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Improvement of Abnormal Altitude Display of Radar Altimeter by Using Attenuation of Received Interference

수신 간섭의 신호 감쇠를 통한 전파고도계의 비정상 고도 시현 개선

  • Received : 2021.03.27
  • Accepted : 2021.08.03
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to study how to improve the occurrence of abnormal altitude values of radio altimeter, due to RF interference signals during the flight of aircraft. In flight missions, since it performs a roll-out after several high maneuvers, accurate altitude must be displayed to effectively perform flight missions. Thus, a root cause analysis and trouble shooting were performed for the display of abnormal altitude values of radar altimeters, and a method of reducing RF interference signals by installing an attenuator was examined. Additionally, the verification results for the improvements are also described.

본 논문에서는 항공기가 비행 중 RF 간섭 신호로 인해 전파고도계의 비정상인 고도값이 발생되는 현상에 대한 개선 방안을 연구하였다. 비행 임무 시 수회 이상을 고기동 후 기동 회복을 수행하기 때문에 정확한 고도가 시현되어야 비행 임무를 효과적으로 수행할 수 있다. 따라서, 원인분석, 고장탐구를 통해 RF 간섭 신호를 감쇠시키는 감쇠기 장착 방안을 도출하였다. 또한, 개선사항에 대한 검증 및 적용결과도 함께 기술하였다.

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