A ray tracing algorithm for microcellular and indoor propagation modelling

GE Athanasiadou, AR Nix, JP McGeehan

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Abstract

A high speed 'image-based' ray tracing algorithm is presented that applies to both indoor and microcellular environments. The building database and image generation operates in two dimensions. However, for each 2D path, all the corresponding rays are calculated in 3D including multiple floor-ceiling reflections for the indoor case and the extra ground reflection for the outdoor scenario. The field calculation is implemented using dimensional vector analysis with each ray considered separately. To show the practicality of such models, the ray tracing engine has been used to investigate a microcellular environment in the centre of Bristol. The speed and complexity of the resulting model is investigated as a function of the number of reflection, transmission and diffraction generations
Translated title of the contributionA ray tracing algorithm for microcellular and indoor propagation modelling
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231 - 235
JournalIEE International Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 1995
Volume2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1995
Event9th International Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Duration: 1 Apr 1995 → …

Bibliographical note

ISBN: 0852966377
Publisher: Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
Name and Venue of Conference: International Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Eindhoven, Holland
Rose publication type: Conference contribution

Sponsorship: G.E. Athanasiadou wishes to thank BNR Europe Ltd. and the Bakala Foundation (Greece) for their financial support of this work. The authors would also like to thank Dr M.C. Lawton for his useful help and encouragement
during the development of this model. The authors acknowledge the support of their colleagues in the Centre for Communications Research and especially Mr T. Au for the use of his database manipulation and conversion
software

Other identifier: IEE Conf. Publ. No. 407

Keywords

  • cellular radio
  • propagation modelling

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