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Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
El Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial es el Organismo Público de Investigación (OPI) dependiente del Ministerio de Defensa. Además de realizar actividades de investigación científica y de desarrollo de sistemas y prototipos en su ámbito de conocimiento, presta servicios tecnológicos a empresas, universidades e instituciones. El INTA está especializado en la investigación y el desarrollo tecnológico, de carácter dual, en los ámbitos de la Aeronáutica, Espacio, Hidrodinámica, Seguridad y Defensa.

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    Limitations in the Measurement of the Shielding Effectiveness of Aeronautical Multi-ply CFC Laminates
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-10-17) Gómez de Francisco, Patricia; Poyatos Martinez, David; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Escot Bocanegra, D.; Fernández Romero, Sergio; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
    Modern aircraft employ profusely carbon fiber composites (CFC) for their construction. Then, it is mandatory to characterize the behaviour of this kind of materials for its use under harsh electromagnetic environments. In that sense, this paper presents the application of two standards, the ASTM D4935 and the IEC 61000-4-21, to the measurement of the shielding effectiveness (SE) of aeronautical multi-ply CFC laminates frequently used for the construction of aircraft. Each technique is well suited for a specific material or realization and a specific frequency range. So, both techniques are complementary and should be developed in parallel. Taking into account the high SE expected for this kind materials, the set-ups imply the measurement of very low signals, that poses an experimental challenge that has to be faced. Then, in this study, different test samples and realizations of CFC materials have been fabricated and measured. Improvements on the traditional measurement procedures have been applied, obtaining promising results.
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    Assessment of FEM simulations in EMC test setups for small aeronautical platforms
    (Taylor and Francis Online, 2018-08-03) Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Ramajo, O.; López, Daniel; Poyatos Martinez, David; Escot Bocanegra, D.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
    The rise of fly-by-wire systems together with the utilization of new composite materials make it more and more difficult to assess and guarantee aircraft electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). As a result, the design phase becomes of paramount importance in the aircraft production process. Performing actual EMC tests over different configurations in such a phase would be very costly and time consuming, so reliable computational techniques are being explored in the last years. However, proper validation is needed in order to gain confidence in the results obtained by simulations. In this regard, this paper presents the assessment of a simulation approach based on the finite element method to reproduce typical setups of an EMC test laboratory for small aeronautical platforms. The final test object is based on an unmanned aerial vehicle but, first, a simpler test case is used to tune and assess the simulation approach. Once the approach is both qualitatively and quantitatively validated with measurements, new setups involving the aeronautical specimen are analysed.
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    On the Design of a Planetary Protection Shell for EMC Testing on Space Equipment
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020-06-22) Fernández Romero, Sergio; Muñoz Rebate, I.; Jiménez Lorenzo, María; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Poyatos Martinez, David; Díaz Michelena, Marina; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Fernández Romero, S. [0000-0002-7169-2222]; Jiménez Lorenzo, M. [0000-0003-1243-6111]; Plaza Gallardo, B. [0000-0003-3615-0353]; Poyatos Martínez, D. [0000-0002-3829-5110]
    This letter addresses on the design of a planetary protection shell for performing the Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) tests of the Anisotropic Magneto-Resistance (AMR) sensor of the ExoMars mission. This mission has strict bio-burden requirements. The ElectroMagnetic (EM) properties of several materials have been investigated for measuring their transmission coefficients and the novelty of this letter is the use of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology as the production method. Additive manufacturing is presented as a promising technology in the field of radiofrequency since it can use a wide range of materials (including thermoplastics) with high and low transmission coefficient. The investigation comprises the analysis of the electromagnetic properties of several 3D printer materials in order to study their transmission coefficients. Seeing the EM characterization results, it was decided to produce a shell using FDM technology because it provides control over the grounding of the instrument and makes easier the integration, cleaning and protection against impacts during the operation, with great versatility and low cost. To finish, the shell has been proved during the acceptance EMC tests of the flight model and flight spare AMR instrument.
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    Limitations in the Shielding Effectiveness Measurement Methods for Carbon Fiber Composites
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-04-12) Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Fernández Romero, Sergio; Gómez de Francisco, Patricia; Muñoz Rebate, I.; Ramos Somolinos, D.; Poyatos Martinez, David; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
    Novel materials, as multi-ply carbon fiber composites (CFC), are increasingly used in the industry due to their outstanding mechanical properties in relation to their weight. In this regard, from the standpoint of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), shielding effectiveness (SE) is a key parameter that often determines the scope for application of a given material. This article addresses the application of two complementary standards, ASTM D4935 and IEC 61000-4-21, to the SE measurement of different CFC test samples with more than 10 layers and a very large expected shielding. The analysis of the limitations encountered and the description of applied improvements on the traditional measurement procedures on each method are also included, showing promising results. On the other hand, there are alternative methods to evaluate the SE of CFC based on their DC square resistance. Consequently, and forthe shake of completeness, a novel setup for high precision measurement of the DC square resistance of CFC samples is also described along the article.
  • PublicaciónAcceso Abierto
    CFD Study of Flow Field Velocities and 3D Effects over the MEXICO Wind Turbine Model
    (Science Publishin Group, 2017-12-13) Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Rafael, Bardera Mora; Visiedo Martínez, S.
