• Journal of KIISE
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.264-271
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• 2015

The general way to use a triangulation method is based on PTMP communication between an object and wireless modules in an environment, which is established by more than three wireless modules, to recognize the location of an object. Thus, this method has a problem that the PTMP-based system can only be applied in an environment where the wireless infra is already established. In order to solve this problem, the PTP communication schemes have been proposed but they are insufficient to generalize because they lack specific verification. In this paper, problems of an existed location estimation algorithm based on PTP communication are analyzed, and we propose a location estimation algorithm of a fixed object that satisfyies the condition of a single receiver being substituted to multiple receivers. A location estimation system we designed and implemented using CSS wireless communication modules to evaluate the proposed algorithm. We verify, by experimental results, that the optimum moving interval for the location estimation is 3m in indoor environment of $10m{\times}16m{\times}1m$.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.640-651
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• 2016

We propose an effective ToA-based localization method considering accuracy in indoor environments. The purpose of the localization system is to estimate the coordinates of the geographic location of target device. In indoor environments, accurately estimating the location of a target device is not easy due to various errors. The accuracy of wireless localization is influenced by NLOS errors. ToA-based localization measures the location of a target device using the distances between a mobile device and three or more base stations. However, each of the NLOS errors along a distance estimated from a target device to a base station is different because of dissimilar obstacles. To accurately estimate the target's location, an optimized localization process is needed in indoor environments. In this paper, effective ToA-based localization method process is proposed for improving accuracy in wireless sensor networks. Performance evaluations are presented, and the experimental localization system results are proved through comparisons of various localization methods with the proposed methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2007

This paper describes indoor location estimation intelligent robot. It is loaded indoor location estimation function using RSSI based indoor location estimation system and wireless sensor networks. Spartan III(Xilinx, U.S.A.) is used as a main control device in the mobile robot and the current direction data is collected in the indoor location estimation system. The data is transferred to the wireless sensor network node attached to the mobile robot through Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4, a wireless communication. After receiving it, with the data of magnetic compass the node is aware of and senses the direction the robot head for and the robot moves to its destination. Indoor location estimation intelligent robot is can be moved efficiently and actively without obstacle on flat ground to the appointment position by user.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.1195-1200
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• 2007

This paper describes indoor location estimation intelligent robot. Indoor location estimation function using RSSI based indoor location estimation system and wireless sensor networks were implemented in the robot. Spartan III(Xilinx, U.S.A.) was used as a main control device in the mobile robot and the current direction data was collected in the indoor location estimation system. The data was transferred to the wireless sensor network node attached to the mobile robot through Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4, a wireless communication. After receiving it, with the data of magnetic compass the node is aware of and senses the direction the robot head for and the robot moves to its destination. Indoor location estimation intelligent robot is can be moved efficiently and actively without obstacle on flat ground to the appointment position by user.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.1882-1883
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• 2007

본 논문은 근거리무선통신을 포함한 위치서비스를 위한 무선통신응용분야에 적용될 수 있는 고신뢰 고정밀 무선위치인식기술 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 위치인식방법은 양방향통신을 통해 추정된 무선태그의 신호세기 및 시간차를 측정된 거리정보를 바탕으로 상대적 위치에 대한 확률적 계산을 수행하게 되며, 측정데이터의 부정확성으로 인한 위치측정의 오차를 줄일 수 있다. 또한 제안된 고신뢰 무선측위 코아 스택을 근거리무선네트워크 형성이 가능한 2.4 GHz ISM 협대역 밴드의 ZigBee 무선비콘 및 무선태그 디바이스들에 탑재하고 실증시험을 위하여 스마트 홈 실내 환경 아래에서 $1m\;{\times}\;1m$ 의 위치인지를 가능케 하는 위치인식시스템을 구현한다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.39C no.8
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• pp.643-650
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• 2014

Recently, the wireless communication applications are studied in various environment by the development of short range communication system like wireless sensor networks. This paper presents the analysis of localization schemes for ship application using received signal strength. The localization schemes using received signal strength from wireless networks are classified under two methods, which are Range based method and Range free method. Range based methods estimate the location with least square estimation based on estimated distance using path-loss model. Range free methods estimated the location with the information of anchor nodes linked to target. Simulation results show the appropriate localization scheme for each cabin environments based on the empirical path-loss model in warship's internal space.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2016.01a
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• pp.91-92
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• 2016

무선 센서 네트워크에서 무선통신기술을 활용한 저비용의 정밀 측위 기술은 교통상황, 의료, 생활정보 등의 다방면에서 활용되고 있다. RSSI를 기반으로 한 측위기법은 TOA, AOA, TDOA에 비해 추가적인 전력 또는 하드웨어가 필요하지 않아 비용 면에서 효율적이다. 하지만 RSSI 값의 패턴은 실제 환경에서 전파방해 요소가 존재하여 작은 움직임에도 크게 변하게 되는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 RSSI와 IEEE 802.15.4 표준에서 제공되는 정보인 LQI를 이용하여 타겟 노드의 실내 위치를 추정하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법을 통해 실제 환경에서 보다 정확한 위치추정을 할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.431-443
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a range-free localization method that can improve the estimation accuracy of Approximate Point in Triangle(APIT), which is the representative localization method for low cost wireless sensor networks. Specifically, we propose extended-APIT(e-APIT) method, which minimizes the error in deciding whether an object is in an area formed by three beacons. We also propose a way to improve the localization by narrowing down the potential localization area using the signals from neighboring beacons. According to the simulation performed, the proposed e-APIT method demonstrated noticeable accuracy improvement over the conventional APIT method.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.52-61
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• 2013

In wireless sensor networks, the geographical positioning scheme is one of core technologies for sensor applications such as disaster monitoring and environment monitoring. For this reason, studies on range-free positioning schemes have been actively progressing. The density probability scheme based on central limit theorem and normal distribution was proposed to improve the location accuracy in non-uniform sensor network environments. The density probability scheme measures the final positions of unknown nodes by estimating distance through the sensor node communication. However, it has a problem that all of the neighboring nodes have the same 1-hop distance. In this paper, we propose an efficient sensor positioning scheme that overcomes this problem. The proposed scheme performs the second positioning step through the sensing range control after estimating the 1-hop distance of each node in order to minimize the estimation error. Our experimental results show that our proposed scheme improves the accuracy of sensor positioning by about 9% over the density probability scheme and by about 48% over the DV-HOP scheme.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.34 no.10A
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• pp.727-735
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• 2009

To alleviate positioning error using wireless ultra-wideband (UWB) is primary concern, and it has been studied how to reduce the positioning error effectively. Thanks to many repeated transmissions of UWB signals, we can have a variety of selections to point out the most precise positioning result. Towards this, scanning method has been preferred to be used due to its simplicity. This exhaustive method firstly fixes the candidate position, and calculates the sum of distances from observed positions. However, it has tremendous number of computations, and the complexity is more serious if the size of two-dimensional range is the larger. To mitigate the large number of computations, this paper proposes the technique employing genetic algorithm and block windowing. To exploit its superiority, simulations will be conducted to show the reduction of complexity, and the efficiency on positioning capability.