• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권8호
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• pp.1099-1105
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• 2018

Wireless sensor networks have been shown to be an effective method for health monitoring of civil structures. In this paper a wireless strain sensor system which will allow easier collection of accurate strain signals in small sized structures is described. The experiment result shows that the developed wireless sensor system and the proposed network system are fit for health & safety monitoring and control of structures.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2006년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.9-10
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• 2006

This paper proposes a linking protocol which supports the data transmission among PANs. Proposed protocol supports backward compatibility and scalability, while does not affect the topology and address of the linked PANs.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2012

복잡한 지하철 역사에서 공기질은 승객의 안전과 건강을 좌우하는 중요한 요소이다. $CO_2$, VOCs먼지, 미생물 등의 농도는 역사의 여러 지점에서뿐만 아니라 원격지점에서도 감시 및 제어가 가능해야 하기 때문에 유무선 네트워크를 사용한 웹기반 감시 및 제어가 필요하다. 가상디바이스 네트워크(VDN) 개념에 근거한 원격 무선센서 네트워크와 디바이스 네트워크(LonWorks)를 IP 네트워크에 연동시키면 매우 강력한 분산 감시 및 제어 성능을 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 지하철역사내 공기질 감시 및 제어를 위한 유무선 네트워크의 성능평가를 실시하였다. 특히 유무선 네트워크의 데이터 전송과 지연특성을 평가하고 승객의 안전과 건강을 위한 핵심요소를 확인하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37B권9호
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• pp.750-759
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• 2012

본 논문은 IEEE 802.15.4 slotted CSMA/CA기반 무선센서네트워크의 성능 향상을 위한 충돌 해결 문제를 다룬다. 기존 연구에서는 센서 노드의 Backoff Exponent (BE) 값의 설정이나 Backoff Period (BP)를 조절하여 센서 노드 간 충돌을 줄이고자 하였다. 기존 논문의 해결책과 달리 본 논문에서 제안하는 기법은 Preamble Address (PA)를 이용해 충돌의 가능성을 제거함으로써 시스템 전체 throughput을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라 동시에 센서 노드의 소모 에너지를 효율적으로 절감하는 효과를 얻는다. 이를 위해 제안 기법에서는 노드가 data 패킷을 전송하기 전, PA 경쟁 단계를 수행함으로써 오직 한 노드만이 패킷을 전송하도록 한다. 실험 결과를 통해 제안 기법이 보다 효율적으로 에너지를 소모함과 동시에 시스템의 throughput을 향상시키는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.1474-1482
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• 2006

최근 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅 환경을 실현하기 위해 다양한 센서 노드 간을 연결하는 무선 센서 네트워크와 IPv6에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 유비쿼터스 서비스를 제공하기 위한 무선 센서 네트워크와 IPv6 기반의 인터넷을 연동하는 기술에 대한 연구는 미흡하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 무선 센서 네트워크와 IPv6 기반의 인터넷을 연결하기 위한 릴레이 라우터를 게이트웨이로 이용하는 연동 모델과 싱크로 이용하는 연동 모델을 제안하고, 두 연동 모델을 비교 분석한다. 그리고 릴레이 라우터를 게이트웨이로 이용한 연동 모델을 적용하여 무선 센서 네트워크와 IPv6 기반의 KOREN(Korea advanced REsearch Network)을 연결하는 테스트베드를 개발하고, 실험을 통하여 동작을 검증한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2444-2452
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• 2022

The field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is gaining popularity in industrial automation such as nuclear power plant instrumentation and control (I&C) systems due to the benefits of having non-existence of operating system, minimum software errors, and minimum common reason failures. Separate functions can be processed individually and in parallel on the same integrated circuit using FPGAs in comparison to the conventional microprocessor-based systems used in any plant operations. The use of FPGAs offers the potential to minimize complexity and the accompanying difficulty of securing regulatory approval, as well as provide superior protection against obsolescence. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a new technology for acquiring and processing plant data wirelessly in which sensor nodes are configured for real-time signal processing, data acquisition, and monitoring. ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) is an open worldwide standard for minimum power, low-cost machine-to-machine (M2M), and internet of things (IoT) enabled wireless network communication. It is always a challenge to follow the specific topology when different Zigbee nodes are placed in a large network such as a plant. The research article focuses on the hardware chip design of different topological structures supported by ZigBee that can be used for monitoring and controlling the different operations of the plant and evaluates the performance in Vitex-5 FPGA hardware. The research work presents a strategy for configuring FPGA with ZigBee sensor nodes when communicating in a large area such as an industrial plant for real-time monitoring.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 3th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.242-249
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• 2009

