Two- and three-dimensional ray tracing applied to the land mobile satellite (LMS) propagation channel

@article{citeulike:2770257, abstract = {This work examines the application of ray-tracing propagation models to system simulations for satellite mobile communications. A two-dimensional (2D) and a three-dimensional (3D) algorithm are outlined and compared using canonical propagation problems. Additional comparisons of both models with measurement campaigns are performed. The results show that two-dimensional models are suited for coverage and network planning. For system-design studies, however, three-dimensional ray tracing is mandatory. The novel three-dimensional ray-tracing model is able to predict time series of power delay profiles, Doppler and polarimetric information with high precision. It includes the time-variant correlation between the propagation channels of all visible satellites of an arbitrary satellite constellation. It therefore proves to be especially suited for system investigation of future LMS communication and navigation systems}, author = {Dottling, M. and Jahn, A. and Didascalou, D. and Wiesbeck, W. }, booktitle = {Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE}, citeulike-article-id = {2770257}, doi = {10.1109/74.979492}, journal = {Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE}, keywords = {channel, mobile, propagation, ray, satellite}, number = {6}, pages = {27--37}, posted-at = {2008-05-08 09:53:44}, priority = {2}, title = {Two- and three-dimensional ray tracing applied to the land mobile satellite (LMS) propagation channel}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/74.979492}, volume = {43}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2770257 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2770257 TI - Two- and three-dimensional ray tracing applied to the land mobile satellite (LMS) propagation channel T2 - Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE JF - Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE VL - 43 IS - 6 SP - 27 EP - 37 N2 - This work examines the application of ray-tracing propagation models to system simulations for satellite mobile communications. A two-dimensional (2D) and a three-dimensional (3D) algorithm are outlined and compared using canonical propagation problems. Additional comparisons of both models with measurement campaigns are performed. The results show that two-dimensional models are suited for coverage and network planning. For system-design studies, however, three-dimensional ray tracing is mandatory. The novel three-dimensional ray-tracing model is able to predict time series of power delay profiles, Doppler and polarimetric information with high precision. It includes the time-variant correlation between the propagation channels of all visible satellites of an arbitrary satellite constellation. It therefore proves to be especially suited for system investigation of future LMS communication and navigation systems KW - channel KW - mobile KW - propagation KW - ray KW - satellite AU - Dottling, M AU - Jahn, A AU - Didascalou, D AU - Wiesbeck, W PY - 2001/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/74.979492 ER -