• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.160-167
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• 2015

We present an experimental implementation of the inexpensive microwave security sensor that can detect both static and slowly moving objects in cluttered environment. The prototype consists of a frequency-modulated continuous wave radar sensor, control board or computer and software. The prototype was tested in a cluttered indoor environment. In case of intrusion or change of environment the sensor will give an alarm, determine the location of new object, change in its location and can detect a slowly moving target. To make a low-cost unit we use commercially available automotive radar and own signal processing techniques for object detection and tracking. The intruder detection is based on a comparison between current 'image' in memory and 'no-intrusion' reference image. The main challenge is to develop a reliable technique for detection of a relatively low-magnitude object signals hidden in multipath clutter echo signals. Various experimental measurements and computations have shown the feasibility and performance of the system.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.3120-3137
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• 2021

Small-sized IoT wireless sensing devices can be deployed with small aircraft such as drones, and the deployment of mobile IoT devices can be relocated to suit data collection with efficient relocation algorithms. However, the terrain may not be able to predict its shape. Mobile IoT devices suitable for these terrains are hopping devices that can move with jumps. So far, most hopping sensor relocation studies have made the unrealistic assumption that all hopping devices know the overall state of the entire network and each device's current state. Recent work has proposed the most realistic distributed network environment-based relocation algorithms that do not require sharing all information simultaneously. However, since the shortest path-based algorithm performs communication and movement requests with terminals, it is not suitable for an area where the distribution of obstacles is uneven. The proposed scheme applies a simple Monte Carlo method based on relay nodes selection random variables that reflect the obstacle distribution's characteristics to choose the best relay node as reinforcement learning, not specific relay nodes. Using the relay node selection random variable could significantly reduce the generation of additional messages that occur to select the shortest path. This paper's additional contribution is that the world's first distributed environment-based relocation protocol is proposed reflecting real-world physical devices' characteristics through the OMNeT++ simulator. We also reconstruct the three days-long disaster environment, and performance evaluation has been performed by applying the proposed protocol to the simulated real-world environment.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제4권9호
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• pp.425-430
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• 2015

센서 레지스트리 시스템(Sensor Registry System, SRS)은 이기종 센서 네트워크 환경에서 센서 데이터의 즉각적 활용 및 끊김 없는 해석을 위해 사용자에게 센서 메타데이터를 제공한다. 하지만 기존 SRS는 네트워크 연결이 지원되지 않거나 신호가 불안정한 경우에 센서 메타데이터를 안정적으로 제공할 수 없다. 이 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해, 네트워크 커버리지 정보를 이용한 센서 레지스트리 시스템 확장 방법을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 예측한 경로와 네트워크 커버리지에 대한 오픈 데이터(통신사, 신호 강도, 통신 타입)를 이용하여 사용자가 불안정한 네트워크 지역에 도착하기 전에 해당 지역의 센서 메타데이터를 추가로 송신한다. 이 논문에서 제안한 확장된 SRS는 사용자에게 보다 안정적으로 센서 메타데이터를 제공함으로써 응용서비스의 품질을 향상시킨다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2017

A novel intravenous (IV) infusion monitoring sensor is presented to measure the drop rate in the drip chamber of an IV infusion set. It is based on a capacitive proximity sensor and detects the variation of the longitudinal electric field induced by the drop falling into the drip chamber. Unlike the conventional capacitor sensor with two semi-cylindrical conductor plates, the proximity sensor for IV monitoring is composed of a pair of conductor rings which are mounted on the outer surface of the drip chamber with a specific gap between them. The characteristics of the proximity sensor for IV monitoring were investigated through three dimensional electrostatic simulations. It showed quite superior performances in comparison with the conventional capacitor sensor. Especially, the proposed proximity sensor exhibits consistent sensitivity regardless of its mounting position on the drip chamber, operates normally though the drip chamber is tilted and shows robustness to the changes of the drop size and the drip factor of the IV infusion set. Thus, the proximity sensor for IV monitoring is more suitable for use in actual environment of IV therapy compared with the conventional capacitor sensor.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.163-176
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• 2015

Self-organization of distributed wireless sensor nodes is a critical issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), since each sensor node has limited energy, bandwidth, and scalability. These issues prevent sensor nodes from actively collaborating with the other types of sensor nodes deployed in a typical heterogeneous and somewhat hostile environment. The automated self-organization of a WSN becomes more challenging as the number of sensor nodes increases in the network. In this paper, we propose a dynamic self-organized architecture that combines tree topology with a drawn-grid algorithm to automate the self-organization process for WSNs. In order to make our proposed architecture scalable, we assume that all participating active sensor nodes are unaware of their primary locations. In particular, this paper presents two algorithms called active-tree and drawn-grid. The proposed active-tree algorithm uses a tree topology to assign node IDs and define different roles to each participating sensor node. On the other hand, the drawn-grid algorithm divides the sensor nodes into cells with respect to the radio coverage area and the specific roles assigned by the active-tree algorithm. Thus, both proposed algorithms collaborate with each other to automate the self-organizing process for WSNs. The numerical and simulation results demonstrate that the proposed dynamic architecture performs much better than a static architecture in terms of the self-organization of wireless sensor nodes and energy consumption.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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• pp.357-360
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• 2007

