Title :
Implementation of a fast distributed scattering model for Ray Tracing prediction
Author :
Degli-Esposti, Vittorio ; Fuschini, Franco ; Vitucci, Enrico M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´Energia Elettr. e dell´Inf. (DEI), Univ. of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
Abstract :
It is known that Diffuse Scattering (DS) modelling must be embedded into Ray Tracing propagation prediction tools to achieve realistic results. However, the extension of the common ray based approach to include DS phenomena results in an increased computational burden due to the distributed nature of DS, which supposedly requires wall-surface discretization and therefore a much higher number of elements to be considered in the visibility algorithm. In this work a fast DS model which doesn´t require discretization is implemented into a Ray Tracing propagation simulator and performance is assessed in terms of CPU time and result accuracy with respect to more conventional DS models.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; ray tracing; CPU time; diffuse scattering modelling; fast DS model; fast distributed scattering model; ray tracing propagation prediction tool; visibility algorithm; wall-surface discretization; Antennas and propagation; Buildings; Computational modeling; Europe; Predictive models; Ray tracing; Scattering; Diffuse Scattering; Multipath; Radio Propagation; Ray Tracing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8