Modeling of ultra-wideband channels within vehicles

Author

Richardson, Paul C. ; Xiang, Weidong ; Stark, Wayne

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Michigan, Dearborn, MI, USA

Volume

24

Issue

4

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

906

Lastpage

912

Abstract

This paper aims to lay a solid foundation for the application of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio in vehicle environments by exploring the characteristics of UWB channels within a vehicle. A comprehensive measurement campaign was conducted to gather a set of channel impulse responses of UWB links within and outside an armored vehicle. Based on the experimental data, the channel´s temporal characteristics, path loss, and capacities are analyzed. The distributions of delay spread and amplitudes of multipath signals are also studied, showing correspondence with the IEEE 802.15.3a UWB channel model. The UWB channels within the vehicle are then modeled by extracting relevant cluster and ray arrival rates and cluster and ray decay factors.

Keywords

broadband networks; channel capacity; indoor radio; military vehicles; multipath channels; ultra wideband communication; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.15.3a model; UWB channel model; armored vehicle; channel capacity; channel impulse response; delay spread distribution; multipath signal; ultra-wideband radio; Bandwidth; Channel capacity; Data mining; Delay; Indoor environments; Interference; Narrowband; Solids; Ultra wideband technology; Vehicles; Channel model; ultra-wideband (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSAC.2005.863882

Filename

1618819