Abstract: A collar for a wild animal and an apparatus for monitoring/managing the activity of a wild animal are disclosed. The present invention discloses a collar for a wild animal that is capable of collecting the location, habitat, activity environment and activity state information of a wild animal and transmitting the collected information to a remote server. The present invention discloses an apparatus for monitoring/managing the activity of a wild animal that is capable of remotely receiving the location, habitat, activity environment and activity state information of a wild animal measured by a collar for a wild animal, and analyzing and managing the habitat environment and activity state of the wild animal. The collar for a wild animal is capable of being continuously operated for a long period performing operation using energy that can be acquired from an area around a wild animal and at low power.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the location of a mobile object are disclosed. The apparatus includes a GPS module unit, a mobile communication module unit, a USN module unit, and a control module unit. The GPS module unit receives a GPS signal including the coordinate information of the current location of a mobile object. The mobile communication module unit is operated when the GPS module unit has received the GPS signal, and transmits the coordinate information of the current location of the mobile object and the ID of the mobile object to a location estimation apparatus. The USN module unit is operated when the GPS module unit fails to receive the GPS signal, and broadcasts a beacon signal carrying the ID of the mobile object. The control module unit operates any one of the mobile communication module unit and the USN module unit.

Abstract: A router relays sensing data between a field network including at least one sensor node and a plant network including a management system. The routing apparatus manages a routing table in which a next address and an output interface corresponding to an extension destination address of 6 bytes and an input interface are stored and transmits sensing data to another field network or a management system using the routing table.

Abstract: Provided are a bridge system, a network management server, and communication methods at the bridge system and the network management server for efficient communication in a wireless sensor network (WSN).

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for guiding a visitor using a sensor network. The system includes: an entry approval requesting unit for requesting an entry approval of the visitor to the visitee terminal according to destination information; a route setting unit for setting a route along which the visitor terminal is to move to the destination, based on the destination information of the visitor, according to an entry approval result of the visitee terminal; a location detecting unit for detecting a current location of the visitor terminal based on identification information of the visitor terminal and location information of the sensor node, the identification information and the location information being obtained through the sensor network on the route; and a location confirming unit for confirming if the detected current location of the visitor terminal is out of a preset area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for domain name autoconfiguration in an IP-based wireless sensor network is provided. The method includes: receiving sensor node information including position information for representing an installed position of a sensor node, a type of data to be provided by the sensor node, and an internet address of the sensor node; searching for area information including an administrative address corresponding to the position information of the sensor node; generating a domain name of the sensor node based on a type of the sensed data and the found area information; and binding the generated domain name with an internet address of the sensor node and registering the bound result in a domain name server.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for efficiently performing routing in a wireless sensor network having a tree-hierarchical structure, the method and apparatus reducing the number of hops required for transmitting data. According to the method and apparatus, a node is determined as a proximal node from among nodes within range of a wireless signal of a transmission node, wherein the node is a node having the smallest difference from among differences between each of address values of the nodes within the range and an address value of a target node, and data is directly transmitted from the transmission node to the proximal node.

Abstract: Provided are a coordinator, a gateway, and a transmission method for applying IPv6 in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Dual addressing of a link local address using a short address used in the WSN and a global unicast address using an extended unique identifier (EUI) of a node makes it possible to support mobility of the WSN and communicate data with an external network.

Abstract: A method for supporting handoff and preventing data loss in mobile communications networks is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst structure for steam reformation, in which a nickel-based steam reforming catalyst is coated on a metal monolith. Also disclosed is a method for producing hydrogen using a steam reforming reaction, the method comprising bringing a mixed gas of steam and hydrocarbon into contact with the disclosed catalyst structure.

Abstract: A plasma system is provided for removing soot and nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the exhaust gas of diesel engines. The system is comprised of a diesel particulate filter for adopting a honeycomb type porous element and at least one pair of electrodes; a plasma reactor for generating a predetermined amount of plasma, mounted downward or upward the diesel particulate filter; a catalytic reactor filled with a catalyst selected from 1B metal group, mounted downward the plasma reactor or the diesel particulate filter; and a means for supplying hydrocarbon to the exhaust gas, connected to a proper position upward the plasma reactor. Therefore, the soot and NOx in the exhaust gas, which are not only harmful to humans, but also which pollute the environment could be effectively removed under a normal pressure.

Abstract: A plasma system is provided for removing soot and nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the exhaust gas of diesel engines. The system is comprised of a diesel particulate filter for adopting a honeycomb type porous element and at least one pair of electrodes; a plasma reactor for generating a predetermined amount of plasma, mounted downward or upward the diesel particulate filter; a catalytic reactor filled with a catalyst selected from 1B metal group, mounted downward the plasma reactor or the diesel particulate filter; and a means for supplying hydrocarbon to the exhaust gas, connected to a proper position upward the plasma reactor. Therefore, the soot and NOx in the exhaust gas, which are not only harmful to humans, but also which pollute the environment could be effectively removed under a normal pressure.