Directive mmWave radio channel modeling in a ship hull

Wireless connectivity has been realized for multiple environments and different frequency bands. However, little research exists about mmWave communication in industrial environments. This paper presents the 60 GHz double-directional radio channel for mmWave communication in a ship hull for Line-of-...

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Autores: De Beelde, Brecht, Almarcha Lopéz, Andrés, Plets, David, Yusuf, Marwan, Tanghe, Emmeric, Joseph, Wout
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/350488
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/350488
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1759078721001124
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wireless communication systems
Microwave communication systems.
Line-of-sight radio links
60 GHz
Channel modeling
Coverage prediction
MmWave
Ray launching
Ship hull
Propagation
Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
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Sumario:Wireless connectivity has been realized for multiple environments and different frequency bands. However, little research exists about mmWave communication in industrial environments. This paper presents the 60 GHz double-directional radio channel for mmWave communication in a ship hull for Line-of-Sight (LOS) and non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) conditions. We performed channel measurements using the Terragraph channel sounder at different locations in the ship hull and fitted LOS path loss to a one-slope path loss model. Path loss and root-mean-square delay spread of the LOS path is compared to the reflected path with lowest path loss. NLOS communication via this first-order reflected path is modeled by calculating the path distance and determining the reflection loss. The reflection losses have a considerable contribution to the signal attenuation of the reflected path. The channel models are implemented in an indoor coverage prediction tool, which was extended with a ray launching algorithm and validated by comparison with an analytical electromagnetic solver. The results show that the mmWave radio channel allows high-throughput communication within a ship hull compartment, even when no LOS path between the transmitter and receiver is present.