Numerical simulation of aeronautic cable topology and experimental validation

This paper describes the approach developed in the HIRF-SE EU FP7 project in order to model the topology of a complex aeronautic harness, provided by Piaggio Aero Industries. This approach is based on the CRIPTE modeling software (for Multiconductor Transmission Line Network analysis). To validate the correctness of the model of the topology of the complex harness, S-parameter measurements have been performed and compared to numerical results.