RF Antenna Placement on Airbus A320

This application note presents WIPL‑D simulations of two electrically large scenarios. The first scenario encompassed a monopole antenna mounted on the model of the Airbus A320 (simulated at 833 MHz). The second scenario encompassed three monopole antennas mounted in three different positions on the aircraft (simulated at 1.53 GHz).

Results show WIPL-D capabilities in antenna placement problems. Converting CAD format files to WIPL-D Pro native format is done easily through WIPL-D pro CAD. Antenna placement reduction or Unused Entities can tremendously decrease required computational resources without compromising accuracy. Beside very efficient CPU simulation, the benefits of using GPU Solver are needed for 200 lambda aircraft.

Such EM simulations enable antenna engineers to experiment with various antenna models in various environments. The influence of the surrounding objects to an antenna can be easily tested. Here the influence of the wings and the tail on the radiation pattern is shown.

Section: Antenna Placement

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