Statistical characterization of UWB propagation channel in ship cabin environment

This paper presents a statistical characterization of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) channel for ship cabin environment based on measurements carried out in the frequency-domain and covered the frequency band of 6–9GHz. According to the results of measurement, it is observed that rays arrive in clusters, so we describe the multipath propagation with the classical S-V model. The main purpose is to study multipath propagation behavior, particularly the phenomenon of clustered multipath components. An efficient cluster automatic identification algorithm based on wavelet analysis is employed for clusters identification of the discrete UWB channel impulse responses (CIRs). Then, the statistical characterizations of multi-path components (MPCs) are examined. Finally, simulation results of the proposed statistical model are compared to measured data demonstrating reasonable agreement. The results are helpful to model the UWB propagation channel in such environment.