via CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access) network which transfers data to remote servers to monitoring at a distance place. With safety management system of water supply facilities on USN technology convenience and safety is increased in real situation, and it is expected that we can supply clean water to people as much safer and more effective water supply installation management.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.223-242
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• 2015

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have emerged as a novel solution to many of the challenges of structural health monitoring (SHM) in civil engineering structures. While research projects using WSNs are ongoing worldwide, implementations of WSNs on full-scale structures are limited. In this study, a WSN is deployed on a full-scale 17.3m-long, 11-bay highway sign support structure to investigate the ability to use vibration response data to detect damage induced in the structure. A multi-level damage detection strategy is employed for this structure: the Angle-between-String-and-Horizon (ASH) flexibility-based algorithm as the Level I and the Axial Strain (AS) flexibility-based algorithm as the Level II. For the proposed multi-level damage detection strategy, a coarse resolution Level I damage detection will be conducted first to detect the damaged region(s). Subsequently, a fine resolution Level II damage detection will be conducted in the damaged region(s) to locate the damaged element(s). Several damage cases are created on the full-scale highway sign support structure to validate the multi-level detection strategy. The multi-level damage detection strategy is shown to be successful in detecting damage in the structure in these cases.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.83-90
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• 2018

LoRa (Long Range) is a long-distance, low-power communication technology. Broader range of communication than NFC technology allows communication without having to install multiple APs and reduces the cost of initial infrastructure deployment. MQTT (Message, Queuing, Telemetry, Transport) protocol is also low power and lightweight protocols. It can increase module persistence and reduce maintenance costs when used with LoRa. In this paper, we developed a system for compiling various environmental information in a factory using LoRa and MQTT. Environmental sensor data from long distances can be monitored by the management system and the facilities in each workshop can be controlled. Performance tests have also shown that the use of LoRa and MQTT is effective in terms of long-distance and power consumption.