A proposed HIRF test facility for aircraft testing

Author

Kempf, Diane R.

Author_Institution

Aircraft Div., Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

26-30 Oct 1997

Firstpage

4.2

Abstract

Since the high power threat from friendly and foreign emitters continues to grow and the threat of High Power Microwave (HPM) is becoming more of a concern, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been interested in developing a capability to efficiently and thoroughly test aircraft for this High Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) electromagnetic environment. There are technical challenges and safety concerns to test the electromagnetic immunity of aircraft. A hybrid Transverse Electromagnetic (TEM)/Reverberation chamber has been proposed by NIST and pursued by the Army and the Navy. This paper discusses the general concept of a TEM/reverberation chamber, the work that has been done to develop one, and the plans by the Army and the Navy to build a TEM/reverberation facility

Keywords

aerospace test facilities; aircraft testing; microwave measurement; radiofrequency interference; reverberation chambers; DOD; HIRF test facility; aircraft testing; electromagnetic environment; electromagnetic immunity; high power microwave; high power threat; hybrid transverse electromagnetic/reverberation chamber; safety concerns; Air safety; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Military aircraft; NIST; Radiation safety; Reverberation chamber; Test facilities; Testing; US Department of Defense;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Irvine, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4150-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1997.635067

Filename

635067