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Indoor environments propagation simulation using a hybrid MoM and UTD electromagnetic method

Une Méthode Hybride Combinant la Mom et la Tud Pour la Simulation de la Propagation Radioélectrique en Environnement Confiné

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Radio channel observation and characterization is indispensable in mobile communications systems development. Efficient propagation prediction is crucial for rapid and cost-effective systems deployment. On-site measurements, statistical models, propagation prediction and deterministic modeling are widely used for the qualification of radio channels. In this paper, a simulation tool for deterministic channel modeling in indoor environments is evolved. A hybrid combination of the Method-Of-Moments (MoM) and the Uniform Theory of Diffraction (Utd) is used. Statistical characteristics of a simple office room are calculated and the results are in excellent agreement with corresponding results of relative research on the field.

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L’observation et la caractérisation du canal de propagation sont indispensables au développement des systèmes de radiocommunication avec les mobiles. Une bonne estimation de la propagation est critique pour le déploiement rapide et à faible coût des systèmes. Des mesures in situ, des modèles statistiques et déterministes de propagation radioélectrique sont largement utilisés pour la qualification du canal de propagation. Dans l’article présenté, un outil d’ingénierie radioélectrique de modélisation déterministe du canal de propagation a été développé. Il est basé sur une méthode hydride combinant la Méthode des Moments et la Théorie Uniforme de la Diffraction. Les caractéristiques statistiques en environnement bureau sont évaluées et les résultats sont conformes aux résultats des recherches correspondantes.

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    Stelios A. Mitilineos, Stylianos C. Panagiotou, Pantelis K. Varlamos & Christos N. Capsalis

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Stelios A. Mitilineos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1977. He received the Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (Ntua) in October 2001. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the same university. His main research interests are in the area of antennas and propagation, smart antennas and mobile communications, mimo systems and microwave components.

Stylianos C. Panagiotou was born in Athens, Greece, in 1980. He received the Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (Ntua), Greece, in 2003. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the same university. His main research interests are in the fields of multipara propagation, smart antennas, wireless mimo systems and antenna design.

Pantelis K. Varlamos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1977. He received the Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (Ntua) in October 2000. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the same university, supported by a scholarship from the Bodossakis Foundation. His main research interests are in the areas of antennas and propagation, smart antennas, and electromagnetic compatibility.

Christos N. Capsalis was born in Nafplion, Greece, in 1956. He received the Diploma in electrical and mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (Ntua) in 1979 and the B. S. degree in economics from the University of Athens in 1983. He obtained the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering fromNtua in 1985. He is currently a Professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering inNtua. His current scientific activity concerns satellite and mobile communications, antenna theory and design, and electromagnetic compatibility.

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Mitilineos, S.A., Panagiotou, S.C., Varlamos, P.K. et al. Indoor environments propagation simulation using a hybrid MoM and UTD electromagnetic method. Ann. Télécommun. 60, 1231–1243 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219845

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