Providing a unified treatment of radio wave propagation in vehicular environments, this book offers a thorough discussion of their theoretical background and fundamental limits, and paves the way to a better understanding of more advanced topics. Further, the book introduces the newest challenges and problems posed by the ever growing need to communicate in mobile networks whilst in a vehicle.
The book provides an exhaustive survey of current propagation models, setting a theoretical path that will allow practical engineers and researchers to understand and improve existing wireless mobile networks through better understanding of propagation modelling as applied to the vehicular environment.
Chapters are included on wireless channel properties for vehicular environments; modelling and simulation of vehicular communications; intra-vehicle and inter-vehicle short-range wireless channel characterization; vehicular communications channel modelling; and wireless communication system optimization. The book concludes with a chapter exploring applications and case studies.
Radio Wave Propagation in Vehicular Environments is suitable for master's students and above in signal processing and mobile communications courses, as well as researchers working in vehicular communications.
Author(s): Leyre Azpilicueta, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, Francisco Falcone, Ana Alejos
Series: Electromagnetic Waves
Publisher: SciTech Publishing
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 386
City: London
Contents
About the authors
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Notation
1. Introduction to vehicular communications
1.1 Intelligent transportation systems
1.2 Vehicular communication environments
1.3 Vehicular networking
1.4 Standards and current technologies
References
2. Wireless channel properties for vehicular environments
2.1 Wideband vs. narrowband channels
2.2 Fundamentals of propagation in wireless channels
2.3 Vehicular channels for V2X communications
2.4 Single and multi-antenna communications
References
3. Modelling and simulation of vehicular communications
3.1 Channel-specific properties for vehicular communications
3.2 Modelling approaches
References
4. Intra-vehicle short-range wireless channel characterization
4.1 Intra-vehicle scenarios radio wave propagation analysis
4.2 Case studies for intra-vehicle electromagnetic properties in ITS
4.3 Intra-vehicle radio planning analysis
References
5. Inter-vehicle short-range wireless channel characterization
5.1 Inter-vehicle scenarios radio wave propagation analysis
5.2 Case studies for inter-vehicle electromagnetic properties in ITS
5.3 Inter-vehicle radio planning analysis
References
6. Vehicular communications channel modelling
6.1 Channel modelling, measurement and estimation
6.2 Radio channel measurements
6.3 Vehicular channel characterization
6.4 V2X channel models
6.5 Channel prediction and estimation
6.6 Channel model selection
References
7. Wireless communication system optimization
7.1 Radio planning for vehicular environments
7.2 Coverage/capacity inter-vehicular analysis
7.3 Coverage/capacity intra-vehicular analysis
7.4 Considerations for inter-system operation
References
8. Applications and case studies
8.1 Location and tracking
8.2 Tunnels
8.3 Autonomous vehicles
8.4 Intelligent transportation systems
8.5 UAV systems
8.6 Terrain and vegetation
8.7 Roundabouts
8.8 Safety and security applications
8.9 Evolution within future 5G scenarios
8.10 Economic impact of vehicular communication technology
References
Index
