Title:
Investigation of the Electromagnetic Interference Threat Posed by a Wireless Network Inside a Passenger Aircraft
Author(s):
Nicole L. Armstrong and Yahia M.M. Antar
Source:
22nd Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics
Vol./Issue/Date:
March 2005
Year:
2005
Page(s):
5
Keywords:
EM Interference, EM Compatibility, Aircraft EM Modeling, Portable Electronic Device
Abstract:
This paper summarizes an ongoing research effort to investigate the electromagnetic
interference (EMI) threat posed by a wireless network inside a passenger aircraft. The present work
focuses specifically on the development of a representative aircraft electromagnetic (EM) model for EMI
analysis. An EM model of the Airbus A319 aircraft was developed using CST MICROWAVE
STUDIO®. The model was validated using analytical techniques as well as existing experimental data in
order to verify that the model is representative of the actual aircraft internal EM environment at 800 MHz,
which corresponds to the GSM 800 frequency band for cellular communication. The validated EM model
in turn offers a means of examining a variety of radiated coupling paths, as well as the effects of multiple
transmitters for various types of network and aircraft configurations. The EMI threat posed by the
wireless network will be determined by comparing the numerical results obtained from EM models of
three electromagnetic compatibility coupling scenarios with susceptibility limits mandated by the civil
aviation standard RTCA DO-160D.
Document:
Reference Id:
39
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