Indoor Received Power Prediction Based on Physical Optics (PO): Simulations and Experimental Validation in Industrial Environment

This study presents an approach based on Physical Optics computations to predict the receive signal power in an indoor environment. The application in focus pertains the development of highly reliable manufacturing industry processes where wireless communications plays a key role. Our proposed numerical method shows a good agreement with measurement data. It is therefore suggested that Electromagnetic modelling based on computationally efficient Physical Optics algorithms can be used as a complement, an alternative or even a replacement for empirical models requiring time consuming measurement campaigns.