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Prediction and Measurement of Propagation Path Loss in Underground Environments

지하공간에서의 전파 경로손실의 예측 및 측정

  • Published : 2003.08.01
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Abstract

This paper presents the propagation path loss in a tunnel which is a kinds of underground environments. To predict propagation path loss more accurately, we choose a straight tunnel with rectangular cross-section. The simulated receiver powers that are using a hybrid waveguide model and a Ray-Tracing method, are compared with the measured ones as a function of distance between TX and RX antennas in tunnel. The attenuation value of regression analysis for measured power in the tunnel is 0.0238dB/m which is similar to the one of the EH1.2 mode, 0.0246dB/m in hybrid waveguide model. By comparing simulation with measurement in tunnels, it has been shown that the measured values are approximate to the simulated results of ray-tracing model. In the analysis of wide-band channel characteristics of the tunnel, the more the distance between TX and RX antennas in tunnel increases, RMS delay spread increases and coherence bandwidth decreases.

지하공간인 터널에 대하여 이론적인 전파 경로손실 예측과 측정을 수행하였다. 터널 내 전파 경로 손실을 보다 정교하게 해석하기 위하여 터널의 단면적이 직사각형이고 직선구조의 터널을 선택하였다. 혼합도파관 모델, ray tracing모델을 이용하여 수신전력을 예측하였고, 측정시스템을 이용하여 송ㆍ수신기 사이의 거리에 따른 수신전력을 측정하였다. 주어진 터널 환경에서 터널 내 수신전력 측정값에 대한 회귀분석 값(0.0238dB/m)은 혼합도파관 EH1,2모드의 감쇄 값(0.0246dB/m)과 가장 근사한 결과를 보였다. 터널내 송ㆍ수신안테나 사이의 거리에 따른 수신 전력에 대한 Ray-tracing모델 시뮬레이션 결과와 측정값은 거의 일치하였다. 터널 내 RMS지연확산을 계산한 결과 송ㆍ수신안테나 사이의 거리가 증가할수록 RMS 지연확산 값은 증가하였고, 코히어런스 대역폭은 감소하였다.

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