DocumentCode
2163199
Title
Determining efficiency of HF aircraft-coupled antennas in composite aircraft using FDTD
Author
Amburgey, Christel ; Perala, Rodney ; Rigden, G. ; McDonald, Tim
Author_Institution
Electro Magn. Applic., Inc., Lakewood, CO, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a method of evaluating aircraft-coupled communication antenna efficiency which uses the entire aircraft as a radiator by simulating the antenna input impedance with the EMA3D finite difference time domain (FDTD) code. The effect of the use of carbon-fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in major aircraft structures on antenna performance is presented.
Keywords
aircraft antennas; aircraft communication; carbon fibre reinforced plastics; composite materials; finite difference time-domain analysis; structural engineering; CFRP composites; EMA3D finite difference time domain; FDTD code; HF aircraft-coupled antennas; aircraft structures; aircraft-coupled communication antenna efficiency; antenna input impedance; antenna performance; carbon-fiber reinforced polymer; composite aircraft; Aircraft; Antennas; Atmospheric modeling; Finite difference methods; Impedance; Time domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6349380
Filename
6349380
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