Title :
A simple directional path loss model for a terminal inside a car
Author :
Harrysson, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Res., Molndal, Sweden
Abstract :
Measurements of the radiation from a λ/2-dipole antenna inside a common car was compared to calculations at 1.9 GHz, to establish a principal knowledge of the radiation mechanism related to a vehicle such as a car. Based on this a new simple directional path loss model is proposed, that uses minimal knowledge of the vehicle´s geometry. This model may be well suited for simulations of mobile communication systems when the terminal is placed inside cars or other similar vehicles.
Keywords :
UHF radio propagation; antenna radiation patterns; dipole antennas; geometrical theory of diffraction; land mobile radio; 1.9 GHz; dipole antenna radiation; directional path loss model; edge diffraction; in-car terminal; mobile communication systems; ray-optics; vehicle radiation mechanism; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Geometry; Loss measurement; Mobile communication; Position measurement; Solid modeling; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003. VTC 2003-Fall. 2003 IEEE 58th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7954-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2003.1284990
