Title :
Overview of a full-scale aircraft intersystem EMC test facility
Author :
Clark, Donald E. ; Shands, Timothy G. ; Edwards, James D. ; Heather, Fredrick W.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Tech Res. Inst., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
An enhanced test facility for high-power, radiated susceptibility testing of aircraft has been developed. The facility consists of the Electromagnetic Environment Generating System (EMEGS) and four test areas. The EMEGS was specifically designed for full-scale aircraft radiated susceptibility testing and is the first high-power system to be fully automated under computer control. The automated EMEGS reduces costly test time, increases test accuracy and repeatability, permits efficient testing of many operational modes, and provides full documentation of test parameters and test results. An overview of the EMEGS and its supporting facilities is presented
Keywords :
aircraft testing; automatic test equipment; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic Environment Generating System; aircraft intersystem EMC test facility; computer control; documentation; full-scale testing; high power testing; high-power system; operational modes; radiated susceptibility testing; repeatability; test accuracy; test parameters; test results; test time reduction; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Control systems; Documentation; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic radiation; System testing; Test facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1993. Symposium Record., 1993 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1304-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.1993.473704
