NTS upgrades EMI test capabilities
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 2/1/2006
National Technical Systems has outfitted three of its facilities to incorporate 200-V/m interference testing for military and commercial avionics. New RF power amplifiers at the facilities (Plano, TX; Boxborough, MA; Fullerton, CA) can produce field levels above MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO160 requirements. The new capability simulates high-intensity radar sweeps encountered in hostile combat areas and in commercial operations when crossing radar beams on final approach to an airport.
The multimillion dollar expansion was started in 2003 and included the installation of several walk-in 7000-ft3 shielded rooms as well as signal generators and RF-power amplifiers with frequency outputs ranging from 10 kHz to 40 GHz. The range of equipment that can be tested include shipboard equipment, ground-based equipment, navigation and control systems, engines and power systems, airborne weapon platforms, and communication systems for aircraft, unmanned airborne vehicles, missiles, and smart munitions. The largest of the electrically shielded rooms measures 40x30x20 ft with double-wide doors for large systems or complete missiles. www.ntscorp.com.
