• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.850-856
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• 2012

Bilateration using two fixed nodes has been used in the field of the real time indoor location system in the narrow space such as building or ship passage. However, as the distance between the fixed nodes increases or any obstructions exist in their zone, it is difficult to detect the location of mobile node(user) due to the degradation of its reception ratio. In order to compensate for these problems, this paper presents, based on IEEE 802.15.4a chirp signal, a new real time indoor location system using stride measurement algorithm which can calculate the location through sensors attached to user. The proposed system consists of an ultrasonic sensor to measure the leg length, a geomagnetic sensor to recognize the user's orientation, and an inertial sensor to obtain the angle between the legs. The experimental results are shown that the proposed system has twice or more accurate output compared with conventional indoor location method in the section which is partially out of communication reachability.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.31 no.7B
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• pp.595-601
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• 2006

This study presents an ultrasonic location awareness system for the ubiquitous computing with absolute position. The flight time of ultrasonic waves is determined by a period detecting technique which is able to extend the sensing range compared with traditional methods. For location awareness, ultrasonic waves are sent successively from each ultrasonic transmitter and synchronized by radio frequency (RF) signal, where the transmitting part is fixed and the receiving part is movable. To expand the recognizing range, cell matching technique and coded ultrasonic technique are introduced. The experimentation for various distances is accomplished to verify the used period detecting technique of U-SAT system. The positioning accuracy by using cell matching is also verified by finding the locations of settled points and the usability of coded ultrasonic technique is verified. As a result, the possibility of ultrasonic location awareness system for the ubiquitous computing can be discussed as a pseudo-satellite system with low cost, a high update rate, and relatively high precision, in the places where GPS is not available.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.162-170
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• 2012

It is very important for the robot to recognize its position to accomplish numerous tasks and to go to the goal. In this paper, we suggest Location Recognition System to distinguish robot's locations using land-mark and the odometer in the environment of sensor network. All in all, we created a basic intelligent robot, Location Recognition System, and Environment Sensor Modules; we verified the proposed algorithm through computer simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2016.04a
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• pp.879-882
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• 2016

본 논문은 인공암벽에 부착된 홀드의 형태 및 위치 인식 시스템을 제안한다. 스크린 클라이밍 시스템에 있어서 인공암벽에 부착된 홀드의 형태와 위치 데이터는 다양한 정보로 활용되지만 사람이 수작업으로 계산하기에는 어려움이 따른다. 홀드의 형태가 각기 다르며, 인공암벽에 부착된 홀드의 수가 보통 수백 개 이상 되기 때문이다. 따라서 제안하는 인식 기술을 통하여 자동으로 홀드의 형태와 위치 데이터를 계산할 수 있게 한다. 홀드의 형태는 스네이크 알고리즘으로 윤곽선을 추출해 인식하며, 홀드의 위치는 추출된 윤곽 데이터의 무게중심 점을 계산하여 인식한다.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.515-522
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• 2009

In this paper, we have investigated the technology of location-aware applicable for ubiquitous environment and considered IEEE 802.15.4a IR UWB of location-aware WPAN specification which is capable of both communication of 1Mbps and wireless localization. We analyzed both system structure and the characteristic of transmission pulse as comprising of the transmitter for wireless localization of IR UWB.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.214-219
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• 2007

In this paper, a new magnetic position sensing mettled for autonomous vehicle and robot guidance is presented. In autonomous vehicle and robot control, position sensing is an important task for the identification of their locations, such as the current position within a trajectory. The magnet based autonomous vehicle and robot was identified position via magnetic materials. In the magnetic sensing system, the Earth field is one of the largest disturbance. To removal of the Earth field, this paper proposes 1-dimensional magnetic field sensors array and develops precise petition sensing system using linear operating region of the magnetic field sensor. This proposal is verified a feasible magnetic position sensing system for autonomous vehicle and robot guidance by the experimental results.

• ICROS
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.28-34
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• 2010

컴퓨터화의 새로운 패러다임으로 등장한 유비쿼터스화는 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅과 유비쿼터스 네트워크를 기반으로 물리공간을 지능화함과 동시에 물리공간에 펼쳐진 각종 사물들을 네트워크로 연결시키려는 노력으로 정의되는데, 특히, 유비쿼터스 위치기반 서비스(uLBS)가 중요하게 대두되고 있다. 위치인식 기술은 uLBS 제공을 위해 가장 중요한 요소 기술 중 하나이다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.163-168
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• 2008

Navigation system based on indoor location estimation is one of the core technologies in mobile robot systems. Wireless sensor network has great potential in the indoor location estimation due to its characteristics such as low power consumption, low cost, and simplicity. In this paper we present an algorithm to estimate the indoor location of mobile robot based on wireless sensor network and fuzzy modeling. ZigBee-based sensor network usually uses RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indication) values to measure the distance between two sensor nodes, which are affected by signal distortion, reflection, channel fading, and path loss. Therefore we need a proper correction method to obtain accurate distance information with RSSI. We develop the fuzzy distance models based on RSSI values and an efficient algorithm to estimate the robot location which applies to the navigation algorithm incorporating the time-varying data of environmental conditions which are received from the wireless sensor network.

• ICROS
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 2010

본 연구에선는 먼저 무선 센서 네트워크와의 연동물을 통해 다양한 센서를 이용하여 이동로봇의 인식할 수 있는 방법에 대해 살펴보고 이 중 구조가 간단하고 성능이 비교적 정확하여 많이 사용되고 있는 초음파 센서를 이용한 이동로봇의 위치 인식 방법에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.9-14
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• 2008

Ubiquitous implementation of indoor location-based technology is recognized that one of the important elements of the technology. Specifically, the hospital management of patients, the silver-town management, the implementation of the smart home for the indoors rather than outdoors in a range of broadband users for location-aware technology is needed. This paper in wireless devices with an indoor location awareness shows about the system's technical design and implementation. Location-based technology for wireless LAN users aware of the strength of radio signals (Received Signal Strength Indication, RSSI) using trilateration. Topographic mapping system will be implemented wireless devices and servers, Access Point (AP), which is the system's development and testing throughout the physical environment to determine the potential for real-life applications.