Probability Distribution of Rician [Formula Omitted]-Factor in Urban, Suburban and Rural Areas Using Real-World Captured Data

The Rician [Formula Omitted]-factor of the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) wireless propagation channel is estimated using a moment-based method on the envelope of measured pulse data. The measurements were carried out under vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communication channel condition with car rooftop antenna heights at one end of the link and very low antenna height at the other end. Data captured from typical urban, suburban and rural areas are analyzed and the [Formula Omitted]-factor probability density function is generated for each scenario to give an insight into the V2V channel behavior. For all three areas, the majority of [Formula Omitted] values are found to be within the range of [Formula Omitted] to [Formula Omitted] dB. The [Formula Omitted]-factor distributions are close to normal with mean values of 1.8, 2.6 and 3 dB respectively for urban, suburban and rural area.