• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.12B
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• pp.1199-1210
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• 2010

In recent years opportunistic computing has gained popularity in Ad-hoc network research area and it is highly required to research for actual services and related requirements. In this paper we summarized a virtual opportunistic service that is named "Children Care System" and proposed an Ad-hoc communication node (uMobile) that is connected with cellular phone and a sensor node (uClo) which is embedding into clothes. uMobile can support cellular phone communication and Ad-hoc communication and uClo can be embedded into clothes and recognize the user status using multiple sensors. In this paper we implemented the location awareness and user status awareness services using uMobile and uClo. We also tested them in indoor situation and showed the result. We expect that our research can play a significant role to inspire another various opportunistic computing services.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06d
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• pp.50-51
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• 2011

스마트 휴대 단말기의 보급으로 인해 다양한 휴대 단말용 서비스가 보급되고 있다. 대부분의 서비스는 휴대 단말기의 가장 큰 특징인 이동성을 이용하여 위치 정보와 결합된 서비스이다. 따라서 정확도 높은 측위 기술은 휴대 단말용 서비스에 매우 중요하다. 현재 실외에서는 GPS를 이용해 고정밀의 측위가 가능하지만 실내에서의 측위에는 GPS를 사용할 수 없기 때문에 또 다른 고정밀 측위 시스템이 필요하다. 현재 주로 연구 개발되고 있는 실내 측위 기술은 주로 네트워크 기반의 측위 기술로써 설치 장소 및 인프라 구축 비용 등의 문제를 가지고 있으며 일부 지역에는 신호가 잡히지 않는 음영 지역 또한 존재하므로 정확한 실내 측위를 할 수 없다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 현재 휴대 단말에 기본적으로 탑재되어 있는 가속도 센서를 이용해 실내 측위를 하고 측위 오차를 QR코드를 이용해 보정하는 방안을 연구한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.327-332
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• 2017

As Internet of Things (IoT) technology advances, there is a growing demand for location-based services (LBSs) to identify users' mobility and identity. The initial LBS system was mainly used to measure position information by measuring the phase of a signal transmitted from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite or by measuring distance to a satellite by tracking the code of a carrier signal. However, the use of GPS satellites is ineffective, because it is difficult to receive satellite signals indoors. Therefore, research on wireless communications systems like ultra-wide band (UWB), radio frequency identification (RFID), and ZigBee are being actively pursued for location recognition technology that can be utilized in an indoor environment. In this paper, we propose an LBS system that includes the 2.45GHz band for chirp spread spectrum (CSS), and the 3.1-10.6GHz band and the 250-750MHz bands for UWB using the IEEE 802.15.4a standard for low power-based location recognition. As a result, we confirmed that the 2.45GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band RF transceiver and the ranging function can be realized in the hardware and has 0dBm output power.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.100-109
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• 2007

Object recognition of service robots is very important for most of services such as delivery, and errand. Conventional methods are based on the geometric models in static industrial environments, but they have limitations in indoor environments where the condition is changable and the movement of service robots occur because the interesting object can be occluded or small in the image according to their location. For solving these uncertain situations, in this paper, we propose the method that exploits observed objects as context information for predicting interesting one. For this, we propose the method for modeling domain knowledge in probabilistic frame by adopting Bayesian networks and ontology together, and creating knowledge model dynamically to extend reasoning models. We verify the performance of our method through the experiments and show the merit of inductive reasoning in the probabilistic model

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.759-764
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• 2011

This paper deals with the method of using the amended virtual force field technique to avoidance the front environment(wall, obstacles etc.) in navigating by using the environmental informations recognized by a ultrasonic-ring and pan/tilt CCD camera equipped on a mobile robot. we will give an explanation for the robot system architecture designed and implemented in this study and a short review of existing techniques, since there exist several recent thorough books and review paper on this paper. It is proposed the rusult from the experimental run based on a virtual force field(VFF) method to support the validity of the aforementioned architecture of mobile service robot for local navigation and obstacle avoidance for autonomous mobile robots. We will conclude by discussing some possible future extensions of the project. The results show that the proposed algorithm is apt to identify obstacles in an indoor environments to guide the robot to the goal location safely.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.39C no.10
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• pp.920-929
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• 2014

