• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.45-52
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• 2022

In the field of UAM, which is attracting attention as a next-generation transportation system, technology developments for using UAVs have been actively conducted in recent years. Since UAVs adopted with these technologies are mainly operated in urban areas, it is imperative that accidents are prevented. However, it is not easy to predict the abnormal flight state of an UAV causing a crash, because of its strong non-linearity. In this paper, we propose a method for predicting a flight state of an UAV, based on a CNN-LSTM hybrid model. To predict flight state variables at a specific point in the future, the proposed model combines the CNN model extracting temporal and spatial features between flight data, with the LSTM model extracting a short and long-term temporal dependence of the extracted features. Simulation results show that the proposed method has better performance than the prediction methods, which are based on the existing artificial neural network model.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.463-474
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• 2015

Future Ground Control Stations (GCSs) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) teleoperation targets better situational awareness by providing extra motion cues to stimulate the vestibular system. This paper proposes a new virtual environment for long range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control via Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) communications, which is based on motion platforms. It generates motion cues for the teleoperator for extra sensory stimulation to enhance the guidance performance. The proposed environment employs the distributed component simulation over GSM network as a simulation platform. GSM communications are utilized as a multi-hop communication network, which is similar to global satellite communications. It considers a UAV mathematical model and wind turbulence effects to simulate a realistic UAV dynamics. Moreover, the proposed virtual environment simulates a Multiple Axis Rotating Device (MARD) as Human Machine Interface (HMI) device to provide a complete delay analysis. The demonstrated measurements cover Graphical User Interface (GUI) capabilities, NLoS GSM communications delay, MARD performance, and different software workload. The proposed virtual environment succeeded to provide visual and vestibular feedbacks for teleoperators via GSM networks. The overall system performance is acceptable relative to other Line-of-Sight (LoS) systems, which promises a good potential for future long range, medium altitude UAV teleoperation researches.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.436-446
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relaying network. In this network, the channels between UAVs and ground transceivers are model-free. A UAV acting as a flying relay explores better channels to assist in efficient data delivery between two ground nodes. The full-duplex relaying mode is applied for potential energy efficiency (EE) improvements. With the genetic algorithm, we manage to optimize the UAV trajectory for any arbitrary radio map scenario. Numerical results demonstrate that compared to other schemes (eg, fixed trajectory/speed policies), the proposed algorithm performs better in terms of EE. Additionally, the impact of self-interference on average EE is also investigated.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.945-954
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• 2022

The 5G mobile network is promising to handle the dynamic traffic demands of user equipment (UE). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with wireless transceivers can act as flying base stations in heterogeneous networks to ensure the quality of service of UE. However, it is challenging to efficiently allocate limited bandwidth to UE due to dynamic traffic demands and low network coverage. In this study, a blockchain-enabled bandwidth allocation framework is proposed for secure bandwidth trading. Furthermore, the proposed framework is based on the Cournot oligopoly game theoretical model to provide the optimal solution; that is, bandwidth is allocated to different UE based on the available bandwidth at UAV-assisted-based stations (UBSs) with optimal profit. The Cournot oligopoly game is performed between UBSs and cellular base stations (CBSs). Utility functions for both UBSs and CBSs are introduced on the basis of the available bandwidth, total demand of CSBs, and cost of providing cellular services. The proposed framework prevents security attacks and maximizes the utility functions of UBSs and CBSs.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.156-162
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• 2004

