The purpose of this paper is to describe a communications analysis tool, referred to as OPAR, that can be used in support of both in-field demonstrations and large-scale simulation activities.
A Communications Analysis Tool Set That Accounts for the Attentuation Due to Foliage, Buildings, and Ground Effects
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The purpose of this paper is to describe a communications analysis tool, referred to as OPAR, that can be used in support of both in-field demonstrations and large-scale simulation activities. Using overhead imagery as a backdrop, OPAR provides a graphical user interface that allows the user to quantify the source/destination path attenuation in a mobile, ad-hoc communications network, taking into account obstructions due to foliage and buildings.