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2011-06-02
Measurement of ZigBee Wireless Communications in Mode-Stirred and Mode-Tuned Reverberation Chamber
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Anthony Centeno,

    Dr. Anthony Centeno

    Electronic Systems Engineering

    Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology

    Malaysia

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Neil Alford

    Dr. Neil Alford

    Department of Materials

    Imperial College London

    UK

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 18, 171-178, 2011
doi:10.2528/PIERM11040707 | Google Scholar

Abstract
It is highly desirable to use advanced sensor networks to continuously monitor the structural health of an aircraft. It would be advantageous if the network was wireless to avoid the need for additional wire bundles and associated interconnects but the reliability of a suitable wireless channel in low loss enclosed structures needs to be understood. This paper reports on work undertaken testing the 2.4 GHz ZigBee wireless protocol in a mode stirred and mode tuned reverberation chamber. The results show that even for very low loss enclosures wireless communications is possible but only under very specific conditions. A higher loss chamber has more reliable communication channels, but even with loading there are large variations in packet error rates even between adjacent ZigBee channels.
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Anthony Centeno, and Neil Alford, "Measurement of ZigBee Wireless Communications in Mode-Stirred and Mode-Tuned Reverberation Chamber," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 18, 171-178, 2011.
doi:10.2528/PIERM11040707
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