clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 16.01.2014 08:31, schrieb pfefferk:
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > My field of research makes it necessary to build site-specific propagation
> > models for indoor wireless communication. Unfortunately - to my knowledge - no
> > open source raytracing engine currently exists.
> >
> > Would it be possible to use POV-Ray to predict for example signal strength/delay
> > for an indoor scenario? If not, what would be necessary to achieve this?
>
> I suspect that at the frequencies involved, the wavelike nature of the
> electromagnetic radiation becomes too much of an issue to simulate its
> propagation by means of raytracing. If that is the case, then POV-Ray is
> a poor starting point for what you're trying to achieve.

Yes, the wavelengths and therefore effects differ. What I am interested in is
whether POVray was written to support wave-length-based calculations and is
extensible in that direction.

I guess for a start it would be sufficient to ignore the phase information and
work only with magnitude. As the radiated wave passes through a concrete wall
for example, its power is reduced by 7 dB. The sum of power introduced by all
rays at a certain spot equals the simulated received power.

Does anyone know whether or how this could be achieved?
-- Daniel

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