TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study on the Implementation of Remote Software Download between Heterogeneous Nodes of a Thin Line Towed Array Sensor
AU  - Heo, Jun-ki 
AU  - Choi, Seung-ho 
AU  - Kang, Seong-woo 
AU  - Im, Tae-sung 
AU  - Jeong, Sang-myung 
AU  - Yun, Sung-ung 
JO  - The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/1/1
DO  - 10.7840/kics.2025.50.5.812
KW  - Remote Download
KW  - Heterogeneous nodes
KW  - Multi Hop Network
KW  - Thin line towed array sensor
AB  - The towed array sensor has excellent performance as a long-distance low-frequency underwater detection means and is operated while the ship tows the sensor. When operating a towing, drag is generated in the opposite direction to the direction of the progress of the ship, which reduces maneuverability. In particular, in the case of small platforms such as unmanned submersible/watercrafts, thin line towed array sensor are applied to extremely lower drag, and a Multi Hop Network structure is applied to minimize component placement and wiring in consideration of a small sensor diameter. However, when remote software download is performed under a condition in which heterogeneous nodes exist in combination, a problem in which firmware is downloaded to an unwanted node may occur due to the serial connection structure. In this paper, we propose a method of implementing remote software download in a Multi Hop Network structure in which heterogeneous nodes exist in a complex manner. As a result of the experiment through prototype production, it was confirmed that the download target designation and remote software download operate normally under the condition that heterogeneous nodes exist in one link.