Analysis of radar altimeter interference due to wireless avionics intra-communication systems by using large-scale FDTD method — Investigation on Airbus A320 class passenger aircraft

Radio altimeters and wireless avionics intra-communication (WAIC) systems are both operated at the frequency band 4,200 MHz-4,400 MHz. Hence, a detailed analysis is required for spectrum sharing in the same band. Firstly, a large-scale finite-difference time-domain analysis is performed to obtain the detailed characteristics of the electromagnetic field (EMF) around the three-dimensional Airbus A320 aircraft model, which assumes that a WAIC device is located inside the cabin. Then, the 4-GHz EMF propagation characteristics are evaluated based on the analyzed results. Finally, the methodology of the interference analysis is discussed based on the obtained EMF characteristics.