Consideration of Electromagnetic Effects in Aircraft Design
Thomas JerseDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sigma Xi Brownbag Presentation10/17/08
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
• Safety of flight
• Radiation Hazards
• Cosite interference
E3
Safety of Flight
• Power Systems– Fly-by-wire controls
• 3x or 4x redundancy
• Air Traffic Control (ATC) radios
• Navigation Systems
HIRF Limits
Fre
quen
cy B
and
Pea
k F
ield
(V
/m)
Avg
Fie
ld (
V/m
)
10 kHz-100 MHz 50 50100 kHz-500 kHz 60 60
500 kHz-2 MHz 70 702-30 MHz 200 200
30-100 MHz 30 30100-200 MHz 90 30200-400 MHz 70 70400-700 MHz 730 80
700-1000 MHz 1400 2401-2 GHz 3300 1602-4 GHz 4500 4904-6 GHz 7200 3006-8 GHz 1100 170
8-12 GHz 2600 33012-18 GHz 2000 33018-40 GHz 1000 420
FIXEDWINGAIRCRAFT
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
• Safety of flight
• Radiation Hazards
• Cosite interference
E3
Co-Site Interference Analysis
Tx
Rx
H
H
Output PowerHarmonicsSpurious OutputsSignal Spectrum
Sensitivity
Image
Subharmonics
OBRTRR
Intermods
CouplingPath LossReflectionDiffraction
GainPattern
FiltersMulticouplers
Isolators
Broadband Noise
Tuning Range
Tuning Range
IF Feedthrough
Passband Shape
Cable Loss
Polarization SIR
A Gigantic Spreadsheet Problem
• NTx = number of transmitters
• NRx = number of receivers
• Nb = number transceivers
RxTxb
bRxTxnscombinatio NNN
NNNN
22
SINGLE-TONE ANALYSIS
A Gigantic Spreadsheet Problem
• NTx = number of transmitters (8)
• NRx = number of receivers (16)
• Nb = number transceivers (12)
RxTxb
bRxTxnscombinatio NNN
NNNN
22 (548)
SINGLE-TONE ANALYSIS
Linear Analysis
MSIRSP RxRx
RxCRxCTxTxTxRx HLCLHPP
PTx Tx POWER HTx Tx FILTER RESPONSE LCTx Tx CABLE LOSS C COUPLING LCRx Rx CABLE LOSS HRx Rx FILTER RESPONSE SRx Rx SENSITIVITY (MDS) SIR SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE RATIO M MARGIN
Friis Equation
FAR-FIELD
C = COUPLING IN dB
R = SEPARATION DISTANCE = WAVELENGTH
G = ANTENNA GAIN
POLRxTxt
r LGGRP
PC
4log20 10
L = CROSS-POLARIZATION LOSSPOL
Modified Friis Equation
FAR-FIELD
C = COUPLING IN dB
R = SEPARATION DISTANCE = WAVELENGTH
G = ANTENNA GAIN
L = CROSS-POLARIZATION LOSSPOL
SE = SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS
SELGGRP
PC POLRxTx
t
r
4log20 10
Harmonic Distortion
• All transmitters generate harmonics.
• Harmonics can also be generated from a single tone applied to the receiver input circuitry.
f0 2f0 3f0 4f0
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)
• Two transmitters, one receiver
f = f1-f2
FREQUENCY
f 1 f 2
2f -
f1
2
2f -
f2
1
3f -
2f1
2
4f -
3f1
2
3f -
2f2
1
4f -
3f2
1
Weierstrass Approximation Theorem
Two-Tone Combinations
• NTx = number of transmitters
• NRx = number of receivers
• Nb = number transceivers
bTxbb
TxbRx
Txbnscombinatio NNNN
NNN
NNN 1
233
2
Two-Tone Combinations
• NTx = number of transmitters (8)
• NRx = number of receivers (16)
• Nb = number transceivers (12)
bTxbb
TxbRx
Txbnscombinatio NNNN
NNN
NNN 1
233
2
(5092)
Cross Modulation
• Modulation from one signal is transferred onto another
Rx
Tx 1
Tx 2
MOST SEVERE ON AM SIGNALS
Cosite Interference Mitigation Options
• Coupling reduction• Filtering• Tuning rules• Blanking• Statistical Characterization• Active cancellation
Accuracy Required
150 160 170 180 190 200 210-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
PHASE IN DEGREES
AM
PLI
TU
DE
IN
dB
-10
-15 -10 -15 -20
-25
-30
-40
CONTOURS OFCANCELLATION
IN dB
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