Development and testing of an indoor VLC simulator

Abstract

This work reports the development of a MATLAB® simulation tool for the indoor VLC channel characterization. In addition to the evaluation of the light level and the impulse responses in any point of the simulation volume, the modeling of the various sources of disturbance (sunlight, skylight, general illumination devices and interfering ones) is also specifically addressed. The accuracy of the predictions was verified by comparing the simulator outcomes with a set of measurements carried out in a furnished office.