• 정보처리학회논문지C
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• 제16C권6호
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• pp.737-746
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• 2009

이동 사용자의 위치 정보를 제공하는 위치인식서비스는 센서네트워크가 제공하는 대표적인 서비스이다. 그동안 이동 사용자의 위치정보를 획득하기 위한 다양한 기법들이 제시되어 왔다. 하지만 대부분의 기법들은 단일 사용자인 경우만 고려하여 연구되어 이를 다중 사용자인 경우로 확장하기에는 문제가 있다. 여러 이동 사용자들이 한 지역에서 동시에 위치인식 작업을 수행하는 경우에 센서노드들이 발생시키는 라디오 주파수나 초음파 등이 서로 간에 간섭을 발생시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 여러 이동 사용자들이 동시 다발적으로 위치확인 작업을 수행하고자 하는 경우에 발생 가능한 간섭을 최소화 하는 적응적 파워 조절에 기반한 위치인식 기법인 APL(Adaptive Power Control based Resource Allocation Technique for Efficient Localization Technique)기법을 제안한다. APL기법은 센서노드가 위치인식 작업을 수행하기 전에 주위에 있는 앵커노드를 선점하여 점유함으로써 노드간의 간섭을 방지한다. 이를 위해 IEEE 802.11에 정의된 RTS(Ready To Send)패킷을 자원 선점을 요청하는데 사용하며 CTS(Clear To Send)패킷을 자원 선점을 확인하는데 사용한다. 반대로 이미 앵커노드가 다른 노드에 의해 선점하여 위치인식 작업을 방해할 가능성이 있는 경우 해당 앵커노드들을 임계영역으로 정의한다. 임계영역 처리를 위한 NTS(Not To Send) 패킷을 새로이 정의하여 노드 간에 간섭이 발생하지 않도록 한다. 추가적으로 거리측정 작업시 앵커노드간 동기화를 위한 STS(Start to Send)패킷을 새로이 정의한다. 최종적으로 센서노드의 전송 파워를 적응적으로 조절하여 작업이 영향을 미치는 영역을 최소화하도록 한다. 실험을 통하여 이동 사용자가 다수일 경우 노드 간에 간섭이 많이 발생함을 보이며 제안하는 APL기법이 위치인식 작업시 간섭을 방지함을 보인다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권10호
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• pp.2567-2586
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• 2012

Localization of sensor nodes is a key technology in Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs). Trilateration is an important position determination strategy. To further improve the localization accuracy, a novel Trilateration based on Point In Triangle testing Localization (TPITL)algorithm is proposed in the paper. Unlike the traditional trilateration localization algorithm which randomly selects three neighbor anchors, the proposed TPITL algorithm selects three special neighbor anchors of the unknown node for trilateration. The three anchors construct the smallest anchor triangle which encloses the unknown node. To choose the optimized anchors, we propose Point In Triangle testing based on Distance(PITD) method, which applies the estimated distances for trilateration to reduce the PIT testing errors. Simulation results show that the PIT testing errors of PITD are much lower than Approximation PIT(APIT) method and the proposed TPITL algorithm significantly improves the localization accuracy.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.297-306
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• 2007

A sensor network is composed of a large number of sensor nodes that are densely deployed in a field. Each sensor performs a sensing task for detection specific events. After detecting this event, location information of the sensor node is very important. Range-based scheme of the proposed approaches typically achieve high accuracy on either node-to-node distances or angles, but this scheme have a drawback because all sensor nodes have the special hardware. On the other hand, range-free scheme provides economic advantage because of no needed hardware even if that leads to coarse positioning accuracy. In this paper, we propose a range-free localization algorithm without range information in wireless sensor networks. This is a range-free approach and uses a small number of anchor nodes and known sensor nodes. This paper develops a localization mechanism using the geometry conjecture (perpendicular bisector of a chord). The conjecture states that a perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the center of the circle.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.429-437
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• 2005

Sensor localization has become an essential requirement for realistic applications over wireless sensor networks (WSN). In this paper we propose an ad hoc localization algorithm that is infrastructure-free, anchor-free, and computationally efficient with reduced communication. A novel combination of distance and direction estimation technique is introduced to detect and estimate ranges between neighbors. Using this information we construct unidirectional coordinate systems to avoid the reflection ambiguity. We then compute node positions using a transformation matrix [T], which reduces the computational complexity of the localization algorithm while computing positions relative to the fixed coordinate system. Simulation results have shown that at a node degree of 9 we get $90\%$ localization with $20\%$ average localization error without using any error refining schemes.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.199-203
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• 2017

