Analysis of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) mitigation is an integral part of overall aerospace platform design. This could involve the design of an airframe to withstand a lightning strike, considering that a significant number of modern airframes are made of composite type materials.

Another aspect would be the protection of vital integrated circuitry from EMP and lightning strikes. In some environments the effect of high intensity radiated fields on the human body may also need to be considered. Due to the typical physical complexity of such problems, simulation rather than measurements are typically more cost effective and efficient at predicting performance during the design process which usually involves several iterations. Therefore a simulation tool that encompasses the true end to end process efficiently is vital.