Study on the Shielding Effectiveness of Airborne Navigation Equipment Enclosures Under High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRFs)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRFs) can cause severe interference to airborne GNSS equipment. This paper builds a CST model based on the real structure and evaluates shielding effectiveness (SE) with respect to frequency, material, polarization, angle of incidence, and aperture; anechoic-chamber tests combined with the DO-160G compliance method (Section 20, Class G) are then conducted, and this integrated scheme: (1) validates the simulation’s effectiveness and confirms the HIRF coupling risk; (2) reveals the GNSS failure mechanism—C/N0 decrease → DOP increase → loss of lock. Subsequently, an equation-based mechanism framework (cavity modes, slot/aperture coupling, waveguide-below-cutoff, thickness attenuation) is proposed, together with an effective-dimension correction, by which a single-point calibration can predict the remaining resonances. Accordingly, mechanism-aligned design strategies are provided (aperture control and honeycomb windows, geometric detuning and local absorbers, high-permeability inserts, multi-polarization and multi-directional protection), achieving predictable, verifiable, and quantifiable improvements in SE.
Source: Processes
DOI: 10.3390/pr13123782
Authors: Xin Li, Hangyu Chen, Chao Zhou, Yifang Tan, Junxiong Wang, Yizhi Shen, Yibing Wang, Juncheng Huang
Institution: Civil Aviation Flight University of China
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
Award: G4463991214
OpenAlex ID: W4416595275