Apparatus and method for detecting an interference radiation on board of an aircraft
First Claim
1. A method of detecting and locating a source of an interference radiation on board an aircraft, using an apparatus including a plurality of receiver units each respectively including at least one antenna, a monitoring unit including an interference computer adapted to receive and evaluate digital signals from said receiver units, a digital data transmission pathway linking said receiver units and said monitoring unit and adapted to convey digital signals therebetween, and a display unit connected to an output of said monitoring unit, said method comprising the following steps:
- a) receiving an interference radiation in said receiver units with said antennas of said receiver units;
b) in each one of said receiver units, sampling said interference radiation in at least one specified frequency range, and comparing said sampled interference radiation with at least one specified signal level threshold;
c) if said sampled interference radiation exceeds said threshold in said step (b), then preparing and transmitting from said receiver units to said monitoring unit respective digital signals that respectively include at least an identifier of a respective originating one of said receiver units, and first data specifying a respective frequency range and second data specifying a respective signal field strength of said interference radiation as received in said respective originating receiver unit;
d) evaluating and comparing with one another in said monitoring unit said respective digital signals transmitted from said receiver units, and thereby determining a location of a source of said interference radiation; and
e) transmitting from said monitoring unit to said display unit information indicating at least said location of said source of said interference radiation.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting high frequency interference radiation signals, such as radio frequency emissions, on board a passenger aircraft includes at least two receiver units for receiving and measuring the interference radiation signal, and a monitoring unit for evaluating the signal measurement results. Each receiver unit respectively includes at least one antenna, the monitoring unit includes an interference computer, and a digital data signal transmission path connects the receiver units to the monitoring unit. The interference computer evaluates the data signals received from the receiver units to determine the location of an interference radiation source within the aircraft, and indicates corresponding location and warning information on a display unit connected to the interference computer.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of detecting and locating a source of an interference radiation on board an aircraft, using an apparatus including a plurality of receiver units each respectively including at least one antenna, a monitoring unit including an interference computer adapted to receive and evaluate digital signals from said receiver units, a digital data transmission pathway linking said receiver units and said monitoring unit and adapted to convey digital signals therebetween, and a display unit connected to an output of said monitoring unit, said method comprising the following steps:
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a) receiving an interference radiation in said receiver units with said antennas of said receiver units; b) in each one of said receiver units, sampling said interference radiation in at least one specified frequency range, and comparing said sampled interference radiation with at least one specified signal level threshold; c) if said sampled interference radiation exceeds said threshold in said step (b), then preparing and transmitting from said receiver units to said monitoring unit respective digital signals that respectively include at least an identifier of a respective originating one of said receiver units, and first data specifying a respective frequency range and second data specifying a respective signal field strength of said interference radiation as received in said respective originating receiver unit; d) evaluating and comparing with one another in said monitoring unit said respective digital signals transmitted from said receiver units, and thereby determining a location of a source of said interference radiation; and e) transmitting from said monitoring unit to said display unit information indicating at least said location of said source of said interference radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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