Deterministic Radio Channel Characterization for Near-Ground Wireless Sensor Networks Deployment Optimization in Smart Agriculture

In this paper, a deterministic propagation modeling for wireless sensor networks in agriculture fields is presented. The impact of corn and potato fields on near ground radio propagation is analyzed by means of an in-house 3D Ray Launching Simulator. Corn and Potato fields models have been developed taking into account the dielectric properties of each and every component of the field, as well as it morphology. Analyzing and understanding the influence of these fields on the wireless propagation is one of the important keys to the deployment of an optimal low cost WSN in smart agriculture.

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