Measurement of RF Pick Up. Improved Equipment for Assessment of RF Hazard in Firing Circuits of Weapons Containing Wire-Bridge Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices (EIED)

Abstract

The EMI Hazard Measuring Equipment for use on rf trials, described in R.A.R.D.E. Memorandum 29/69, has been improved and the Mk.2 equipment is described. The new equipment monitors the rf hazard using a thermistor attached to the bridge-wire. The thermistor forms the active arm of a dc bridge and the output of this bridge gives frequency modulation of a pulse generator contained within the weapon under test. These pulses are conveyed to a remote indicator by a magnetic and acoustic link where they are integrated and displayed as a dc signal on the hazard meter. A remote 'zeroing' facility is provided at the indicator unit allowing the bridge to be balanced under conditions of zero hazard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0511651

Entities

People

  • W. L. Watton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Circuit Boards
  • Data Links
  • Detectors
  • Diagrams
  • Dynamic Range
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Impedance
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pulse Generators
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering