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Record W4406983340 · doi:10.1109/tap.2025.3533739

A Generalizable Physics-Guided Convolutional Neural Network for Irregular Terrain Propagation

2025· article· en· W4406983340 on OpenAlexafffund
Siyi Huang, Hao Qin, Weibin Hou, Xinyue Zhang, Xingqi Zhang

Bibliographic record

VenueIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Alberta
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaCanada First Research Excellence FundAlberta Innovates
KeywordsTerrainConvolutional neural networkComputer scienceArtificial neural networkRadio propagationPhysicsArtificial intelligenceTelecommunicationsGeographyCartography

Abstract

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The application of split-step parabolic equation (SSPE) methods for radio wave propagation across irregular terrains has gained widespread attention. However, the computational intensity of these methods limits their practical use, leading to the exploration of machine learning (ML) techniques as an alternative. A significant hurdle for ML models in the field of electromagnetics is their ability to precisely forecast relevant quantities in situations not covered by their training data, which have not been considered in the current ML-assisted propagation models over irregular terrain. To that end, we propose a generalizable physics-guided propagation modeling framework of high fidelity. This framework is adept at generalizing across various terrain types and antenna configurations, showcasing extrapolation capabilities beyond its training dataset. Our approach innovates by embedding prior knowledge from deterministic models into the network architecture. Furthermore, we demonstrate that adapting the network structure to align with the electromagnetic properties of terrain propagation markedly improves the model’s predictive accuracy and generalizability.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.015
Threshold uncertainty score0.031

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.015
GPT teacher head0.235
Teacher spread0.220 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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Citations8
Published2025
Admission routes2
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