Antenna Installation and Location Qualification Aircraft using Computational Electromagnetic Tools

In this work, antenna location qualification and co-site analysis were performed on Mirage aircraft. Two blade antennas operating within the frequency range of 0.960 GHz to 1.220 GHz and 0.400 GHz to 0.500 GHz have been designed, optimized and their location qualification on the Mirage fuselage has been carried out. The designed antennas are simulated by using the ‘CST Microwave Studio’ software in an isolated environment and also simulated by mounting the antennas onto an aircraft CAD model. The radiation pattern and return loss of the designed antennas are measured. The mutual coupling between the antennas mounted on the aircraft is measured and the coupling matrix is optimized.