UPDATING CURRENT EMI/EMC TEST METHODS AND EQUIPMENT

THE PROPOSED EFFORT INVOLVES THE REVIEW OF ALL ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TESTING ARMY AIRCRAFT TO EMC/EMI SPECIFICATIONS. THESE ELEMENTS INCLUDE DEFINING THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS, IDENTIFYING THE VARIOUS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS, AND DEVELOPING THE TEST METHODS AND TEST EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO SIMULATE THE ENVIRONMENTS. THE PRODUCT OF THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MOST PROMISING AND MODERN APPROACHES TO EMI/EMC TESTING AND A DETAILED PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE THE FINDINGS OF THE REVIEW INTO A COMPREHENSIVE TEST PROGRAM THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE ARMY IN QUALIFYING AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS.