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dc.contributor.authorStreeter, Samuel S.-
dc.contributor.authorBreton, Daniel J.-
dc.contributor.authorMaxson, Michele L.-
dc.contributor.authorGoodin, Christopher T.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-25T17:27:55Z-
dc.date.available2017-05-25T17:27:55Z-
dc.date.issued2017-05-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/22551-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/22551-
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Newly developed radio-frequency propagation models estimate signal strength, signal coverage, and bit error rates to support mission planning for robotic platforms operating in urban areas. This study involved high-fidelity modeling on a graphics processing unit workstation and included full three-dimensional analysis of reflection, transmission, and diffraction propagation effects within urban landscapes. Real-time propagation modeling is made possible using an application programming interface (API) with simpler, faster models whose output can, in principle, be used for mission planning or platform performance assessment within a virtual scene. This report presents the results of two test cases—within a virtual rendering of the U.S. Army Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory campus and within a fabricated dense urban scene—to demonstrate the ability to generate high-fidelity radio-frequency propagation models from building and terrain data derived from (1) LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and digital elevation models and (2) Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment (VANE) scenes. This report outlines steps necessary to produce lower fidelity, higher speed models using the API and dis-cusses how the API could interface with existing virtual environments and mission-planning tools.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.publisherGeotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesERDC;TR-17-2-
dc.subjectChannel analysisen_US
dc.subjectCities and townsen_US
dc.subjectMilitary robotsen_US
dc.subjectModelingen_US
dc.subjectNon-line-of-sighten_US
dc.subjectRadiofrequencyen_US
dc.subjectRadio wave propagationen_US
dc.subjectRay tracingen_US
dc.subjectTelemetryen_US
dc.subjectVirtual environmenten_US
dc.titleHigh-fidelity simulations of electromagnetic propagation and RF communication systems : T53 final reporten_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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