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Introduction to Antenna Placement and Installation - (Aerospace) by Thereza MacNamara (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Introduction to Antenna Placement and Installation introduces the characteristics of antennas and their integration on aircraft.
- About the Author: Thereza M. Macnamara attained her first degree in applied physics and her master's degree in microwaves at London University.
- 416 Pages
- Technology, Electronics
- Series Name: Aerospace
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Book Synopsis
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
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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
Review Quotes
"In summary, this book provides an excellent reference and source of information for a specialised subject. It will be a very useful resource for any design organisation involved in the installation of antennas on aircraft." (The Aeronautical Journal, 1 October 2011)
About the Author
Thereza M. Macnamara attained her first degree in applied physics and her master's degree in microwaves at London University. After two years of teaching physics up to Advanced level, she worked as a microwave engineer at G&E Bradley. She then worked as a research physicist for Morganite Research and Development before returning to work as a microwave engineer, working on a standard field facility, waveguide components, thermistor detectors, and calibration at Wayne-Kerr Laboratories, Flann Microwave Instruments ad Bradley Electronics. After a short break to have a family, she returned to work as an examiner at the British Patent Office and lecturing in mathematics and physics whilst her children were growing up. She then took up a post as a senior RF engineer at ERA Technology, where she worked on antennas, feed networks and as an EMC engineer, before taking up the post of an electromagnetic specialist at BAE Systems where she worked fro 17 years. Whilst at BAE Systems she worked in the R&D department and on Nimrod, Typhoon, Harrier, Tornado and Jaguar aircraft, and then became the technical coordinator of the EU funded research project IPAS (Installed Performance of Antennas on AeroStructures). Apart from many technical papers, she has also authored a reference book on EMC, entitled "Handbook of Antennas for EMC".Dimensions (Overall): 9.8 Inches (H) x 6.9 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Series Title: Aerospace
Genre: Technology
Sub-Genre: Electronics
Publisher: Wiley
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Thereza MacNamara
Language: English
Street Date: May 24, 2010
TCIN: 89716301
UPC: 9780470019818
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-4983
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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