Path Loss Models for Low-Power, Low-Data Rate Sensor Nodes for Smart Car Parking Systems

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1774-1783

  Olasupo, Tajudeen Olawale ^a   Otero, Carlos Enrique ^b   Otero, Luis Daniel ^c   Olasupo, Kehinde Olumide ^a   Kostanic, Ivica ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Path loss model; RF propagation; smart car parking lot; terrain factor; wireless sensor network; XBee radio

Indexed keywords

GARAGES (PARKING); PARKING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; PATH LOSS MODELS; RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS; RF PROPAGATION; SMART CAR; TERRAIN FACTORS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

SENSOR NODES;

EID: 85029183754     PISSN: 15249050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2017.2741467     Document Type: Article

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