Title :
Improvement of wireless channel performance using MIMO-UWB system in underground mine gallery
Author :
Ben Mabrouk, Ismail ; Talbi, Larbi ; Nedil, Mourad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., UQO, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, the incorporation of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) with ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is discussed. 2 × 2 MIMO-UWB measurement campaign in the 3-10 GHz bandwidth is conducted and the transmission performance in Line Of Sight (LOS) environment is evaluated. The aim of this work is to analyze the effect of antenna element configuration on MIMO-UWB system working in underground mine environment. To achieve this, many parameters such as the channel correlation, and the system capacity are analyzed. The obtained results suggest that MIMO-UWB systems are promising for high data rate transmission in harsh RF environments.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; data communication; telecommunication channels; ultra wideband communication; LOS environment; MIMO-UWB measurement campaign; MIMO-UWB system; RF environments; antenna element configuration; channel correlation; data rate transmission; line of sight; multiple-input multiple-output; system capacity; ultra-wideband technology; underground mine gallery; wireless channel performance; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Channel capacity; Correlation; Frequency measurement; MIMO; Capacity; Multipath; Propagation; Underground mine;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2031-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340394
