TY - GEN
T1 - RF coupling simulation model development for optimal placement of antennas supporting wireless communications systems
AU - Gray, Robert
AU - DiBenedetto, Mike
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The locomotive cab's limited rooftop area requires that the transmitting and receiving antennas for communications be placed in close proximity to one another. Currently, no means exist to aid the railroad radio frequency (RF) engineer in placing these antennas so that mutual communications interference is minimized. The goal of this paper is to describe a method that can be used to determine optimal antenna placement in a time- and cost-effective manner. The method described below utilizes various forms of the Friis transmission equation in Monte Carlo simulations.
AB - The locomotive cab's limited rooftop area requires that the transmitting and receiving antennas for communications be placed in close proximity to one another. Currently, no means exist to aid the railroad radio frequency (RF) engineer in placing these antennas so that mutual communications interference is minimized. The goal of this paper is to describe a method that can be used to determine optimal antenna placement in a time- and cost-effective manner. The method described below utilizes various forms of the Friis transmission equation in Monte Carlo simulations.
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U2 - 10.1115/JRC2009-63036
DO - 10.1115/JRC2009-63036
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77952815866
SN - 9780791843383
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference 2009, JRC2009
SP - 297
EP - 302
BT - Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference 2009, JRC2009
T2 - 2009 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, JRC2009
Y2 - 4 March 2009 through 5 March 2009
ER -