A PROPOSAL TO EVALUATE EM CONTROL AND DEVELOP DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND MEASUREMENT PLANS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY AIRCRAFT DESIGNS

A PROGRAM TO EVALUATE EM CONTROL, DEVELOP THE OVERALL DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND MEANS TO MEANS TO MEASURE THE CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT. THE PROGRAM IS OUTLINES IN THIS PROPOSAL. A DATA BASE FOR THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS TO BE OBTAINED AS THE FIRST SUBTASK; INCLUDING THE DEFINITIONS OF THE EM THREAT WAVEFORMS (EMI, EMP, EW AND ECM, LIGHTNING AND STATIC ELECTRIFICATION), THE COUPLING TO AVIONICS OBTAINED FROM TESTING/SIMULATION AND COMPUTER ANALYSIS AND THE RESPONSE OF CIRCUITS (DAMAGE AND UPSET). DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERALL HARDENING METHODOLOGY AND THE CONSEQUENT REQUIREMENTS IS THE SECOND SUBTASK FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE AND LIMITING UPSET BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS AND CIRCUITS, AND NEW TACTICS. DEVELOPMENT OF A TESTING AND VERIFICATION PLAN TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESULTANT EM HARDENING IS THE THIRD SUBTASK. THIS SUBTASK WILL REQUIRE SPECIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT, PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR BOXES, CABLES, BUSES AND INTERFACES.