O. Akinsanmi

Work place: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

E-mail: akinsanmi2013@gmail.com

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Research Interests: Computational Science and Engineering, Computer systems and computational processes, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering

Biography

Dr Olaitan Akinsanmi is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and presently the Head of Department, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Ado-Ekiti in 1997, M.Sc and PhD from the famous Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 2005 and 2012 respectively. Dr Akinsanmi is a registered Engineer with the Council for The Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Professional Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is also a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Associate member, the Nigerian Institute for Biomedical Engineering (NIBE), Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Natural Resources and Human Development, and a member of the National Association of Educational Managers and Planners (MNAEMP) among others. He is a recipient of Award of The Pillar of Nation Builder in the Academics from The Nigerian Strategic Institute for Natural Resources and Human Development in 2013. He has acquired over eighteen years of research and development with different Universities and other organizations where he has been involved in effective teaching and administrative work. He is a specialist in Computational Electromagnetic, Neural Network Soft Computing in Artificial Intelligence and Reliability of Engineering systems. Dr. Akinsanmi has over thirty-five published journals at both national and international levels.

Author Articles
Signal Strength Variation and Propagation Profiles of UHF Radio Wave Channel in Ondo State, Nigeria

By A. Akinbolati O. Akinsanmi K.R. Ekundayo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijwmt.2016.04.02, Pub. Date: 8 Jul. 2016

This study investigated the received signal strength and the propagation profiles for UHF channel 23, broadcast signal in Ondo State, Nigeria, at various elevation levels. The signal strength was measured quantitatively across the state along several routes with the aid of a digital field strength meter. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver was used to determine the elevation above ground level, the geographic coordinates and the line of sight of the various data points from the base station. Data obtained were used to plot the elevation and propagation profiles of the signal along measurement's routes. Results showed that the signal strength was strongest towards the northern parts with respect to distance compared to other routes with the same distance contrary to inverse square law. The threshold signal level for the station was 20dBµV which was recorded up to 50km line of sight from the transmitter towards the northern parts of the state where higher levels of elevation of data locations were recorded and 42km towards the southern parts with lower values of elevation. The propagation profiles for all the routes follow the elevation pattern of the study areas, with some farther locations recording higher signal strength compared to closer locations to the transmitter contrary to theoretical expectation. The overall results show that elevation above ground level is a key factor to be considered for UHF transmission and reception (location of transmitters, transmitting antenna's height, directivity and gain. Others are, transmitter output power, receiving antenna's height and gain) in the study areas.

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