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Session 4: EMC System and Installation

Session Chair	Prof. Ian Macdiarmid
Biography	Ian MacDiarmid retired from the Air Systems business of BAE Systems in 2013, after 35yr, mainly but not exclusively working in EMC and other Applied Electromagnetics roles. His final role for the last twelve years was as Head of Electromagnetics. He now carries out Consultancy in Applied Electromagnetics on a part-time basis.

Paper 1	An investigation into low level swept current (llsc) testing on land vehicles
Authors	Prof. Ian MacDiarmid & Michael Airey
Abstract	The presentation reports on some recent work carried out to investigate possibilities for the processing of test results associated with the use of low level swept current (LLSC) testing of vehicles. There is also a discussion of the nature of the results in various parts of the band.
Biography	Michael Airey is an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E³) Consultant with over thirty years’ experience in E³ engineering for military and civil projects, covering system EMC, HIRF, lighting and EMP. He has been E³ team lead on military and civil aircraft programmes and has experience in E³ design and safety impact and risk assessment. He has detailed knowledge of military and civil E³ qualification standards and procedures and practical experience assessing E³ safety, testing and the development and implementation (including software) of test techniques. He is an independent member of the EUROCAE and SAE working groups on E3.

Paper 2	Electromagnetic Challenges in Naval Platform Topside Design - A Prime Integrator's Perspective and Approach
Speaker	Jon Burbage
Authors	Jon Burbage, Adrian Monk, John McDowall & Daniel Nock BAE systems
	Jon Burbage joined BAE Systems in 2007 after a brief stint working in Australia. Jon is currently the Head of Electromagnetic Environmental Engineering across all BAE Systems Naval Ships projects. Previous to this role, Jon was Group Leader for the Electromagnetic Modelling Group in the Advanced Technology Centre in Bristol. Jon has worked extensively on the Queen Elizabeth Carrier project for 16 years where he had responsibility for the delivery of both ships in all areas of Electromagnetics (including RADHAZ, Mutual Interference, EMC, EMP, Lightning Protection, ESD) RCS and TEMPEST. He has over 25 years Defence Industry experience in Naval (surface & sub-surface), Airborne & Land. Jon is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and has been a Chartered Engineer since 2005.

Paper 3	Model-based engineering is not “no testing”
Speaker	Prof. Chris Jones Principal Technologist – Electromagnetics BAE Systems Air
Abstract	There are many delusions abounding concerning Model-Based Engineering; what it is, what it means, what modelling or model means, if it is cheaper than testing, etc. A really grand delusion, quite popular amongst certain sectors and strata, is that MBE will mean “no more testing”. And that will mean no more expense of test facilities or equipment, and no maintenance of skills and knowledge in tests. The sad news for those afflicted with such views, however, is that this is not true and may never be true. In this paper, the author tries to explain what MBE is and can be, how it is useful and will be a vital component in the arsenal of industrial capability, and how testing (and measurement) remains vital, though its character and purpose may change.
Biography	Professor Chris Jones is the Technologist in BAE Systems on Lightning and Principle Technologist on Electromagnetics After beginning his professional life in British Telecom, in 1978 he went to the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Culham Laboratory to work in the Culham Lightning Studies. Before leaving CLSU, he set up and ran the Culham Lightning Research Club. In 1986 he moved to BAE Systems at Warton as the lightning specialist to lead the design of lightning protection on Saab’s Gripen wing, EAP (Experimental Aircraft Programme) and then on Typhoon development and production aircraft. In 1995 he was one of the original Technologists appointed in BAE Systems when the Technologists Career Structure (TCS) was set up. Through his career he has been responsible for devising and establishing the Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) capability in BAE Systems, for devising and supervising the programme to protect BAE aircraft (e.g. Typhoon) from lightning). He has published over 50 papers and contributed to many more, given many courses and short-courses, and is a member of SAE AE4L, now AE2, and EUROCAE WG31 standards committees, the latter of which he was a founding member. He was the originator of the Rolling Sphere method for aircraft lightning zoning and for the introduction of a new zone, Zone 1C, of the long induced current equipment test waveform (originally embodied in EuroFighter EMC Specification and later in RCA Do 160 Section 22 as WF-5 and in the UK Defence Standard 59-113, the IELF data comparison method, and many other innovations, and is author of about 12 patents. He has devised and contributed to many research programmes and contributed to or led the BAE Systems partnership on several international research programmes such as EU’s FULMEN, EM-Haz, HIRF-SE, and the Innovate UK ICENITE project, etc. For the last 10 years he has been a visiting professor at the University of Nottingham promoting the establishment in 2019 of the Lightning Research Centre, centred at Nottingham University and partnered with the University of Manchester High Voltage Laboratory and the University of Cardiff’s Morgan-Botti Lightning high current Laboratory. Chris was appointed a BAE Systems Engineering Fellow in 2011.

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