Detailed radio imaging of buildings at 2.4 GHz

Author

Mughal, M.J. ; Street, A.M. ; Constantinou, C.C.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

57

Abstract

In this study we resolve radio images reflected off, and transmitted through, a building of brick construction to a resolution of 4-5 m, and identify contributions to the channel impulse response with detailed geometrical features of the environment that correspond to individual ray-optical interactions. We discuss briefly the validity of the common assumptions made by ray-tracing tools in the light of these results. Recommendations for improving the wideband propagation prediction models at the heart of modern planning tools are then made

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; cellular radio; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave transmission; ray tracing; transient response; 2.4 GHz; brick; buildings; channel impulse response; geometrical features; planning tool; radio imaging; ray-optical interactions; ray-tracing tools; reflection; transmission; wideband propagation prediction models; Accuracy; Electromagnetic reflection; Electromagnetic scattering; Image resolution; Laboratories; Optical reflection; Power system planning; Predictive models; Ray tracing; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2000. IEEE-VTS Fall VTC 2000. 52nd

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6507-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2000.886631

Filename

886631