Title :
Optimal configuration of distributed MIMO antennas in underground tunnels
Author :
Rub, Rukhsana ; Mahboob, Syed ; Michelson, David G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
When distributed MIMO antenna systems are deployed in underground tunnels, the optimal separation between antennas depends on achieving a suitable balance between the fading correlation and path loss observed at the receiver. Here, we formulate the task of finding the optimal separation as an optimization problem and propose a genetic algorithm to solve for it.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; correlation theory; fading; genetic algorithms; tunnels; underground communication; distributed MIMO antenna system; fading correlation; genetic algorithm; multiple-input multiple-output system; optimal configuration; optimal separation; optimization problem; path loss; underground tunnel; Antenna arrays; Correlation; MIMO; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904364
