A model to estimate the path loss in areas with foliage of trees |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China;2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Information Sensing and Understanding at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China;1. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Circuits and Intelligent Information Processing, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China;2. School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK;1. Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Escuela Naval Militar, Marín, Spain;2. Dept. de Teoría do Sinal e Comunicacións, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents an empirical model to predict attenuation in forest environments considering parameters related to vegetation. Typically, environmental parameters are only included in theoretical models, but they are more difficult to apply. The developed model uses tree density, average tree canopy diameter and foliage density as input parameters. The foliage density is very difficult to determine since it depends on the characteristics of trees. A simple metric of this parameter was obtained by measuring the background light silhouetted by the canopy. The model was developed with measurements obtained in different forest environments for two frequencies within the UHF band (Ultra High Frequency). A procedure was also applied to extend the operating frequency range of the model. |
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| Keywords: | Propagation loss Attenuation measurements Propagation model Foliage path loss |
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