
Address
Want more information? Contact a representative below.
(P)
Description
The Fuze Group's E3 team has the capability to expose systems to
a wide range of severe electromagnetic environments utilizing
laboratory facilities at Picatinny Arsenal and elsewhere. The
systems' response to those environments is measured utilizing
custom instrumentation designed and fabricated by E3 team
personnel. E3 team engineers provide design guidance to ensure
developmental systems will not be susceptible to electromagnetic
environments to be encountered during their life cycle.
Additionally, the E3 team serves as technical liaison between ARDEC
elements and the Army Nuclear Survivability requirements community
and test facilities. Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to
Ordnance (HERO) ensure the safety and reliability of electrically
initiated explosives in high electromagnetic radiation
environments. Electromagnetic Radiation, Operational (EMRO)
evaluation ensures the safe, reliable operation of electronic
systems in their anticipated electromagnetic radiation environment.
This type of system evaluation is similar to the MIL-STD-461
radiated susceptibility test for subsystems.
Lightning Effects (LE) experiments can be conducted to ensure the
safety and reliability of ordnance and electronics systems when
exposed to near strikes and to ensure the safety of ordnance when
exposed to direct strikes. Some level of Nuclear Survivability (NS)
is required of all mission-essential Army equipment.
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) requirements are common to nearly all
Army materiel utilizing electronics. Additional nuclear
environments which must be addressed generally for systems of
tactical significance during a nuclear conflict are blast
overpressure, thermal and Initial Nuclear Radiation (INR).
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMI/EMC)
measurements can be made of the unintentional electromagnetic
emissions of electronic subsystems and of their susceptibility to
electromagnetic energy from outside sources to minimize the
potential for interference to be experienced in the final system
configuration.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) experiments (shown above and below)
can be performed on munitions and electronic systems to ensure that
their safety and performance will not be degraded by exposure to
high electrostatic discharge environments. Both Personnel-borne,
Helicopter-borne ESD and High Voltage Corona (HVC) environments are
considered.