RFI/EMI automated measurement system (REAMS)

Author

Arafiles, V.P.

Author_Institution

US Dept. of Defense, Ft. Meade, MD

fYear

1991

fDate

12-16 Aug 1991

Firstpage

446

Lastpage

451

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) has directed the implementation of an electromagnetic compatibility program (EMCP). This directive addresses the need to measure, monitor, and characterize the effects of man-made and naturally occurring electromagnetic noise or interference. To fill this need, the DoD Electromagnetic Compatibility Technical Center (ECTC) developed the RFI/EMI automated measurement system (REAMS). REAMS is a scientific, yet practical system for performing electromagnetic (EM) site surveys, with frequency coverage from 100 Hz to 18 GHz, instead of the usual 10 KHz to 10 GHz. REAMS uses deployable field subsystems to collect first-order noise statistics and spectrum occupancy data, and a minicomputer-based noise data analysis subsystem (NDAS) for extraction of higher-order noise statistics and database management. REAMS deployments have resulted in the collection of high-precision, real-time amplitude probability distribution curves of electromagnetic interference (EMI) disturbances commonly observed at DoD communication sites

Keywords

automatic test equipment; electric noise measurement; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; military computing; military systems; radiofrequency interference; 100 Hz to 10 GHz; Department of Defense; DoD; EMCP; RFI/EMI automated measurement system; USA; amplitude probability distribution curves; communication sites; database management; deployable field subsystems; electromagnetic compatibility program; electromagnetic noise; first-order noise statistics; frequency coverage; interference; minicomputer-based noise data analysis subsystem; site surveys; spectrum occupancy data; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic compatibility and interference; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic measurements; Higher order statistics; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Radiofrequency interference; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1991. Symposium Record., IEEE 1991 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cherry Hill, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0158-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.1991.148274

Filename

148274