Seong-eun Yoo

Bio: Seong-eun Yoo is an academic researcher from Daegu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wireless sensor network & IEEE 802.15. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 37 publications receiving 890 citations. Previous affiliations of Seong-eun Yoo include Samsung & Information and Communications University.

Shortcut Tree Routing in ZigBee Networks

Abstract: ZigBee is the emerging industrial standard for ad hoc networks based on IEEE 802.15.4. Due to characteristics such as low data rate, low price, and low power consumption, ZigBee is expected to be used in wireless sensor networks for remote monitoring, home control, and industrial automation. Since one of the most important goals is to reduce the installation and running cost, ZigBee stack is embedded in small and cheap micro-controller units. Since tree routing does not require any routing tables to send the packet to the destination, it can be used in ZigBee end devices that have limited resources. However, tree routing has the problem that the packets follow the tree topology to the destination even if the destination is located nearby. We propose the shortcut tree routing protocol to reduce the routing cost of ZigBee tree routing by using the neighbor table that is originally defined in the ZigBee standard. While following the ZigBee tree routing algorithm, we suggest forwarding the packet to the neighbor node if it can reduce the routing cost to the destination. Simulation results show that the shortcut tree routing algorithm saves more than 30 percent of the hop count compared with ZigBee tree routing.

Guaranteeing Real-Time Services for Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks With IEEE 802.15.4

Abstract: Industrial applications of wireless sensor networks require timeliness in exchanging messages among nodes. Although IEEE 802.15.4 provides a superframe structure for real-time communication, a real-time message-scheduling algorithm is still required to schedule a large number of real-time messages to meet their timing constraints. We propose a distance-constrained real-time offline message-scheduling algorithm which generates the standard specific parameters such as beacon order, superframe order, and guaranteed-time-slot information and allocates each periodic real-time message to superframe slots for a given message set. The proposed scheduling algorithm is evaluated and analyzed extensively through simulations. In addition, a guaranteed time service is implemented in a typical industrial sensor node platform with a well-known IEEE 802.15.4-compliant transceiver CC2420 and ATmega128L to verify the feasibility of the guaranteed time service with the schedule generated by the proposed scheduling algorithm. Through experiments, we prove that the real system runs accurately according to the schedule calculated by the proposed algorithm.

A 2 S: Automated Agriculture System based on WSN

Abstract: This paper describes the results of real deployment of A S which consists of WSN(Wireless Sensor Network) to monitor and control the environments and a management sub-system to manage the WSN and provide various and convenient services to consumers with hand-held devices such as a PDA living a farming village. The WSN were deployed in greenhouses with melon and cabbage in Dongbu Handong Seed Research Center. A S was used to monitor the growing process of them and control the environment of the greenhouses. We acquired valuable experiences and ideas from this real deployment and operation of A S and believe that they can be useful in consumer electronics field such as home network as well as automated agriculture field. .

PGS: Parking Guidance System based on wireless sensor network

Abstract: In this paper, we present PGS, a parking guidance system based on wireless sensor network(WSN) which guides a driver to an available parking lot. The system consists of a WSN-based VDS(vehicle detection sub-system) and a management sub-system. The WSN based VDS gathers information on the availability of each parking lot and the management sub-system processes the information and refines them and guides the driver to the available parking lot by controlling a VMS(Variable Messaging System). The paper describes the overall system architecture of PGS from the hardware platform to the application software in the view point of a WSN. We implemented the WSN based VDS of PGS and experimented on the system with several kinds of cars. The experimental results show that PGS succeeds in detecting various kinds of cars and the predicted battery life-time using measured current profiles is over 5 years.

Neighbor Table Based Shortcut Tree Routing in ZigBee Wireless Networks

Abstract: The ZigBee tree routing is widely used in many resource-limited devices and applications, since it does not require any routing table and route discovery overhead to send a packet to the destination. However, the ZigBee tree routing has the fundamental limitation that a packet follows the tree topology; thus, it cannot provide the optimal routing path. In this paper, we propose the shortcut tree routing (STR) protocol that provides the near optimal routing path as well as maintains the advantages of the ZigBee tree routing such as no route discovery overhead and low memory consumption. The main idea of the shortcut tree routing is to calculate remaining hops from an arbitrary source to the destination using the hierarchical addressing scheme in ZigBee, and each source or intermediate node forwards a packet to the neighbor node with the smallest remaining hops in its neighbor table. The shortcut tree routing is fully distributed and compatible with ZigBee standard in that it only utilizes addressing scheme and neighbor table without any changes of the specification. The mathematical analysis proves that the 1-hop neighbor information improves overall network performances by providing an efficient routing path and distributing the traffic load concentrated on the tree links. In the performance evaluation, we show that the shortcut tree routing achieves the comparable performance to AODV with limited overhead of neighbor table maintenance as well as overwhelms the ZigBee tree routing in all the network conditions such as network density, network configurations, traffic type, and the network traffic.