In this paper, we developed an underwater localization system for underwater robot docking using the electromagnetic wave attenuation model. Electromagnetic waves are generally known to be impossible to use in water environment. However, according to the conclusions of the previous studies on the attenuation characteristics in underwater, the attenuation pattern is uniform and its model was accurately proposed and verified in 3-dimensional space via the omnidirectional antenna. In this paper, a docking structure and localization sensor system are developed for a widely used cone type docking mechanism. First, we fabricated electromagnetic wave range sensor transmit modules. And a mobile sensor node is equipped with unmanned underwater vehicle(UUV)s. The mobile node senses the four different signal strength (RSS: Received Signal Strength) from fixed nodes, and the obtained RSS data are transformed to each distance information using the 3-Dimensional EM wave attenuation model. Then, the relative localization between the docking area and underwater robot can be achieved according to optimization algorithm. Finally, experimental results show the feasibility of the proposed localization system for the docking induction by comparing the errors in the actual position of the mobile node and the theoretical position through the model.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.796-805
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• 2016

In many wireless sensor network (WSN) applications, the information transmitted by an individual entity or node is of limited use without the knowledge of its location. Research in node localization is mostly geared towards multi-hop range-free localization algorithms to achieve accuracy by minimizing localization errors between the node's actual and estimated position. The existing localization algorithms are focused on improving localization accuracy without considering efficiency in terms of energy costs and algorithm convergence time. In this work, we show that our proposed localization scheme, called DV-maxHop, can achieve good accuracy and efficiency. We formulate the multi-objective optimization functions to minimize localization errors as well as the number of transmission during localization phase. We evaluate the performance of our scheme using extensive simulation on several anisotropic and isotropic topologies. Our scheme can achieve dual objective of accuracy and efficiency for various scenarios. Furthermore, the recently proposed algorithms require random uniform distribution of anchors. We also utilized our proposed scheme to compare and study some practical anchor distribution schemes.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.566-572
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• 2014

Recently, indoor navigation has been applied in large convention centers by using wireless sensor networks (WSNs), which provide not only a user's path to be traveled but also orientation and shopping information to increase user's convenience. This paper presents the localization system for estimating relative coordinates without pre-deployment of the reference node based on ultra wide band (UWB) ranging system, which is relatively suitable for indoor localization compared to other wireless communications, and azimuth sensor. The proposed localization system which consists of an azimuth sensor and a mobile node composed of three nodes estimates relative coordinates of the reference node without applying any recursive and time consumption algorithms. Also, in the process of estimating relative coordinates of the reference node, ranging errors are minimized through the proposed technique and the number of nodes can be reduced. Experimental results show the feasibility and validity of the proposed system.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4940-4957
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• 2019

Compared with the localization methods in the static sensor networks, node localization in dynamic sensor networks is more complicated due to the mobility of the nodes. Dynamic Sampling Localization Algorithm Based on Virtual Anchor (DSLA) is proposed in this paper to localize the unknown nodes in dynamic sensor networks. Firstly, DSLA algorithm predicts the speed and movement direction of nodes to determine a sector sampling area. Secondly, a method of calculating the sampling quantity with the size of the sampling area dynamically changing is proposed in this paper. Lastly, the virtual anchor node, i.e., the unknown node that got the preliminary possible area (PLA), assists the other unknown nodes to reduce their PLAs. The last PLA is regarded as a filtering condition to filter out the conflicting sample points quickly. In this way, the filtered sample is close to its real coordinates. The simulation results show that the DSLA algorithm can greatly improve the positioning performance when ensuring the execution time is shorter and the localization coverage rate is higher. The localization error of the DSLA algorithm can be dropped to about 20%.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2012

센서 네트워크에서의 각 노드들은 지리적 위치에 기반을 둔 정보를 처리해야할 경우에 다양한 방법으로 자신의 위치를 알 수 있다. GPS를 이용한 위치 획득 방법은 전파의 가시성을 요구하므로 위치 정보를 획득할 수 없는 경우가 존재하고 비용이 많이들며, 전력소모가 많다. GPS 없이 센서 노드들의 위치를 알아내는 방법은 복잡한 수학적 알고리즘을 요구하며, 위치 추정의 정확도 측면에서 불리하다는 단점을 가지고 있다. AHLoS는 GPS를 이용한 위치 측정과 위치 추정 알고리즘을 모두 사용하는 혼합 방식이다. AHLoS에서 GPS 노드는 GPS로부터 수신한 자신의 위치를 자신과 인접한 GPS 기능이 없는 일반 노드로 방송한다. 일반 노드는 최소한 3개 이상의 이웃 노드의 위치 정보를 수신할 경우 삼각 측량 위치 계산 알고리즘의 반복 수행을 통해 자신의 위치를 계산할 수 있다. 그러나, 센서 네트워크에서 노드 이동성 네트워크 밀도 지리적 조건에 따라 노드가 3개 이상의 이웃 신호를 수신하지 못할 경우가 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 GPS 노드로부터 위치 정보를 3개 이상 직접 수신하기 어려운 저밀도 환경에서 각 센서 노드가 간접적으로 자신의 위치를 획득하는 방법을 제안한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2008년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.255-256
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• 2008

Distributed localization algorithms are required for large-scale wireless sensor network applications. In this paper, we introduce an efficient algorithm, termed weighted neighbor-node distribution localization(WNDL), which emphasizes simple refinement and low system-load for low-cost and low-rate wireless sensors. We inspect WNDL algorithm through MATLAB simulation.