• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.44-49
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• 2003

This paper describes a method of estimating miniature train location by color vision for development of an intelligent railway system model. In the teal world, to control trains automatically, GPS(Global Positioning System) is indispensable to determine the location of trains. A color vision system was used for estimating the location of trains in an indoor experiment. Two different rectangular color bars were attached to the top of each train as a means of identifying them. Several trains were detected where they were located on the track by color feature, geometric features and moment invariant, and tracked simultaneously. In the experiment the identity, location and direction of each train were estimated and transferred to the control computer using serial communication. Processing speed of up to 8 frames/sec could be achieved, which was enough speed for the real-time train control.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.87-95
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• 2016

Recently, the interests of the precise localization are rapidly increasing, which are linked to IoT(Internet of Things) sensors. The precise localization in indoor environment can be utilized in navigation, security, anti-collision, and various location based services etc. However, conventional positioning sensors, such as PIR, ultrasonic, microwave etc. are vulnerable to weather or insensitive to direction of subject movement or low precision performance. In this paper we implement a UWB-IR localization system for long distance and high-precision localization, which is not affected by temperature, light and weather. The proposed system was divided and designed by H/W, Antenna, S/W parts, each of which was designed based on an accurate analysis and simulation. As a result, we can implemented and verified UWB IR system with precise localization performance.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.1463-1466
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• 2005

상황인지로부터 알아 낼수 있는 여러가지 정보들 중에 하나가 위치정보이다. 위치인지는 어떠한 대상의 위치를 알아내는 것으로서 가장 대표적인 위치인지 시스템으로는 GPS 가 있다. 그러나 GPS 는 건물 내부에서 사용될 수 없는 단점을 지니고 있다. 이를 극복하기 위해 본 논문은 센서 네트워크 기반의 저전력 실내 위치인지 시스템 설계에 대해 기술한다. 구현된 실내 위치인지 시스템은 센서 네트워크 기반으로 설계되었다. 하드웨어 플랫폼은 모트를 기반으로 하고 있으며 운영체제는 Tiny OS 를 사용한다. 거리측정 방식은 RF 신호와 초음파 신호 사이의 시간차를 이용하고 위치측정은 삼각측량법을 이용하였다. 초음파를 이용한 다른 위치인지 시스템에 비해 저전력으로 동작한다는 점이 특징이며 위치추적이 정확하고 속도가 빠른 장점을 지니고 있다. 현재까지의 실내 위치인지 시스템은 몇가지 극복해야할 문제점들이 남아있지만 지속적인 연구를 통해 문제점들을 해결하면 홈 시큐리티나 오토메이션, 헬스케어 등과 연동하여 실내 환경에서 인간의 삶의 질 향상에 기여 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.629-638
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• 2023

This study introduces an innovative approach to monitor the whereabouts of workers within indoor construction settings. While traditional modalities such as GPS and NTRIP have demonstrated efficacy for outdoor localizations, their precision dwindles in indoor environments. In response, this research advocates for the adoption of Aruco markers. Leveraging computer vision technology, these markers facilitate the quantification of the distance between a worker and the marker, subsequently pinpointing the worker's instantaneous location with heightened accuracy. The methodology's efficacy was rigorously evaluated in a real-world construction scenario. Parameters including system stability, the influence of lighting conditions, the extremity of measurable distances, and the breadth of recognition angles were methodically appraised. System stability was ascertained by maneuvering the camera at a uniform velocity, gauging its marker recognition prowess. The impact of varying luminosity on marker discernibility was scrutinized by modulating the ambient lighting. Furthermore, the camera's spatial movement ascertained both the upper threshold of distance until marker recognition waned and the maximal angle at which markers remained discernible.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.11C
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• pp.949-954
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• 2008

An ultrawide band (UWB) signal model is proposed to estimate the angle-of-arrivals of the signals arrived in clusters at an UWB receiver for a short-range, high-speed, indoor wireless communication system in an elliptical scattering environment. And a new estimation technique is proposed by modifying the conventional MUSIC algorithm. By using this estimation technique, the estimates of the two unknown parameter sets, angle-of-arrivals and distribution parameters, are obtained with the proposed UWB signal model. The proposed UWB signal model and estimation technique are verified through computer simulations in an ultrawide band communication environment.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10b
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• pp.91-92
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• 2008