Recently, embedded system which demand is explosively increasing in the fields of communication, traffic, medical and industry facilities, expands to cyber physical system (CPS) which monitors and controls the networked embedded systems. In addition, internet of things(IoT) technology using wearable devices such as Google Glass, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Sony Smart Watch are gaining attention. In this situation, Samsung Smart Home and LG Home Chat are released one after another. However, since these services can be available only between smart phones and home appliances, there is a disadvantage that information cannot be passed to other terminals without commercial global messaging server. In this paper, to solve above issues, we propose the structure of an indoor location network based on unit space, which prevents the information of the devices or each individual person from leaking to outside and can selectively communicate to all existent terminals in the network using IoT chatting. Also, it is possible to control general devices and prevent external leakage of private information.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.31-36
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• 2014

A study on the indoor positioning system has been active recently for the location based service indoors. In the 3 dimensional positioning system based on the acoustic signal and TDOA technology, the error characteristics of the estimated source position would be changed depending on the number of microphones and the pattern of the microphone array. In this paper, the estimated position error according to the measured distance error between the microphones and the signal source is analyzed, and the optimum microphone array is decided considering the estimated position error patterns and the total amount of the estimated position error.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.33-42
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• 2016

In Korea, the address-point matching technique has been used to provide geocoding services. In fact, this technique brings the high positional accuracy. However, the quality of geocoding result can be limited, since it is significantly affected by data quality. Also, it cannot be used for the 3D address geocoding and the reverse geocoding. In order to alleviate issues, the paper has implemeted proposed geocoding methods, based on street-based addresses matching technique developed by US census bureau, for street-based addresses in Korea. Those proposed geocoding methods are illustrated in two ways; (1) street address-matching method, which of being used for not only 2D addresses representing a single building but also 3D addresses representing indoor space or underground building, and (2) reverse geocoding method, whichas converting a location point to a readable address. The result of street-based address geocoding shows 82.63% match rates, while the result of reverse geocoding shows 98.5% match rates within approximately 1.7(m) the average position error. According to the results, we could conclude that the proposed geocoding techniques enable to provide the LBS(Location Based Service). To develop the geocoding methods, the study has perfoermed by ignoring the parsing algorithms for address standardization as well as the several areas with unusual addresses, such as sub-urban areas or subordinate areas to the roads, etc. In the future, we are planning the improved geocoding methods for considering these cases.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.729-738
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• 2006

In recent days, navigation technology becomes more important as location based service (LBS) such as E911 and telematics are considered as attractive business fields. Commercial LBS requires that navigation system should be inexpensive and available anytime and anywhere - indoors and outdoors. If we consider these requirements, it is out of question that GPS is the most favorite system in the world. However, GPS has a serious problem. The one is that GPS does not operate indoors well. This is because GPS satellites are about 20,000km above the ground so that indoor signals are too weak to be tracked in GPS receiver. And the other is that vertical accuracy is less than horizontal accuracy, because of GPS satellites' geometry. To solve these problems, many researches have been done around the world since 1990s. This paper is also one of them and we will introduce an excellent solution by use of pseudolite. Pseudolite is a kind of signal generator, which transmits GPS-like signal. So it is same as GPS satellite in ground. In this paper, we will propose the integrated navigation system of GPS and pseudolite and show the flight test results using RC airplane to proof our navigation system. As a result, we could improve the vertical accuracy of airplane into the horizontal accuracy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2006.06d
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• pp.64-66
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 실내 거주자의 위치를 기반으로 분산객체그룹 프레임워크의 구성요소인 모바일 프락시(Mobile Proxy)를 이용하여 상황정보 지원 시스템 구축에 대해 기술하였다. 본 시스템은 가정 내 거주자의 이동을 고려하여 건강상태 및 상황정보를 제공하는 헬스케어 상황정보 서비스를 수행한다. 이를 위해 분산객체그룹 프레임워크의 그룹관리 서비스는 가정 내 위치 탐색 및 추적 센서와 서비스 수행객체 및 다양한 출력 장치들을 거실이나 침실과 같은 분할된 영역으로 그룹화하고, 모바일 프락시는 서비스를 요청하는 이동 사용자의 위치를 기반으로 헬스케어 서비스 수행의 연속성을 지원한다. 그리고 상황정보에 따라 헬스케어 맞춤형 정보 서비스가 지원되도록 했다. 상황정보 지원 시스템이 제공하는 서비스는 이동성을 고려한 멀티미디어 서비스와 시간 및 위치에 따라 처방 주의 정보 및 스케줄 알림 서비스로 구현했으며, 상황정보 지원 헬스케어 서비스의 수행 결과를 원격 데스크 탑과 상황정보 서비스 인터페이스를 통해 확인했다.