Application of the Helicopter Antenna Radiation Prediction Code (HARP) to modeling fixed wing aircraft

Author

Sampath, K.S. ; Rojas, R.G.

Author_Institution

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

fYear

1993

fDate

June 28 1993-July 2 1993

Firstpage

1376

Abstract

The application of HARP to the prediction of the radiation patterns of antennas on complex, fixed wing airplanes (Boeing 727, 737, 747, etc.) at high frequency is explored. The antennas are part of an angle of arrival (AOA) system, commonly known as the Traffic-alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). The objectives of the study are to estimate the most suitable location for the antennas on the fuselage, based on the AOA prediction accuracy of the TCAS, and to study the performance degradation due to the presence of another antenna in the vicinity of the TCAS antenna.<>

Keywords

aerospace simulation; air traffic control; airborne radar; aircraft communication; antenna radiation patterns; direction-of-arrival estimation; mobile antennas; radar antennas; AOA prediction accuracy; HARP; Helicopter Antenna Radiation Prediction Code; TCAS; Traffic-alert Collision Avoidance System; angle of arrival; fixed wing aircraft; fuselage; high frequency; location; performance degradation; Air safety; Aircraft manufacture; Airplanes; Antenna radiation patterns; Ellipsoids; Frequency; Graphical user interfaces; Helicopters; Laboratories; Predictive models;

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.1993.385450

Filename

385450