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A Study on the Analysis of Broadband Direction finding Antenna on Aircraft

항공기 탑재된 광대역 방향 탐지용 안테나 분석 연구

  • Received : 2018.09.18
  • Accepted : 2018.10.05
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the antenna performance changes caused by the aircraft structure, diffraction and reflection, when the direction finding antenna used in the aircraft is mounted on the aircraft. Direction finding antenna is an antenna that receives radar threat signal in the direction finding device of aircraft electronic warfare system. Recently, because various antenna are mounted on an aircraft, various analyzes such as antenna performance and interference analysis are required. Therefore, the electromagnetic analysis was carried out by installing a broadband direction finding antenna with 50% bandwidth on simulated aircraft, and the direction finding performance was analyzed by comparing the single antenna performance with the performance mounted on the aircraft. The analyzed direction finding accuracy was $6.47^{\circ}$ RMS and predicted to be suitable as an antenna for aircraft direction finding antenna.

본 논문에서는 항공기에서 사용되는 방향 탐지용 안테나가 항공기에 장착 될 경우, 항공기 구조, 회절과 반사에 의한 안테나 성능 변화를 분석하였다. 방향 탐지용 안테나는 항공기 전자전 체계(Electronic Warfare System)의 방향 탐지(DF : Direction Finding) 장치에서 레이더 위협 신호를 수신하는 안테나이다. 최근 항공기에 다양한 안테나가 장착되므로 탑재된 안테나 성능 해석 및 안테나 간섭 분석 등의 다양한 해석이 요구되고 있다. 본문에서는 모사된 항공기에 50% 대역폭을 가지는 광대역 방향 탐지용 안테나를 장착하여 전자파 해석을 진행하였고, 안테나의 단일 성능과 항공기에 탑재된 성능을 비교하여 방향 탐지 성능을 분석하였다. 분석된 방향 탐지 정확도는 $6.47^{\circ}$ RMS를 가지며 항공기 방향 탐지용 안테나로 적합함을 예측하였다.

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