An investigation to assess the modulation effects on microwave signals transmitted through rotating propeller blades. Interruption of the antenna line-of-sight signal by the rotating propeller causes a variation of path loss, which produces essentially an amplitude modulation of the received signal. This interruption or blockage effect is generally only partial because of edge diffraction around the particular interfering propeller blade. Signals reflected from the rotating propeller will also cause Doppler frequency shifts to be present in the received signals. A scanning beam microwave landing system (MLS) known as MODILS (modular instrument landing system) was used to process the received signals for display. The effects of propeller modulation were studied by varying the following parameters: (1) spacing between propeller and receiving antenna, (2) propeller dimensions, (3) propeller speed (rpm), (4) number of propeller blades, (5) system data rate, (6) receiver response time, and (7) receiver antenna aperture.


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    Titel :

    Propeller modulation effects on a scanning beam microwave landing system


    Beteiligte:
    Pope, J. M. (Autor:in) / Staehle, W. H. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1974-07-01


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Propeller Modulation Effects on a Scanning-Beam Microwave Landing System

    Pope, Jack M. / Staehle, William N. | SAE Technical Papers | 1975




    Time Reference Scanning Beam Microwave Landing System

    Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration | TIBKAT | 1978