Engineering Effects of Advanced Composite Materials on Avionics.

Abstract

This report discusses the effects of advanced composite materials on avionics equipment. Over 80 reports and articles on this subject have been collected; the bibliographic data resides in an on-line computer data base. A summary of previous and ongoing work is included. The impact of composite materials on avionics systems and subsystems is discussed, and the major problem areas identified (viz., lightning, EMP protection, antenna performance, EMI/EMC, and radar cross section reduction). Possible solutions and approaches to these problems are presented and the importance of tradeoff studies at the system level is stressed. Problems peculiar to helicopters are reviewed separately. The relation of this contract to the Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) is also discussed. Appendices present technical background on interference control and E3 hardening concepts. An extensive bibliography is included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104015

Entities

People

  • D. E. Tremain
  • J. E. Nanevicz
  • J. Hamm
  • William D. Graf

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectrics
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Properties
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Library and Information Science