Rajo-Iglesias, EvaLópez Iturri, PeioAguirre Gallego, ErikAzpilicueta Fernández de las Heras, LeyreGarate Fernández, UxueFalcone Lanas, Francisco2024-01-122024-01-122014López-Iturri, P., Aguirre, E., Azpilicueta, L., Garate, U., Falcone, F. (2014) Zigbee radio channel analysis in a complex vehicular environment [wireless corner]. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 56(4), 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2014.6931705.1045-924310.1109/MAP.2014.6931705https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/47010In this paper, the influence of topology and morphology of a particularly complex scenario for the deployment of ZigBee wireless sensor networks is analyzed. This complex scenario is a car. The existence of loss mechanisms such as material absorption (seats, dashboard, etc.) and strong multipath components due to the great number of obstacles and the metallic environment (bodywork), as well as the growing demand for wireless systems within a vehicle emphasizes the importance of the configuration of the heterogeneous intra-car wireless systems. Measurement results as well as simulation results by means of an in-house 3D ray launching algorithm illustrate the strong influence of this complex scenario in the overall performance of the intra-car wireless sensor network. Results also show that ZigBee is a viable technology for successfully deploying intra-car wireless sensor networks.application/pdfeng© 2014 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other work.Intra-car communicationsWireless sensor networksRay launchingZigBeeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2024-01-12info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess