Guiding Wireless Signals with Arrays of Metallic Linear Fresnel Reflectors: A Low-cost, Frequency-versatile, and Practical Approach
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This study presents a novel mechanical metallic reflector array to guide wireless signals to the point of interest, thereby enhancing received signal quality. Comprised of numerous individual units, this device, which acts as a linear Fresnel reflector (LFR), facilitates the reflection of incoming signals to a desired location. Leveraging geometric principles, we present a systematic approach for redirecting beams from an Access Point (AP) toward User Equipment (UE) positions. This methodology is geared towards optimizing beam allocation, thereby maximizing the number of beams directed towards the UE. Ray tracing simulations conducted for two 3D wireless communication scenarios demonstrate significant increases in path gains and received signal strengths (RSS) by at least 50 dB with strategically positioned devices.
Authors: Hieu Le, Oguz Bedir, Mostafa Ibrahim, Jian Tao, Sabit Ekin
Institution: Texas A&M University
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Collaborative Research: SpecEES: Designing A Spectrally Efficient and Energy Efficient Data Aided Demand Driven Elastic Architecture for future Networks (SpiderNET), TOWARDS COMMUNICATION-AWARE SMART FACILITIES: DESIGNING AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HIGH-DATA-RATE AND RELIABLE HYBRID THZ/VLC COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE REINFORCED WITH INTELLIGENT SURFACES FOR FUTURE NETWORKS
OpenAlex ID: W4406266315