Composite Waveform Generation for EMP and Lightning Direct-Drive Testing

Abstract

An integral portion of electromagnetic transient (EMkT) testing is the survivability assessment. The ultimate goal of the survivability assessment is to establish the margin of survivability for the system under test. The margin of survivability is the ratio of system strength to anticipated stress. Within the EMP community, the anticipated stress reflects the responses induced by the simulated EMP environment and extrapolated to the Bell Laboratory's Generalized High-Altitude EMP Waveform; the system strength reflects the stress level required to upset or damage the system under test. One key approach to determine system strength is direct-drive testing. Direct-drive testing involves re-injecting amplified versions of the maximum response waveform at each test point until an operational upset occurs or an accepted drive level is attained. The maximum response waveforms are acquired by measuring defined test points for various simulated EMP environments with the system under test in various orientations and operational configurations

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284159

Entities

People

  • C. M. Graves Jr.
  • S. J. Frazier

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Amplitude
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Sets
  • Electric Fields
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Frequency Domain
  • High Altitude
  • Integrals
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Survivability
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.