Optimization model for antenna positioning in indoor environments using 2-D ray-tracing technique associated to a real-coded genetic algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1626-1629

  Grubisic, S ^a   Carpes Jr , W P ^a   Bastos, J P A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Indoor radio communication; Prediction methods; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BASE STATIONS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); ELECTRIC FIELDS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

BASE STATION ANTENNAS; COVERAGE AREAS; COVERAGE PREDICTIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; INDOOR RADIO COMMUNICATION; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PREDICTION METHODS; PROPAGATION; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUES; REAL-CODED; REAL-CODED GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 61449180349     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2012760     Document Type: Article

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