The effects of simulated electromagnetic pulse on commercial aircraft

Author

Perala, Rodney A. ; Elliot, James R. ; Curry, J.D.

Author_Institution

Electro Magnetic Applications Inc., Lakewood, CO, USA

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

120

Lastpage

131

Abstract

The susceptibility of commercial aircraft to the SEMP (simulated electromagnetic pulse) hazard is evaluated on the basis of the US Army´s AESOP (Army EMP simulator operations) simulator. The following issues are addressed: the AESOP environment at various altitudes, coupling to cables within commercial aircraft, known transient safe levels for commercial aircraft, and determination of threshold levels. Data from, commercial aircraft indicate that civil aircraft critical systems should not be adversely affected by SEMP levels up to about 15 kV/m. This is based on a limited number of data points, however. There is a much larger military database, and it is found from this that perhaps a factor-of-2 margin should be considered to bring the threshold level down to about 8 kV/m

Keywords

aerospace simulation; aircraft instrumentation; electromagnetic pulse; safety; AESOP environment; SEMP; altitudes; civil aircraft critical electronic systems; commercial aircraft; coupling; simulated electromagnetic pulse; threshold levels; transient safe levels; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; Digital control; Digital systems; EMP radiation effects; Engines; Hardware design languages; Military aircraft; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/15.78349

Filename

78349