In recent years, mobile ad-hoc networks have received a great deal of attention in both academia and industry to provide anytime-anywhere networking services. As wireless networks are rapidly deployed, the security of wireless environment will be mandatory. In this paper, we describe a group key management architecture and key agreement protocols for secure communication in mobile ad-hoc wireless networks (MANETs) overseen by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We use implicitly certified public keys method, which alleviates the certificate overhead and improves computational efficiency. The architecture uses a two-layered key management approach where the group of nodes is divided into: 1) Cell groups consisting of ground nodes and 2) control groups consisting of cell group managers. The chief benefit of this approach is that the effects of a membership change are restricted to the single cell group.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.507-509
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 다수의 공중무인기로 구성된 이동센서네트워크를 이용하여 유해 지역 또는 인력 접근이 제한된 지역 감시를 고려한다. 공중무인기는 기존 무인기와 달리 이동 제약이 적으며 기동성이 뛰어나 다양한 분야에서 활용이 가능하다. 그러나 다수의 공중무인기를 이용하여 센서네트워크 구축할 경우 지상 관제센터의 한정된 자원으로 인해 개별 공중무인기 제어에 한계가 있다. 따라서 최소한의 중앙 제어를 통한 신속한 네트워크 구축, 관심 지역으로 위치 이동 그리고 자율적 협업을 통한 센싱커버리지 최대화를 위한 알고리즘이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 공중무인기의 제한된 센싱 거리와 통신 거리를 바탕으로 다수의 공중무인기를 이용한 가상력 기반 협력 감시 네트워크 구성을 고려한다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 통해 관리자의 별도의 제어 없이 다수 공중무인기의 자율 감시 네트워크를 구축과 지역 감시가 가능함을 보인다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.80-87
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• 2022

Lack of sufficient battery capacity is one of the most important challenges impeding the development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Recent innovations in the areas of wireless energy transfer and rechargeable batteries have made it possible to advance WSNs. Therefore, in this article, we propose an energy-efficient charging of sensors in a WSN scenario. First, we have formulated the problem as an integer linear programming (ILP) problem. Then a utility function-based greedy algorithm named UGreedy/UF1 is proposed for solving the problem. Finally, the performance of UGreedy/UF1 is analyzed along with other baseline algorithms: UGreedy/UF2, 2-opt TSP, and Greedy TSP. The simulation results show that UGreedy/UF1 performs better than others both in terms of the deadline missing ratio of sensors and the total energy consumption of UAVs.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.51-59
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• 2024

Uumanned aerial vehicle(UAV) systems have been used in various fields including industry and military. According to increasing the number of UAVs, the attention on interoperable UAV systems is increasing. In this paper, we propose the practical design of datalink in interoperable UAV systems. For practical design, we firstly review the operational scenarios in the interoperable UAV system. We then propose the system model of the datalink in interoperable UAV system. Consequently, the technical components such as the design of the network, the link management, the support of the multicast transmission, the support for autonomous mission and flight safety, and the datalink security are derived and reviewed for the practical design.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.1525-1535
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• 2008

High Altitude Platform (HAP) based networks deploy network infrastructures of Mobile Base Station (MBS) in a form of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at stratosphere in order to build network configuration. The ultimate goal of HAP based network is a wireless network service for wide area by deploying multiple MBS for such area. In this paper we assume multiple UAVs over designated area and solve the MBS placement and coverage problem by clustering the mobile ground nodes. For this study we assumed area around Cheju island and nearby naval area where multiple mobile and fixed nodes are deployed and requires HAP based networking service. By simulation, visual results of stratospheric MBS placement have been presented. These results include clustering, MBS placement and coverage as well as dynamic reclustering according to the movement of mobile ground nodes.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37 no.2C
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• pp.188-195
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• 2012

Many systems are developing for the realization of NCW(Network Centric Warfare). UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Network is attracting attention in a lot of military applications. In general, UAVs have the potential to create an ad-hoc network and greatly reduce the hops from source to destination. However, UAV networks exhibit unique properties such as high mobility, high data rate, and real time service. The routing protocols are required to design the multi-hop routing protocols that can dynamically adapt to the requirements of UAV network. In this paper we analyse Geographic Routing Protocol is based on geographical distance between source and destination for efficient and reliable transmission. Geographic Routing Protocol is evaluated in video service scenarios with TDMA model in our simulation. The simulation results show that the performance of Geographic Routing Protocol is better than the MANET Routing Protocol in terms of packet received ratio, end to end delay, and routing traffic sent.