• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.711-717
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• 2007

Location information will become increasingly important for future Pervasive Computing applications. Location tracking system of a moving device can be classified into two types of architectures: an active mobile architecture and a passive mobile architecture. In the former, a mobile device actively transmits signals for estimating distances to listeners. In the latter, a mobile device listens signals from beacons passively. Although the passive architecture such as Cricket location system is inexpensive, easy to set up, and safe, it is less precise than the active one. In this paper, we present a passive location system using Cricket Mote sensors which use RF and ultrasonic signals to estimate distances. In order to improve accuracy of the passive system, the transmission speed of ultrasound was compensated according to air temperature at the moment. Upper and lower bounds of a distance estimation were set up through measuring minimum and maximum distances that ultrasonic signal can reach to. Distance estimations beyond the upper and the lower bounds were filtered off as errors in our scheme. With collecting distance estimation data at various locations and comparing each distance estimation with real distance respectively, we proposed an equation to compensate the deviation at each point. Equations for proposed algorithm were derived to calculate relative coordinates of a moving device. At indoor and outdoor tests, average location error and average location tracking period were 3.5 cm and 0.5 second, respectively, which outperformed Cricket location system of MIT.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2007년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.33-34
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• 2007

LBS has many issues of wireless sensor networks and mobile communication parts. Location tracking or location sensing will be the opening of ubiquitous society's a big challenge and the beginning of infinite ubiquitous society's a chance. The purpose of this paper is study of sensing rate per reader antenna's placement and tag location and placement using RFID as location reference point with many advantages for location detection.

• 정보통신설비학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

In this paper, we proposed a method of improving the location estimation error existing in RTLS (Real Time Location Service) system for the individual mobility. As ubiquitous age comes, interest for indoor location tracking system is getting more increased. However, existing indoor location tracking system does not correspond actively to frequent changes in indoor environment, and there is a problem that correct location measurement of moving object is difficult due to NLOS (non-line-of-sight) property of indoor environment. Purpose of this paper is to propose an environment accommodation location tracking system that improves the location precision of moving object and grasps location of the object effectively, which is essential an element effectively to provide service and satisfy various users' request.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제9D권5호
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• pp.827-836
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• 2002

이동 객체 관리 시스템은 사람, 동물, 자동차 등과 같이 시간에 따라 위치를 변경하는 시공간 데이터를 관리한다. 이러한 이동 객체 관리 시스템은 차량 위치 추적, 디지털 전장, 위치 기반 서비스 등에 적용된다. 그러나 기존의 이동 객체 관리 시스템은 이동 객체의 과거 및 미래의 위치정보를 개별적으로 관리하며, 불확실한 과거 및 미래의 위치 추정 방법을 구체적으로 제시하지 못한다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 이동 객체의 이력 정보를 관리할 뿐만 아니라, 데이터베이스에 저장된 이력정보를 이용한 이동 객체의 과거 및 미래의 위치 추정이 가능한 시스템을 제안한다. 이를 위해 차량 위치 추적을 위한 이동 객체를 모델링하고 이동 객체 데이터베이스 구조를 제시한다. 아울러 제안 시스템의 실행 모델을 제시하고, 이를 차량 추적을 위한 가상 시나리오에 적용한다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.723-730
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 전시장에 사용되는 도슨트 로봇 (Docent Robot)의 자율주행 정밀도 향상을 위하여 최소자승법을 적용한 위치추적 보정 알고리즘 (Location tracking Compensation Algorithm based on Least-Squares Method, $LCA_{LSM}$)을 제안하고, 도슨트 로봇을 사용한 실험을 통하여 그 성능을 분석하였다. 제안한 $LCA_{LSM}$은 전시장에서 도슨트 로봇의 자율주행에서 엔코더/자이로 (encoder/gyro, E/G)에서 발생하는 누적오차를 줄이고 위치추적 정확도를 개선하기 위하여 수집된 로봇의 위치좌표를 최소자승법 (Least-Squares Method, LSM)에 적용하여 보정한다. 실험결과, 제안한 $LCA_{LSM}$의 위치추적 평균 오차 감소율은 시나리오 1 (S1) 및 시나리오 2 (S2)에서 $LCA_{KF}$(Location tracking Compensation Algorithm based on Kalman Filter, $LCA_{KF}$) 보다 4.85% 더 높음을 확인하였다. 또한, 제안한 $LCA_{LSM}$의 측정오차에 따른 표준 편차는 S1 및 S2에서 E/G와 $LCA_{KF}$에 비해 훨씬 낮을 뿐 아니라 균일함을 확인하였다. 따라서 제안한 $LCA_{LSM}$은 도슨트 로봇이 S1 및 S2의 직선 이동을 할 때 E/G 및 $LCA_{KF}$ 보다 더 안정적임을 알 수 있다.