An asset tracking using wireless sensor network is concerned with geographical locations of sensor nodes. The limited size of sensor nodes makes them attractable for tracking service, at the same time their size causes power restrictions, limited computation power, and storage restrictions. Due to such constrained capabilities, the wireless sensor network basically assumes the failure of sensor nodes. This causes a set of concerns in designing asset tracking system on wireless sensor network and one of the most critical factors is location uncertainty of sensor nodes. In this paper, we classify the location uncertainty problem in asset tracking system into following cases. First, sensor node isn't read at all because of sensor node failure, leading to misunderstanding that asset is not present. Second, incorrect location is read due to interference of RSSI, providing unreliable location of asset. We implemented and installed our asset tracking system in a real environment and continuously monitored the status of asset and measured error rate of location of sensor nodes. We present experimental results that demonstrate the location uncertainty problem in asset tracking system using wireless sensor network.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2010

유비쿼터스 헬스케어 환경을 위해서는 생체 정보를 실시간으로 정확하게 측정하는 것이 중요할 뿐만 아니라, 이러한 생체 정보 측정 장치는 저전력으로 설계되어져야 한다. 본 논문에서는 지금까지 사용되어 오던 손가락 프로브의 불편함을 없애기 위해 피에죠 필름 센서를 이용하여 손목의 요골 동맥으로부터 심장의 동기 신호인 맥파를 측정하였다. 본 논문에서는 두장의 피에죠 필름 센서를 이용하여 맥파신호와 동잡음 참조 신호를 추출하여 적응 잡음 제거기에 적용함으로써, 동잡음 제거된 맥파 신호를 얻을 수 있었다. 동잡음 제거된 맥파 신호를 이용하여 생체 정보를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2010년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.535-538
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 온도/습도 센서를 이용한 WSN(Wireless Sensor Network) 기반의 화재방재 시스템 개발을 목표로 하여 화재 감시를 위해 분산되어 있는 각 노드들의 구성적 특성과 데이터 패킷 전송 특성에 맞는 프로토콜을 연구한다. 무선 센서 네트워크의 경우 배터리를 에너지로 하여 multi-hop 방식의 데이터 전송을 한다는 특징을 가지고 있으며, WSN 화재방재 시스템이 지속적으로 유지되기 위해서는 센서 노드의 관리와 배치, 그리고 에너지 소비를 효율적으로 조절할 필요가 있다. 그리하여 보통의 WSN 환경이 아닌 화재방재를 위한 특성을 감안하여 효율적인 에너지 소비의 센싱 주기 및 프로토콜을 연구한다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2010

토마토를 대상으로 암면과 코이어를 사용한 자루재배에서 일사량제어와 배액전극제어법의 급액제어 능력을 실험한 결과, 배지 종류에 관계없이 일사량제어법에 비해 배액전극제어법에서 배지함수량과 배액량이 안정 적이었다. 총수확량과 상품과량은 배액전극제어법에서 많았으며, 동일한 급액제어 처리 안에서는 배지간 차이는 없었다. 당도는 급액제어 방법의 차이보다는 배지의 종류에 영향을 많이 받았다. 배액전극제어법은 펄라이트뿐만 아니라 암면과 코이어배지에서도 범용적으로 일사량제어법에 비해 유리한 것으로 나타났다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.178-190
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• 2005

In order to develop a new corrosion sensor for detecting and monitoring the external and internal corrosion damage of buried pipeline, the electrochemical property of sensors and the correlation of its output to corrosion rate of steel pipe, were evaluated by electrochemical methods in two soils of varying resistivity (5,000 ohm-cm, 10,000 ohm-cm) and synthetic tap water environments. In this paper, two types of galvanic probes were manufactured: copper-pipeline steel (Cu-CS) and stainless steel-pipeline steel (SS-CS). The corrosion behavior in synthetic groundwater and synthetic tap water for the different electrodes was investigated by potentiodynamic test. The comparison of the sensor output and corrosion rates revealed that a linear relationship was found between the probe current and the corrosion rates. In the soil resistivity of $5,000{\Omega}-cm$ and tap water environments, only the Cu-CS probe had a good linear quantitative relationship between the sensor output current and the corrosion rate of pipeline steel. In the case of $10,000{\Omega}-cm$, although the SS-CS probe showed a better linear correlation than that of Cu-CS probe, the Cu-CS probe is more suitable than SS-CS probe due to the high current output.