The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment

Wireless communications in indoor environment such as wireless sensor network and WiFi is slowing becoming the norm of everyday business, especially in industrial indoor settings. Tracking flying objects in an indoor environment controlled via wireless links require proper understanding of the path...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Zyoud, Al-Hareth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Research India Publications 2017
Subjects:	TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/1/ijaerv12n18_14.pdf

id	iium-58730
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-587302018-01-12T11:07:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/ The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza Islam, Md. Rafiqul Zyoud, Al-Hareth TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Wireless communications in indoor environment such as wireless sensor network and WiFi is slowing becoming the norm of everyday business, especially in industrial indoor settings. Tracking flying objects in an indoor environment controlled via wireless links require proper understanding of the path loss distribution in a 3D environment. Such a setting is rarely discussed - if any - in the open literature where the path loss exponent is generalized over the whole 3D indoor space. This study, however, attempts to address minute changes in path loss exponent distribution in such environment. An extensive measurement campaign was conducted in our university laboratory mimicking an industrial indoor setting where drones are supposed to operate. Our initial study involved a placement of 2.4 GHz transmitter at different heights with 0.00 m, 0.61 m, 1.36m and 1.88 m while varying the receiver antenna location over a 3D grid of 1 meter resolution in x, y, and z-axes directions. The received signal strength indicator (RSSI) readings were recorded to derive the path loss exponent at every grid point. Interestingly, results indicate that path loss exponent is definitely affecting along the z-axis (vertically) but still can be averaged over x-y- axes (horizontally). Increasing the transmitter or receiver height decreases the path loss exponent averaged over the s-x axes grid lines. Furthermore, due to furniture clutter on the floor and the availability of clear LOS components at higher links, the path loss becomes a function of the height. The results confirm further the furniture clutter and the floor proximity do add up to the path loss exponent due to lack of LOS links while higher links experience smaller path loss exponent. This is quite important as it has never been reported in the open literature before. Research India Publications 2017-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/1/ijaerv12n18_14.pdf Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina and Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi and Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza and Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Zyoud, Al-Hareth (2017) The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12 (18). pp. 7154-7161. ISSN 0973-4562 https://www.ripublication.com/ijaer17/ijaerv12n18_14.pdf
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
spellingShingle	TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza Islam, Md. Rafiqul Zyoud, Al-Hareth The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
description	Wireless communications in indoor environment such as wireless sensor network and WiFi is slowing becoming the norm of everyday business, especially in industrial indoor settings. Tracking flying objects in an indoor environment controlled via wireless links require proper understanding of the path loss distribution in a 3D environment. Such a setting is rarely discussed - if any - in the open literature where the path loss exponent is generalized over the whole 3D indoor space. This study, however, attempts to address minute changes in path loss exponent distribution in such environment. An extensive measurement campaign was conducted in our university laboratory mimicking an industrial indoor setting where drones are supposed to operate. Our initial study involved a placement of 2.4 GHz transmitter at different heights with 0.00 m, 0.61 m, 1.36m and 1.88 m while varying the receiver antenna location over a 3D grid of 1 meter resolution in x, y, and z-axes directions. The received signal strength indicator (RSSI) readings were recorded to derive the path loss exponent at every grid point. Interestingly, results indicate that path loss exponent is definitely affecting along the z-axis (vertically) but still can be averaged over x-y- axes (horizontally). Increasing the transmitter or receiver height decreases the path loss exponent averaged over the s-x axes grid lines. Furthermore, due to furniture clutter on the floor and the availability of clear LOS components at higher links, the path loss becomes a function of the height. The results confirm further the furniture clutter and the floor proximity do add up to the path loss exponent due to lack of LOS links while higher links experience smaller path loss exponent. This is quite important as it has never been reported in the open literature before.
format	Article
author	Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza Islam, Md. Rafiqul Zyoud, Al-Hareth
author_facet	Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi Zulkurnain, Nurul Fariza Islam, Md. Rafiqul Zyoud, Al-Hareth
author_sort	Mohamad Razali, Nur Atina
title	The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
title_short	The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
title_full	The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
title_fullStr	The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
title_full_unstemmed	The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment
title_sort	distribution of path loss exponent in 3d indoor environment
publisher	Research India Publications
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58730/1/ijaerv12n18_14.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:23:05Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:23:05Z
_version_	1777412011629477888

The distribution of path loss exponent in 3D indoor environment

Similar Items