• 산업공학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2009

In this study, we propose an improved group location tracking scheme (GLS) called integrated GLS (IGLS) which, in addition to the group location registration of the GLS, sends an integrated group registration message to a virtual visitor location register (VVLR) instead of sending an individual group registration message. This integrated procedure of proposed scheme leads registration cost of group registration and group location registration to be reduced significantly. Numerical results demonstrate that our proposed IGLS outperforms conventional GLS and delayed GLS (dGLS). The IGLS can be applied effectively on public transportation systems such as subway, train and bus.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2008년도 정보통신설비 학술대회
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• pp.181-185
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• 2008

Recently, location based service(LBS) expended based on personal specialized service, however since commercialized GPS based emergency rescue service comes with shadow zone for GPS signal such as inside building, the accuracy and reliability are not guaranteed. Therefore to improve such problem, we propose an active location detecting algorithm using RFID-TAG and Yagiantenna. To track the location of RFID-TAG where signal is generated, location tracking device in which Yagi-Antenna is installed moves around. Since directed wave and reflected wave co-exist during signal reception, final signal generated location is searched by setting up multiple of locations where signal can be generated on the map and moving location tracking device along minimum length of path. The algorithm proposed in this paper was verified of its technical validity through simulator.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권5A호
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• pp.526-536
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• 2006

유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 사회적으로 실내 위치 추적 시스템에 대한 관심이 증가되었다. 하지만 기존 실내 위치 추적 시스템은 실내 환경의 빈번한 변화에 능동적으로 대응하지 못하고, 실내 환경의 NLOS 특성으로 인하여 이동 객체의 정확한 위치 측정이 어려운 문제점이 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 앞으로 유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 다양한 사용자의 요구를 만족시키기 위한 서비스를 제공하는데 필수 요소인 실내 이동 객체의 위치를 효과적으로 파악하고, 이동 객체의 위치 정확도를 향상시킨 환경 적응형 위치 추적 시스템을 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1162-1179
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose indoor location tracking method using RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indicator) value received from BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy) beacon. Due to the influence of various external environmental factors, it is very difficult to improve the accuracy in indoor location tracking. In order to solve this problem, we propose a novel method of reducing the noise generated in the external environment by using a double Gaussian filter. In addition, the value of the RSSI signal generated in the BLE beacon is different for each device. In this study, we propose a method to allocate additional weights in order to compensate the intensity of signal generated in each device. This makes it possible to improve the accuracy of indoor location tracking using beacons. The experiment results show that the proposed method effectively decrease the RSSI deviation and increase location accuracy. In order to verify the usefulness of this study, we compared the Kalman filter algorithm which is widely used in signal processing. We further performed additional experiments for application area for indoor location service and find that the proposed scheme is useful for BLE-based indoor location service.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.752-759
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a high accurate geo-location system based on a single base station, where its location is obtained by Time-of-Arrival(ToA) and Direction-of-Arrival(DoA) of the radio signal. For estimating accurate ToA and DoA information, a MUltiple SIgnal Classification(MUSIC) is adopted. However, the estimation of ToA and DoA using MUSIC algorithm is a time-consuming process. The position tracking bias is occurred by the time delay caused by the estimation process. In order to mitigate the bias error, we propose the estimation method of the position tracking bias and compensate the location error produced by the time delay using the position tracking bias mitigation. For accurate self-localization of mobile robot, the Unscented Kalman Filter(UKF) with position tracking bias is applied. The simulation results show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed geo-location system and the enhanced performance when the Unscented Kalman Filter is adopted for mobile robot application.