Spatial correlation analysis of on-body radio channels considering statistical significance

Xiao Dong Yang; Qammer H. Abbasi; Akram Alomainy; Yang Hao

doi:10.1109/LAWP.2011.2163378

Spatial correlation analysis of on-body radio channels considering statistical significance

Xiao Dong Yang, Qammer H. Abbasi, Akram Alomainy, Yang Hao

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Abstract

On-body radio channel modeling and measurement has been studied extensively. However, the spatial correlation properties of channel parameters and the reliability of on-body channel measurements remain poorly understood. In this letter, a K-weight-based spatial autocorrelation model and corresponding Z-score is used to investigate the spatial correlation of on-body radio propagation and the degree of confidence in measurement results. It is demonstrated that, due to rich multipath scattering in an indoor environment, both the spatial autocorrelation and corresponding confidence level are higher compared to those in the chamber environment. These findings have the profound implication that, for less scattered environments, the locations of transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) need to be very accurate in order to achieve high repeatability in on-body channel measurements.

Original language	English
Article number	5967884
Pages (from-to)	780-783
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2011.2163378
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

K-weight
on-body radio propagation
spatial autocorrelation

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Yang, X. D., Abbasi, Q. H., Alomainy, A., & Hao, Y. (2011). Spatial correlation analysis of on-body radio channels considering statistical significance. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 10, 780-783. [5967884]. https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2011.2163378

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