A Review of Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications in Agriculture and Food Industry: State of the Art and Current Trends

Abstract: The aim of the present paper is to review the technical and scientific state of the art of wireless sensor technologies and standards for wireless communications in the Agri-Food sector. These technologies are very promising in several fields such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, cold chain control or traceability. The paper focuses on WSN (Wireless Sensor Networks) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), presenting the different systems available, recent developments and examples of applications, including ZigBee based WSN and passive, semi-passive and active RFID. Future trends of wireless communications in agriculture and food industry are also discussed.

Applications of wireless sensor networks for urban areas

Abstract: As new wireless technologies become more and more advance so does their expanse of applications. Among other new and innovative wireless networks, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have emerged as highly flexible and dynamic facets that are being deployed in almost every type of environment whether it is rural, suburban or urban in nature. The most adaptive and innovative research avenues are being considered in an urban environment, where WSN deployment is especially demanding due to its harsh and perverse channel conditions. We have chosen WSN deployment in an urban environment as linchpin of our research. As each application scenario is different from the other, therefore WSN solution for each application has to be adaptive and innovative. We have discussed each application of WSNs in urban areas in detail with all the problems related to it and in the end, technical solution to those problems has been discussed. Graphical abstractDisplay Omitted HighlightsWe have performed a comprehensive study of wireless sensor networks' deployment in urban areas.We have discussed the merits and demerits of WSN architectures in urban environments.We have discussed the wireless sensor based solutions already deployed by researchers that are optimal for urban environments.

A review of industrial wireless networks in the context of Industry 4.0

Abstract: There have been many recent advances in wireless communication technologies, particularly in the area of wireless sensor networks, which have undergone rapid development and been successfully applied in the consumer electronics market. Therefore, wireless networks (WNs) have been attracting more attention from academic communities and other domains. From an industrial perspective, WNs present many advantages including flexibility, low cost, easy deployment and so on. Therefore, WNs can play a vital role in the Industry 4.0 framework, and can be used for smart factories and intelligent manufacturing systems. In this paper, we present an overview of industrial WNs (IWNs), discuss IWN features and related techniques, and then provide a new architecture based on quality of service and quality of data for IWNs. We also propose some applications for IWNs and IWN standards. Then, we will use a case from our previous achievements to explain how to design an IWN under Industry 4.0. Finally, we highlight some of the design challenges and open issues that still need to be addressed to make IWNs truly ubiquitous for a wide range of applications.

A Survey of Smart Parking Solutions

Abstract: Considering the increase of urban population and traffic congestion, smart parking is always a strategic issue to work on, not only in the research field, but also from economic interests. Thanks to information and communication technology evolution, drivers can more efficiently find satisfying parking spaces with smart parking services. The existing and ongoing works on smart parking are complicated and transdisciplinary. While deploying a smart parking system, cities, as well as urban engineers, need to spend a very long time to survey and inspect all the possibilities. Moreover, many varied works involve multiple disciplines, which are closely linked and inseparable. To give a clear overview, we introduce a smart parking ecosystem and propose a comprehensive and thoughtful classification by identifying their functionalities and problematic focuses. We go through the literature over the period of 2000–2016 on parking solutions as they were applied to smart parking development and evolution, and propose three macro-themes: information collection, system deployment, and service dissemination. In each macro-theme, we explain and synthesize the main methodologies used in the existing works and summarize their common goals and visions to solve current parking difficulties. Finally, we give our engineering insights and show some challenges and open issues. Our survey gives an exhaustive study and a prospect in a multidisciplinary approach. Besides, the main findings of the current state-of-the-art throw out recommendations for future research on smart cities and the Internet architecture.

Future research challenges in wireless sensor and actuator networks targeting industrial automation

Abstract: A growing trend in the automation industry is to use wireless technologies to reduce cable cost, deployment time, unlocking of stranded information in previously deployed devices, and enabling wireless control applications. Despite a huge research effort in the area of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), there are several issues that have not been addressed properly such that WSNs can be adopted properly in the process automation domain. This article presents the major requirements for typical applications in process automation and we also aim to outline the research direction for industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs) in industrial automation. The major issues that need to be addressed are safety, security and availability before industrial wireless sensor networks will be adopted in full scale in process automation.