Modified 2D finite-difference time-domain based tunnel path loss prediction for wireless sensor network applications

Journal of Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 214-223

  Wu, Yan ^a   Lin, Min ^a   Wassell, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FDTD; Field measurements; Large scale computing; Tunnel path loss

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; SENSOR NODES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FIELD MEASUREMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING; LARGE-SCALE COMPUTING; PROPAGATION MEASUREMENTS; TUNNEL PATHS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK APPLICATIONS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 72849152519     PISSN: 17962021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcm.4.4.214-223     Document Type: Article

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