A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus

Radio propagation prediction is a crucial step to determine the propagation characteristics of any arbitrary installation for the implementation of a mobile radio system. In this paper, a ray tracing approach using image method is adopted to perform radio propagation predictions in two selected area...

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Main Author: Lim, Soo Yong *
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Language:English
Published: Sunway University 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/1/SAJ_9_2012_43-58.pdf
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description Radio propagation prediction is a crucial step to determine the propagation characteristics of any arbitrary installation for the implementation of a mobile radio system. In this paper, a ray tracing approach using image method is adopted to perform radio propagation predictions in two selected areas of Sun-U Campus, namely an empty hallway located on the second floor in the School of Computer Technology (SCT), and its adjacent academic staff rooms. The values of electrical parameter such as dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of different materials are altered assuming the walls that separate each academic staff room are made of rubber, glass, plasterboard, and concrete. How this variation affects radio wave propagation prediction is discussed while the main propagation mechanisms traveling along the empty hallway are reported. In addition, the reasons for an appropriate interval between two sampling points along a transmitter-receiver route are also illustrated and explained.
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spelling sunway-3912019-03-13T02:08:16Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/ A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus Lim, Soo Yong * QA76 Computer software TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Radio propagation prediction is a crucial step to determine the propagation characteristics of any arbitrary installation for the implementation of a mobile radio system. In this paper, a ray tracing approach using image method is adopted to perform radio propagation predictions in two selected areas of Sun-U Campus, namely an empty hallway located on the second floor in the School of Computer Technology (SCT), and its adjacent academic staff rooms. The values of electrical parameter such as dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of different materials are altered assuming the walls that separate each academic staff room are made of rubber, glass, plasterboard, and concrete. How this variation affects radio wave propagation prediction is discussed while the main propagation mechanisms traveling along the empty hallway are reported. In addition, the reasons for an appropriate interval between two sampling points along a transmitter-receiver route are also illustrated and explained. Sunway University 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nd http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/1/SAJ_9_2012_43-58.pdf Lim, Soo Yong * (2012) A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus. Sunway Academic Journal, 9. pp. 43-58. ISSN 1823-500X
spellingShingle QA76 Computer software
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Lim, Soo Yong *
A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title_full A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title_fullStr A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title_full_unstemmed A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title_short A ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on Sun-U campus
title_sort ray tracing method for radio wave propagation prediction on selected locations on sun-u campus
topic QA76 Computer software
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/391/1/SAJ_9_2012_43-58.pdf