Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas
The implementation of a fast and efficient computer tool for field coverage studies in urban mobile radio systems is presented in this work. An accelerated and tailored ray launching method takes advantage of a ray tracing programmable framework optimized for massively parallel processing on GPUs. T...
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| author | Josefa Gómez Abdelhamid Tayebi Carlos J. Hellín Adrián Valledor Marcos Barranquero Juan J. Cuadrado-Gallego |
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| description | The implementation of a fast and efficient computer tool for field coverage studies in urban mobile radio systems is presented in this work. An accelerated and tailored ray launching method takes advantage of a ray tracing programmable framework optimized for massively parallel processing on GPUs. The PlotOptiX API is used to customize the code before applying the electromagnetic equations. The proposed code is described, and results are shown to demonstrate its correct operation. A high number of diffractions and reflections can be tracked in each ray from the transmitter to the receiver. In addition to the typical point-to-point simulation, measurement planes can also be set as receivers to provide fast predictions in wide urban areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5eaec785a5a54afa80d4faf1f00413b22023-11-18T21:17:22ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-07-012314641210.3390/s23146412Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban AreasJosefa Gómez0Abdelhamid Tayebi1Carlos J. Hellín2Adrián Valledor3Marcos Barranquero4Juan J. Cuadrado-Gallego5Computer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainComputer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainComputer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainComputer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainComputer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainComputer Sciences Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, SpainThe implementation of a fast and efficient computer tool for field coverage studies in urban mobile radio systems is presented in this work. An accelerated and tailored ray launching method takes advantage of a ray tracing programmable framework optimized for massively parallel processing on GPUs. The PlotOptiX API is used to customize the code before applying the electromagnetic equations. The proposed code is described, and results are shown to demonstrate its correct operation. A high number of diffractions and reflections can be tracked in each ray from the transmitter to the receiver. In addition to the typical point-to-point simulation, measurement planes can also be set as receivers to provide fast predictions in wide urban areas.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/14/6412accelerated shooting and bouncing raypropagationray launchingray tracing |
| spellingShingle | Josefa Gómez Abdelhamid Tayebi Carlos J. Hellín Adrián Valledor Marcos Barranquero Juan J. Cuadrado-Gallego Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas Sensors accelerated shooting and bouncing ray propagation ray launching ray tracing |
| title | Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas |
| title_full | Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas |
| title_fullStr | Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas |
| title_short | Accelerated Ray Launching Method for Efficient Field Coverage Studies in Wide Urban Areas |
| title_sort | accelerated ray launching method for efficient field coverage studies in wide urban areas |
| topic | accelerated shooting and bouncing ray propagation ray launching ray tracing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/14/6412 |
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