    The deep understanding about wake field and 3D effects of wind turbines are still a challenge, due to the complexity of the three-dimensional flow which blades rotation produces. In this work an aerodynamic analysis about wind turbine model MEXICO is realized, firstly of axial distribution of velocities in several regions inside the streamtube and then some estimations of 3D effects, either lift coefficient augmentation or stall delay phenomenon. CFD-RANS simulations have been carried out at three different wind speeds, and results are compared to experimental data of the MEXICO project, from wind tunnel tests. Results show that axial and radial inductions are greater for outer sections and lower as wind speed increases, providing different wake configurations. As for the 3D effects, it is found that rotational augmentation appears firstly for inner part of the blade and they advance progressively towards span-wise direction as wind velocity grows. For inner section, at high wind speed, lift coefficient increase reaches to values of 50% over the corresponding 2D polar curve.
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    Novel electromagnetic characterization methods for new materials and structures in aerospace platforms
    (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-07-23) Ramos Somolinos, D.; Cidrás Estévez, José; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Peñafield Moravec, Carolina; De la Torre Lejarraga, Antonia; Frövel, M.; Poyatos Martinez, David; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
    The tendency over the last decades in the aerospace industry is to substitute classic metallic materials with new composite materials such as carbon fiber composites (CFC), fiber glass, etc., as well as adding electronic devices to ensure the safety and proper platform operation. Due to this, to protect the aircraft against the Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3), it is mandatory to develop accurate electromagnetic (EM) characterization measurement systems to analyze the behavior of new materials and electronic components. In this article, several measurement methods are described to assess the EM behavior of the samples under test: microstrip transmission line for a surface current analysis, free space to obtain intrinsic features of the materials and shielding effectiveness (SE) approaches to figure out how well they isolate from EM fields. The results presented in this work show how the different facilities from the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) are suitable for such purposes, being capable of measuring a wide variety of materials, depending on the type of test to be carried out.
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    Electromagnetic Characterization of Materials Through High Accuracy Free Space Measurements
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-04-26) Poyatos Martinez, David; Ramos Somolinos, D.; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
    Aerospace or automotive industries employ novel composite or 3D printed materials in their manufacturing processes to improve performance and reduce costs. Obtaining the electromagnetic (EM) characterization of these materials or a combination of them is essential to ensure safety and EM compatibility. In this paper, the development of a test bench with rod antennas for measurements in free space is presented. A complete design is described, from simulation analysis to validation measurements. The aim is to achieve robust measurements which allow the EM characterization of very diverse samples and materials, and high accuracy results that make possible to know the exact EM behaviour of these materials.
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    A subcell FDTD Scheme implementation for thin slot modeling
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022-07-08) Cabello, M. R.; Martín Valverde, A. J.; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Frövel, Malte; Poyatos Martinez, David; Rubio Bretones, Amelia; González García, S.; Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Junta de Andalucía
    The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is not able to efficiently model thin features without a drastic reductions of the spatial mesh size, potentially yielding an unfeasible use of memory and CPU requirements. In this work we propose two stable and efficient techniques for dealing with thin apertures in FDTD, one based on conformal and one based on subgridding. These are compared, in two different scenarios, with the classical dispersive magnetic material approximation [DMMA] based on Gilbert-Holland's models.
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    Shielding Effectiveness Measurement of an UAV Simplified Demonstrator Through Low-Level Swept Field (LLSF) Test
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022-09-23) Ramos Somolinos, D.; Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Cidrás Estévez, José; Díaz Acosta, Laura; Gómez de Francisco, Patricia; Añón Cancela, M.; Frövel, Malte; Poyatos Martinez, David; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
    The increasing number of electronic devices on board and the use of novel composite materials in the aerospace industry create a harsh electromagnetic environment that must be studied. In this article, a UAV demonstrator (DEMO-E3) with different test cases is evaluated through the low-level swept field test following a nested resonant chambers approach, which is framed under the high intensity radio frequency measurements. The aim is to analyze the difference in terms of the shielding effectiveness of the enclosure considering the different materials and apertures of each test sample. Some of the test cases had been previously measured independently, according to the IEC 61000-4-21 standard, while in this study, they are incorporated into the demonstrator and former results are used as a comparison.
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    Comparison of BEM and CFD results for MEXICO rotor aerodynamics
    (Elsevier, 2015-07-07) Plaza Gallardo, Borja; Rafael, Bardera Mora; Visiedo Martínez, S.
    This work aims to conduct an aerodynamic analysis of the MEXICO wind turbine rotor, establishing comparisons between the results of two radically different computational techniques and measurements, obtained in wind tunnel tests under controlled conditions in the framework of the MEXICO project (Boorsma and Schepers, 2009, Schepers et al., 2012). Forces, pressures, and torque generated in the rotor are computed usingthe blade element momentum (BEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes to investigate their main strengths and weaknesses at different wind speeds, highlighting the quality of the results obtained at different blade stations. In general terms, both methods tend to overestimate the spanwise distribution of forces and pressures. Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS)-CFD simulations maintain a uniform level of accuracy across the studied velocity range, whereas BEM calculations outperform CFD estimates at low wind velocities but fail at higher velocities due to separated flow conditions. Blade tip loss and three-dimensional (3D) effects are partly responsible for inaccuracies in calculation, especially for the BEM code. These 3D effects are discussed briefly in relation to force estimates.