Title :
Development of an automated unintended radiated emission (URE) radio frequency (RF) measurement system
Author :
Joseph, Friedel ; Arnold, Burr ; Van, Nguyen
Author_Institution :
Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technol. Div., EOD Dept., NSWC, Indian Head, MD, USA
Abstract :
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) was tasked with the development of an Unintended Radiated Emission (URE) system (Figure 1) for the collection of wideband radio frequency (RF) data. Test facility sharing, large data file sizes (100 GBs), and ambitious production schedules added complexity to the data acquisition assignment. The solution would require clever and efficient automatic RF techniques in hardware selection, design, and also in software development. URE is used to identify electronic systems by their RF emissions. At the start of this project in 2012, there was little literature on URE, so the IHEODTD development team had to rely on innovation. Some similarity to the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) provided a starting point for the project. This paper will cover the evolution of the IHEODTD URE system hardware and algorithms, motivated by the need for greater system reliability and data throughput.
Keywords :
data acquisition; electromagnetic compatibility; electronic warfare; explosive detection; microwave detectors; naval engineering; radiofrequency measurement; EMC; IHEODTD URE system; NSWC; Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division; RF emissions; ambitious production schedule; automated unintended radiated emission; automatic RF technique; data acquisition assignment; data throughput; electromagnetic compatibility; electronic systems identification; radiofrequency measurement system; system reliability; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Data collection; Radio frequency; Software; Testing; Unintended radiated emission; anechoic chamber; radio frequency measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2014 84th ARFTG
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.2014.7013423