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The influence of street furniture, tree trunks, and traffic in urban scenarios on ray tracing simulations in the millimeter wave band

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2016

Bariş Göktepe ,
Michael Peter ,
Richard J. Weiler  and
Wilhelm Keusgen
Bariş Göktepe*
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49 151 104 27 077
Michael Peter
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49 151 104 27 077
Richard J. Weiler
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49 151 104 27 077
Wilhelm Keusgen
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49 151 104 27 077
*
Corresponding author:B. Göktepe Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this paper, the influence of tree trunks, cylindrical street furniture such as lamp posts, and traffic on ray tracing simulations in an urban scenario is analyzed. Tree trunks and lamp posts are modeled by cylinders and propagation characteristics computed according to the Uniform Theory of Diffraction. The influence of traffic is analyzed by simulations with moving vehicles. In order to get an understanding of the spatial characteristics of the channel, simulations with static and also mobile receivers have been performed, in line with a measurement campaign in the same environment. The simulation results show a good agreement with the measurements.

Keywords

Antennas and propagation for wireless systemsMicrowave measurements
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 8 , Special Issue 4-5: EuMW 2015 Special Issue , June 2016 , pp. 785 - 793
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2016 

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