Co-Site Interference & Lightning - APS/MTT Chapter Meeting
Interference between RF devices is one of the biggest challenges in designing and maintaining commercial and defense systems. These systems include ships, airplanes, drones, cell phones, satellites, automobiles and generally, anything that has RF systems installed in or on it. The problem is complex for a number of reasons including the broadband nature of the interference, the lack of detailed performance data, introduction of intermodulation products when multiple systems interact with one another and a host of other reasons. Identifying and solving cosite interference issues early in a design is critical as discovering an interference problem right before bringing a product to market or after it has been put into service can cost millions of dollars to fix the problem and lost revenue. One only has to perform a web search for “cosite interference” to see a sample of the issues that have plagued military and commercial programs for decades. In this talk, we will discuss the analysis capabilities and approach that EMA employs to predict and mitigate RF cosite interference problems for our customers.
Today, EM engineers must use 3D geometry in a practical way in their work without letting the complexity of handling the full CAD overwhelm their design cycles. EM effects teams must do more in an increasingly shorter period, while being required to work on models traceable to the master CAD. As the ability to model ever-larger scenarios with 3D computational electromagnetic (CEM) codes emerges as a possibility, the main limitation is preparing the geometrical models received from mechanical drawings in PLM systems in a timely manner. This talk will talk about best practices to develop EM models that can have an impact on product design in EM effects. We will discuss common scenarios for aircraft, spacecraft and automobiles and how modern EM effects teams can leverage simulation to reduce the design cycle and achieve product validation.
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- Date: 09 Oct 2018
- Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-07:00) US/Mountain
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- 1111 Engineering Dr
- Boulder, Colorado
- United States 80309
- Building: DLC
- Room Number: 1B70 Collaboratory
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- Starts 28 September 2018 12:30 AM
- Ends 09 October 2018 03:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-07:00) US/Mountain
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Matt Miller of Electro Magnetic Applications
Co-Site Interference & Lightning
EMA, Inc. is a world leader in the analysis of electromagnetic effects. EMA provides 3D simulation, consulting and measurement services that have helped countless businesses and government entities solve their electromagnetic design and certification challenges. We provide solutions in a wide variety of applications from commercial aircraft development to human spaceflight.
https://www.ema3d.com/
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Matt Miller is a Senior Scientist at Electro Magnetic Applications (EMA) where he leads a group providing analysis services for cosite interference, installed antenna performance and radar signature prediction. Mr. Miller has 20 years of experience in electromagnetics, business development, marketing and sales. Mr. Miller worked for The Boeing Company from 1998-2001 as an Electromagnetic Effects (EME) engineer supporting various defense and space programs providing analysis in the areas of antenna-to-antenna coupling, electro-static discharge (ESD), lightning effects, receiver intermodulation product generation and shielding effectiveness. From 2001-2005, Mr. Miller worked for SAIC-DEMACO in Champaign, IL as a Research Scientist performing code development and analysis for various types of electromagnetic phenomena. In 2005, Mr. Miller co-founded Delcross Technologies, LLC where he served as the President. Delcross developed commercial simulation tools for cosite interference, installed antenna performance and radar signature prediction. In 2015, Delcross was sold to ANSYS, Inc.
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Tim McDonald of Electro Magnetic Applications
Co-Site Interference & Lightning
EMA, Inc. is a world leader in the analysis of electromagnetic effects. EMA provides 3D simulation, consulting and measurement services that have helped countless businesses and government entities solve their electromagnetic design and certification challenges. We provide solutions in a wide variety of applications from commercial aircraft development to human spaceflight.
https://www.ema3d.com/
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Tim McDonald, PhD is chief scientist at Electro Magnetic Applications where he has implemented new system-modeling approaches to simulate the interaction of systems and their electronics with electromagnetic environments in a shorter time, with more accuracy, and at a lower cost. He is a consultant to NASA and DoD major primes for specialty engineering of critical systems, development of novel materials solutions to EMI/EMC problems, and in the execution of major programs that require verification to electromagnetic environmental effects.
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