High-rise construction sites, especially those situated in spatially constrained urban areas, have difficulties in timely delivery of materials. Modern techniques such as Just-in-time delivery, and use of information technology such as Project Management Information System (PMIS), are targeted to improve the efficiency of the logistics. Such IT-driven management techniques can be further benefited from state-of-the-art devices such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN), which has resulted in notable achievements in automated logistics management at the construction sites. Based on those achievements, this research develops USN hardware toolkits for construction lifts, which aims to be automated the vertical material delivery by sensing the material information and routing it automatically to the right place. The gathered information from the sensors can also be used for monitoring the overall status. The developed system will be tested in the actual high-rise construction sites to assess the system's feasibility. The proposed system is being implemented using Zigbee communication modules and RFID sensor networks which will communicate with the intelligent palette system (previously developed by the authors). To support the system, a lift-mountable intelligent toolkit is under development. Its feasibility test will be conducted by applying the implemented system to a test bed and then analyzing efficiency of the system and the toolkit. The collected test data will be provided as a basis of autonomous vertical transport equipment development. From this research, efficient management of the material lift is expected with increased accuracy, as well as better management of overall construction schedule benefited from the system. Further research will be expected to develop a smart construction lift, which will eliminate the need for human supervision, thus enabling a real 'autonomous' operation of the system.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2007년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.340-343
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• 2007

원격지에 위치하고 있는 전등을 효율적으로 관리하기 위해서는 전등이 설치된 장소의 상태 또는 전등의 상태를 파악해야 한다. 그러나 기존의 네트워크 연결이 없는 센서 기반의 전등은 센서의 정보가 일률적이고 센서 정보를 중앙에 알릴 수 있는 방법이 없기 때문에 관리가 어려운 문제점이 있었다. 이 논문에서는 2가지 이상의 센서를 이용하여 전등의 다양한 상태 정보를 획득하는 관리시스템을 제안한다. 중앙에서 상태 정보를 얻기 위하여 지그비 기반의 무선 네트워크를 사용한다. 이 시스템은 다양한 센서 정보를 제공함으로써 관리자의 의사결정을 신속화할 수 있는 장점을 제공한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2016

Outbreaks of highly contagious livestock diseases can cause direct and indirect economic impacts such as lower productivity of cattle farms, fall in tourism in damaged areas and countries, and decline in exports. They also incur tremendous social costs associated with disease elimination and restoration work. Thus, it is essential to prevent livestock diseases through monitoring and prediction efforts. Currently, however, it is still difficult to provide accurate predictive information regarding occurrences of livestock diseases, because existing cattle health monitoring or forecasting systems are only limited to monitor environmental conditions of livestock barns and check activities of cattle by using a pedometer or thermal image. In this paper, we present a biosensor-based cattle health monitoring system capable of collecting bio-signals of farm animals in an effective way. For the presented monitoring system, we design an integrated monitoring device consisting of a sensing module to measure bio-signals of cattle such as the heartbeat, the breath rate and the momentum, as well as a Zigbee module designed to transmit the biometric data based on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). We verify the validity of the monitoring system by the comparison of the correlations of designed device with a commercial ECG equipment through analyzing the R-peak of measured signals.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.264-266
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• 2005

Recently, on-line diagnosis methods through wired and wireless networks are widely adopted in the diagnosis of industrial Electric Facilities, such as generators, transformers and motors. Also smart sensors which includes sensors, signal conditioning circuits and micro-controller in one board are widely studied in the field of condition monitoring. This paper suggests an self-powered system suitable for condition-monitoring smart sensors, which uses parasitic vibrations of the facilities as energy source. First, vibration-driven noise patterns of the electric facilities are presented. And then, an electromagnetic generator which uses mechanical mass-spring vibration resonance are suggested and designed. Finally energy consumption of the presented smart sensor, which consists of MEMS vibration sensors, signal conditioning circuits, a low-power consumption micro-controller, and a ZIGBEE wireless tranceiver, are presented. The usefulness and limits of the presented electromagnetic generators in the field of electric facility monitoring are also suggested.