Comparison of in situ aircraft electromagnetic environment measurements with time domain simulations

This paper describes the process through which an electromagnetic environment model of the F-15E was found to be sufficient for use in aircraft and store compatibility recommendations. Controlled radio frequency measurements were taken from a U.S. Air Force aircraft and compared directly to the predicted quantities using computational electromagnetics. This paper elaborates on the assumptions made and potential sources of error in both physical test and simulation, and the influence they have on achieving the proposed success criteria for model verification.