Nose Boom B-Dot Sensor Location Optimization for NASA F-106.

Abstract

Scale model experimental study and the results are presented in which the optimum location of a B-dot sensor to be mounted on an F-106 aircraft to measure the incident magnetic field in the direction of the aircraft fuselage is determined. In the study, measurements were performed in an anechoic chamber using a 1:72 scale F-106 model and a miniature B-dot sensor. Measurements were made in frequency domain using plane wave illumination. Amplitude and phase data were recorded for various locations in front of the aircraft over 118-4400 Mhz (1.6--61 Mhz full scale). The measurements were made with and without the model and hence, a comparison of the two measurements at a point provides the degree of field distortion or error for a given illumination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA172032

Entities

People

  • Mathew W. Folkert
  • Valdis V. Liepa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Absorption
  • Aircrafts
  • Anechoic Chambers
  • Animal Structures
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Plane Waves
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Scale Models
  • United States
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.