Ray Tracing Using Shooting-Bouncing Technique to Model Mine Tunnels: Theory and Verification for a PEC Waveguide

Authors

  • Blake A. Troksa Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Cam L. Key Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Forest B. Kunkel Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Slobodan V. Savić Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Milan M. Ilić Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Branislav M. Notaroš Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Keywords:

communications, computational electromagnetics, highfrequency, microwave, ray tracing, signal propagation, waveguide

Abstract

We present a shooting-bouncing approach to ray-tracing as applied to signal propagation modeling in electrically large waveguides, such as underground mine tunnels at wireless communication frequencies. The method is verified for a dominantmode rectangular metallic waveguide excited by a dipole antenna.

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Published

2019-02-01

How to Cite

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Blake A. Troksa, Cam L. Key, Forest B. Kunkel, Slobodan V. Savić, Milan M. Ilić, and Branislav M. Notaroš, “Ray Tracing Using Shooting-Bouncing Technique to Model Mine Tunnels: Theory and Verification for a PEC Waveguide”, ACES Journal, vol. 34, no. 02, pp. 224–225, Feb. 2019.

Issue

2019: Vol 34 Iss 2

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