Investigation of the electromagnetic interference threat posed by a wireless network inside a passenger aircraft

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-284

  Armstrong, Nicole L ^a,b   Antar, Yahia M M ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic interference (EMI); Electromagnetic propagation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

CELLULAR NETWORK; PASSENGER AIRCRAFT;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 44949184686     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2008.921053     Document Type: Article

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