Journal
IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 41-49Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/74.924603
Keywords
ray tracing; electromagnetic propagation; multipath channels; indoor radio communication; Uniform Theory of Diffraction
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The application of several ray-tracing techniques, in combination with the Uniform Theory of Diffraction, is presented for efficient prediction of propagation in the UHF (communication) band in an indoor environment. First, we improve the computational efficiency of the two-dimensional (2D) ray-tracing method by reorganizing the objects in an indoor environment into irregular cells. Second, by making use of the two-dimensional ray-tracing results, a new three-dimensional (3D) propagation-prediction model is developed, which can save 99% of the computation time of a traditional three-dimensional model. This new hybrid model is more accurate than two-dimensional models, and more efficient in computing the path loss to any point in the building than traditional three-dimensional models. In this model, reflection and refraction by layered materials, and diffraction for the corners of the walls, are considered. A patched-wall model is used to improve the accuracy of prediction in the method. Finally, a comparison between simulation and measurements shows good agreement.
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