Title :
The design of a lightning attachment simulator
Author :
Douglas, C. ; Feist, J. ; Loerzel, G. ; Nelson, R. ; Glower, J. ; Jorgenson, J. ; Heather, F.
Author_Institution :
Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Abstract :
When lightning strikes an airplane, it generally attaches to a leading edge such as the nose, wing tips, forward part of a vertical tail, or some other leading edge protrusion and leaves via a sharp trailing edge such as the rear wing tip or tail. In order to clearly visualize this phenomena, a lightning attachment simulator was designed and constructed by students at North Dakota State University for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. This paper describes the design and development of the simulator
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; aircraft; digital simulation; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic interference; lightning; EMI filter; Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division; North Dakota State University; airplane; induced electromagnetic effects; leading edge; lightning attachment simulator design; nose; rear wing tip; trailing edge; vertical tail; wing tips; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Airplanes; Lightning; Military aircraft; Nose; Power supplies; Probes; Tail;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1999 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5057-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.1999.810092
