The Helicopter Antenna Radiation Prediction Code (HARP)

Author

Newman, E.H. ; Rojas, Roberto G. ; Scheick, J.T. ; Shamansky, H.T. ; Klevenow, F.T. ; Braeden, E.W. ; Sampath, K.S. ; Barber, G.

Author_Institution

ElectroSci. Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

June 28 1993-July 2 1993

Firstpage

1372

Abstract

The authors describe the development of a computer code which combines modern computer graphics and MM (method of moments) and UTD (uniform geometrical theory of diffraction) computational techniques into an integrated package for analyzing the far-zone radiation pattern of antennas mounted on helicopters. Since the MM and UTD codes are largely in place, the main effort in developing HARP is the user-friendly interface to the electromagnetic codes. This interface employs computer graphics to allow the user to easily specify the helicopter shape, antenna location, and other required parameters, and then to obtain radiation patterns using either the MM or the UTD. Low-frequency MM analysis and high-frequency UTD analysis are discussed in some detail.<>

Keywords

aircraft communication; antenna radiation patterns; geometrical theory of diffraction; graphical user interfaces; helicopters; method of moments; mobile antennas; software packages; Helicopter Antenna Radiation Prediction Code; UTD; antenna location; computer code; computer graphics; far-zone radiation pattern; helicopter shape; integrated package; method of moments; uniform geometrical theory of diffraction; user-friendly interface; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna theory; Computer graphics; Electromagnetic radiation; Helicopters; Moment methods; Packaging; Pattern analysis; Physical theory of diffraction; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1246-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1993.385449

Filename

385449