Introduction to Antenna Placement and Installation / Aerospace Series (PEP) (PDF)

Introduction to Antenna Placement and Installation
introduces the characteristics of antennas and their integration on
aircraft. The book covers antenna siting and placement,
computational antenna modelling on structures, measurement on
sub-scale models of the airframe, full-scale ground measurements
and in-flight measurements.





The author addresses the different stages in the process of
developing an entire antenna layout, as well as covering individual
retrofits on existing platforms. She explains the physics of
antenna placement qualitatively, thus obviating the requirement to
understand complex mathematical equations.



* Provides a reference book & guide written primarily for
Antenna and Integration Engineers but which will also be of
interest to Systems Engineers and Project Managers

* Includes chapters on aircraft systems using antennas,
restrictions & trade-offs, frequency & spatial coverage
considerations, effect of other antennas & obstacles, RF
interoperability issues associated with radiated emissions,
computer modelling software, scaled model & full-scale
measurements, comparison between measurements & modelling, as
well as ground tests and in-flight measurements

* Describes techniques that can be applied equally to antennas on
other structures such as land or sea vehicles and spacecraft

* Illustrated throughout with figures & diagrams as well as a
full colour plates