Archive: Institute of Measurement Technology

A variety of electromagnetic sources can be used to disrupt or even destroy electronic systems, which is a new threat for military and civilian electronic systems summarized under the term Intentional Electromagnetic Interferences (IEMI). It can be distinguished between narrow-band sources with very high radiated power (High Power Microwaves / HPM) and (ultra) wideband sources (Damped Sinusoids / DS or Ultra Wideband / UWB). The progress in the development of these sources is as fast as the growth in complexity and sensitivity of the electronic systems. Based on this background scenarios are conceivable, where terrorists could use these electromagnetic sources in order to disrupt also safety-critical systems on purpose, which could endanger human lives. This makes the development of protection concepts to ensure the functionality of these systems essential.

Within a study "Schutz vor HPM- und UWB-Wirkungen" of the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Protective Technologies and NBC-Protection in Munster linear and nonlinear filters are to be developed on the basis of simulations in PSpice and measurements related to the required protective effects and any requirements for new protection elements are to be derived . Within this project also a special protection concept for a given IT test system is developed. The effectiveness of these complex protection devices is also demonstrated by simulations and measurements.

Project Executing Organisation: Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg)
Term: 01.05.2008-30.04.2011