Nose Boom B-Dot Sensor Location Optimization for NASA F-106

摘要

Scale model experimental study and the results are presented in which the optimum location of a B-dot sensor to be mounted on an F-106 aircraft to measure the incident magnetic field in the direction of the aircraft fuselage is determined. In the study, measurements were performed in an anechoic chamber using a 1:72 scale F-106 model and a miniature B-dot sensor. Measurements were made in frequency domain using plane wave illumination. Amplitude and phase data were recorded for various locations in front of the aircraft over 118-4400 Mhz (1.6--61 Mhz full scale). The measurements were made with and without the model and hence, a comparison of the two measurements at a point provides the degree of field distortion or error for a given illumination.