Electromagnetic modeling & simulation for assessing hazards of electromagnetic radiation to personnel (HERP)

High power radiating systems such as communications and Electronic Warfare (EW) systems are a crucial part of all current military platforms. EW systems provide protection for the soldiers against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). These systems comprise of high-power radiating antennas placed on the roof of the platform, often in close proximity to other antennas, systems and humans. This paper presents the integration of the human body model into vehicle models with high power radiating antennas to determine the HERP for specific configurations. The effect of moving the antennas on platform as well as the effects of adding other ancillary items will be shown. The M&S results will be compared to standard cases that have been field tested to ensure validity. The results could prove very useful in assessing HERP for specific configurations since CERDEC can perform this analysis in fraction of the time and nominal cost when compared to field testing.