Localization and its applications are very important area of the mobile robot technology. Especially, accurate localization is needed when we move the mobile robot to the goal position. In indoor cases, Global Positioning System(GPS) is not suitable but Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) technology can provide position data to the robot. A proposed algorithm in this paper uses not only odometry data but also RFID data to improve estimation of true position of the robot with the particle filtering.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.13-23
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• 2015

Real Time Location System(RTLS)는 실시간으로 사물의 위치 정보 측위를 통해 다양한 서비스를 제공하는 시스템을 말한다. RTLS 시스템은 물류, 헬스케어, 생산 시설 등 사물인터넷(IoT, Internet of Things)과 관련된 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 최근에는 경마, 미식축구 및 발레 등 여러 스포츠 종목에 도입하고자 하는 시도가 늘고 있어 동계올림픽의 각 종목을 위한 훈련, 분석, 서비스 등에의 적용을 위한 개발을 적극적으로 검토할 필요가 있다. 통상적으로 실시간 위치 추적 시스템(RTLS)은 근거리 및 실내와 같은 제한된 공간에서의 위치 확인 및 위치 추적 시스템을 통칭하고, 이동통신망 기반의 위치기반 서비스(LBS) 처럼 사람 또는 사물의 위치를 확인하지만 주로 제한된 공간에 활용되므로 '실내위치 추적 서비스(IPS: Indoor Positioning System)'라고 불리기도 한다. 본고에서는 먼저 RTLS의 기술과 이를 스포츠에 접목하기 위한 사례를 중심으로 그 동향을 분석한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.211-217
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• 2019

Location positioning systems are available in applications such as mobile, robotic tracking systems and Wireless location-based service (LBS) applications. The GPS system is the most well-known location tracking system, but it is not easy to use indoors. The method of radio frequency identification (RFID) location tracking was studied in terms of cost-effectiveness for indoor location tracking systems. Most RFID systems use active RFID tags using expendable batteries, but in this paper, an inexpensive indoor location tracking system using passive RFID tags has been developed. A pattern matching method and a system for tracing location by generating regression curves were studied to use precision tracking algorithms. The system was tested by verifying the level of error caused by noise. The three-dimensional curves are produced by the regression equation estimated the statistically meaningful coordinates by the differential equation. The proposed system could also be applied to mobile robot systems, AGVs and mobile phone LBSs.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.670-691
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• 2013

In RSSI-based RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) indoor localization system, the signal path loss model of each sub-region is different from others in the whole localization area due to the influence of the multi-path phenomenon and other environmental factors. Therefore, this paper divides the localization area into many sub-regions and constructs separately the signal path loss model of each sub-region. Then an improved LANDMARC method is proposed. Firstly, the deployment principle of RFID readers and tags is presented for constructing localization sub-region. Secondly, the virtual reference tags are introduced to create a virtual signal strength space with RFID readers and real reference tags in every sub-region. Lastly, k nearest neighbor (KNN) algorithm is used to locate the target object and an error compensating algorithm is proposed for correcting localization result. The results in real application show that the new method enhances the positioning accuracy to 18.2% and reduces the time cost to 30% of the original LANDMARC method without additional tags and readers.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.83-93
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• 2006

This paper is wireless location awareness technology using RFID. We investigates the Location of the received Signal strength reported by RF Analyses of the data are performed to understand the underlying features of location fingerprints. The system is performed factors the extreme environmental Emit signal, which consists of a unique 5000 Terminals. The Location Service have become very popular in many service industries, purchasing and distribution logistics, industry, manufacturing companies and a parking place. The Technically optimal Solution would be the storage of Intelligence information in the most common form of electronic data-carrying device in use in everyday life is the smart card based upon a contact field (telephone smart card, bank cards). The method of an indoor positioning experiment system is compared using measured Location data and a charge of service. The result of research showed the following: first, to check out the mechanism between benefit of system installation and operation of Active RFID. Second, it contributed on indoor wireless location intelligence system efficiency.