Electromagnetic field vulnerability of complex systems – an application of EM topology

In complex systems like ships or airplanes many tasks vital to the function of the system are executed by electronic equipment. Earlier research Camp (2004) – Nitsch (2005) has shown that there are frequency ranges in many of these systems, in which disturbances in the system will be o...

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Main Authors: R. Kanyou Nana, S. Dickmann, F. Sabath
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Advances in Radio Science
Online Access:http://www.adv-radio-sci.net/6/273/2008/ars-6-273-2008.pdf
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Summary:In complex systems like ships or airplanes many tasks vital to the function of the system are executed by electronic equipment. Earlier research Camp (2004) – Nitsch (2005) has shown that there are frequency ranges in many of these systems, in which disturbances in the system will be observed if an external electromagnetic field exceeds a certain amplitude limit. On the basis of a simplified model in which the dominating coupling mechanisms in complex systems are shown, we will present a method which allows to analyze the vulnerability to electromagnetic fields. The method is based on the segmentation of the initial problem into subproblems with respect to the coupling mechanisms. Under the assumption that the obtained classes can be handled separately, the subproblems are solved and superposed to the overall solution. The Electromagnetic Topology Baum (1982) – Lee (1982) is used to solve the subproblems. This leads to a hybrid method combining different solution approaches. The subproblems are decomposed into smaller subproblems with respect to the shielding levels. This procedure allows us to determine the coupled disturbances into the system. Finally the solution is verified with respect to prescripted limits.
ISSN:1684-9965
1684-9973