Advanced Concepts for Vulnerability and Susceptibility Testing

This paper describes the general requirements for vulnerability and susceptibility testing required on military programs and recommended for commercial equipment., A new test method centered around the use of a CAVITENNA (Note 1) is explained, showing how expedient and accurate tests can be performed and emphasizing the resonance effects of a shielded enclosure. Broadband RF absorbing anechoic material was used to reduce this resonance and, although some­ what effective, the resonance was still prevalent. A low cost automatic test system concept is pre­ sented along with selected samples of the results to demonstrate successes, problem areas, and the need for further research and development.