NAVAL DIVISION

Ship EDF
Ship Electromagnetic Design Framework

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Electromagnetic Requirements
Modern naval vessels rely heavily on complex
electronics for many different tasks such as surveillance,
communications, propulsion control, internal power and
weapons control systems. These systems all need to be
able to work as designed without unwanted interference
from each other and the environment. It is also important
to ensure that onboard electronic equipment does not
cause excessive radiation hazards to personnel, fuel or
ordnance.
As well as being able to operate smoothly, a naval vessel
needs to be able to complete its mission successfully and
safely. Its electronic systems need to be able to detect
and identify a threat and then to track and target the
threat whether it is another vessel, a plane or an incoming
missile. In order to do this, the topside electronic systems
(e.g. radar, weather systems etc.) need to be working as
efficiently and effectively as possible.
In addition, a naval vessel needs to be able to avoid
detection for as long as possible and to present a
small target when eventually detected. This can be
accomplished by minimizing a ship’s radar cross section
and by reducing its infrared radiation emissions.
IDS Solution
In the past, electromagnetic, infrared and radar cross
section assessment would be performed through physical
measurements. These would be conducted during sea
trials following the completion of the new vessel and
prior to its commissioning. At this stage the scope and
scale of any modifications to the ship’s design are limited,
expensive and time consuming.
Ship EDF allows these activities to start during the
early conceptual design phase and to continue all the
way through the design and construction phases to the
final acceptance tests. It provides detailed models and
simulations of the electromagnetic environment, infrared
signature and radar cross section of a new ship’s design
and makes use of advanced electromagnetic solvers as
well as analytical, computational and design procedures
which have been internally developed and validated in a
continuous process since 1982. These aid the designer
in making changes and selecting the best choices during
the critical early design stages.
It includes tools to manage a project’s workflow, track
its history and to store the data in a database to enable
multiple projects to benefit from the same validated
materials and equipment data.
Benefits
• Allows electromagnetic risk assessment to be
performed prior to construction, saving time and
money.
• High quality solvers and analytical, computational
and design procedures are supported by verified
measurements.
• Advanced post processing features which are built
on IDS’s extensive experience in military naval
engineering.
• Enables the designer to easily test different
configuration options resulting in the most effective
designs.
• Project versioning and traceability for highly efficient
design operations.
• RCS, IR and EME design all in the same environment
allowing changes in one to be easily and quickly
tested for the other two.
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Modules
Ship EDF is comprised of three individual modules:
Radar Cross Section (RCS); Infrared (IR); and
Electromagnetic Engineering (EME).

The RCS module provides:

• Fully customizable equipment sensors database and
electromagnetic material characteristics database.
• 3D geometrical modeling.
• RCS and radar images evaluation in a free-space or
sea environment.
• Comprehensive processing tools which include
diagnostic tools for identification of critical
geometrical areas and RCS mitigation.
• Operational performance evaluation (RAF, SSR,
detection probability and detection range).

The IR module provides:

• Fully customizable IR material parameters and
scenario definition databases.
• 3D geometrical modeling tools for the external
structure.
• Modeling of internal compartment heat sources and
exhaust ducts.
• Parameter set up for scenario environments.
• Temperature distribution, IR imaging and signature.

The EME module provides:

• Fully customizable equipment parameters,
electromagnetic material characteristics and sensor
databases.
• 3D geometrical modeling tools.
• Full band antenna modeling.
• Full band simulation capability.
• Near field and radiation hazard processing.
• Subsystem performance synthesis.
• Electromagnetic interference (EMI) evaluation tools
which take account of transmitting and receiving
antenna chains.
• EMC/EMI risk management, customizable to project
requirements.

The Below Deck module provides:

• A complete set of tools for data management,
analysis and processing of EMI problems in a ship’s
below deck environment
• 3D geometrical modeling tools to model a ship’s
internal compartments and cable bundle paths
• 3D EM solvers for the evaluation of internal near field
levels and the evaluation of incident fields/currents on
a 3D path
• Cable network analysis functions including numerical
analysis based on the EM topology proposed by
Baum-Liu-Tesche (BLT)
• Post processing for cable coupling and to display
internal fields
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