• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.108-118
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• 2009

In this paper we develop an indoor location tracking system and its 3D tracking monitoring viewer, viz., 3D Navigation Viewer (3DNV). We focus on the integration of an indoor location tracking system with the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), to facilitate a representation of the user's spatial information in virtual indoor environments that is synchronized with the physical location environment. The developed indoor location tracking system employs beacons as active transmitters, and a listener as a passive receiver. The distance information calculated from the difference speeds of RF and Ultrasonic signals is exploited, to determine the user's physical location. This is essential in supporting third parties like doctors and caregivers in identifying the activities and status of a particular individual via 3DNV. 3DNV serves as a unified user interface for an indoor location tracking system, showing the viewpoint and position of the target in virtual indoor environments. It was implemented using VRML, to provide an actual real time visualization of the target's spatial information.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.59-74
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• 2006

According to developing Wireless Communication, not only a location based service at the outside but also a location based service at the inside was more increased socially. This paper proposes the efficient algorithm to locate a transfer object in frequent change of indoor environment using indoor location tracking system we develop ourself. Proposing algorithm in this paper can locate a transfer object using the Fingerprint, one of the Location Tracking techniques which are used in general to minimize error data between Location Tracking System and Fingerprint, using this way that corrects location data as KF apply to result data can improve accuracy of a transfer object. At last we are going to compare and analyze existing typical triangulation with proposed Indoor location tracking system to demonstrate algorithm efficiency for proposed Indoor location tracking system.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2007

For many applications particularly in navigation system, a three-dimensional representation improves the usability of information. This paper introduces 3D Graphical User Interface (GUI) of indoor location tracking system, 3D Navigation View. The application provides users a 3D visualization of the indoor environments they are exploring, synchronized with the physical world through spatial information obtained from indoor location tracking system. It adopts widely used Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) to construct, represent, distribute and render 3D world of indoor environments over Internet. Java, an all-purpose programming language is integrated to comprehend spatial information received from indoor location tracking system. Both are connected through an interface called External Authoring Interface (EAI) provided by VRML. Via EAI, Java is given the authority to access and manipulate the 3D objects inside the 3D world that facilitates the indication of user's position and viewpoint in the constructed virtual indoor environments periodically.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.110-114
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• 2007

In this paper we present 3-D Navigation View, a three-dimensional visualization of indoor environment which serves as an intuitive and unified user interface for our developed indoor location tracking system via Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) in web environment. The extracted user's spatial information from indoor location tracking system was further processed to facilitate the location indication in virtual 3-D indoor environment based on his location in physical world. External Authoring Interface (EAI) provided by VRML enables the integration of interactive 3-D graphics into web and direct communication with the encapsulated Java applet to update position and viewpoint of user periodically in 3-D indoor environment. As any web browser with VRML viewer plug-in is able to run the platform independent 3-D Navigation View, specialized and expensive hardware or software can be disregarded.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권5A호
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• pp.526-536
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• 2006

유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 사회적으로 실내 위치 추적 시스템에 대한 관심이 증가되었다. 하지만 기존 실내 위치 추적 시스템은 실내 환경의 빈번한 변화에 능동적으로 대응하지 못하고, 실내 환경의 NLOS 특성으로 인하여 이동 객체의 정확한 위치 측정이 어려운 문제점이 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 앞으로 유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 다양한 사용자의 요구를 만족시키기 위한 서비스를 제공하는데 필수 요소인 실내 이동 객체의 위치를 효과적으로 파악하고, 이동 객체의 위치 정확도를 향상시킨 환경 적응형 위치 추적 시스템을 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1162-1179
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose indoor location tracking method using RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indicator) value received from BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy) beacon. Due to the influence of various external environmental factors, it is very difficult to improve the accuracy in indoor location tracking. In order to solve this problem, we propose a novel method of reducing the noise generated in the external environment by using a double Gaussian filter. In addition, the value of the RSSI signal generated in the BLE beacon is different for each device. In this study, we propose a method to allocate additional weights in order to compensate the intensity of signal generated in each device. This makes it possible to improve the accuracy of indoor location tracking using beacons. The experiment results show that the proposed method effectively decrease the RSSI deviation and increase location accuracy. In order to verify the usefulness of this study, we compared the Kalman filter algorithm which is widely used in signal processing. We further performed additional experiments for application area for indoor location service and find that the proposed scheme is useful for BLE-based indoor location service.

• 정보통신설비학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

In this paper, we proposed a method of improving the location estimation error existing in RTLS (Real Time Location Service) system for the individual mobility. As ubiquitous age comes, interest for indoor location tracking system is getting more increased. However, existing indoor location tracking system does not correspond actively to frequent changes in indoor environment, and there is a problem that correct location measurement of moving object is difficult due to NLOS (non-line-of-sight) property of indoor environment. Purpose of this paper is to propose an environment accommodation location tracking system that improves the location precision of moving object and grasps location of the object effectively, which is essential an element effectively to provide service and satisfy various users' request.

• 한국전자거래학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2008

위치기반서비스에서 사용자의 위치를 확인하고 추적하는 것이 필수적이다. 특히 옥내에서 위치기반서비스를 제공하기 위해 많은 연구자들은 무선 근거리통신망 환경에서 사용자의 옥내 위치추적에 대해 연구를 수행해 오고 있다. 한편, GPS를 이용하는 옥외에서의 위치추 적에는 칼만필터(Kalman filter)가 이용되기도 하였다. 본 연구에서는 오늘날 널리 보급되어 있는 무선 근거리통신망 환경에서 옥내 위치추적에 적용될 수 있는 확장칼만필터 방법을 제안한다. 기존 연구와 본 제안방법을 비교 실험한 결과, 칼만 필터를 사용함으로써 궤적 측정치의 정확도를 제고할 수 있으며, 나아가서 지도정보를 이용함으로써 정확도를 더욱 제고할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 사회적으로 실내 위치 추적 시스템에 대한 관심이 증가되었다. 하지만 기존 실내 위치 추적 시스템은 실내 환경의 빈번한 변화에 능동적으로 대응하지 못하고, 실내 환경의 NLOS 특성으로 인하여 이동 객체의 정확한 위치 측정이 어려운 문제점이 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 앞으로 유비쿼터스 시대가 도래함에 따라 다양한 사용자의 요구를 만족시키기 위한 서비스를 제공하는데 필수 요소인 실내 이동 객체의 위치를 효과적으로 파악하고, 이동 객체의 위치 정확도를 향상시킨 환경 적응형 위치 추적 시스템을 제안한다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2006년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.430-433
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• 2006

유비쿼터스 헬스케어용 초음파와 RF 기술을 이용한 무선센서네트워크 기반의 실내 위치 추적 시스템을 구현하고 테스트하였다. 개발된 실내 위치인식 시스템은 헬스케어를 위한 홈네트워크 장치의 하나로서 노인이나 만성질환자의 이동성과 활동성을 측정하는데 주안점을 두어 개발되었다. 천장에 설치된 비컨들은 RF 신호를 사용하여 위치정보를 listener에게 전송하게 되며, listener는 삼각측량법을 사용하여 3개의 비컨들로부터 얻어진 좌표 값을 계산하여 실내에서의 사람이나 물체의 위치 측정 뿐만아니라 환자의 활동성측정이 가능하도록 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 위치에 대한 보안이 가능하도록 수동형식의 위치인식 시스템을 구현하고 비용절감을 위해 센서노드 사이의 연결이 무선으로 되도록 ad-hoc 알고리즘을 개발하였다.