Frequency-domain reflectometery for on-board testing of aging aircraft wiring

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 306-315

  Furse, Cynthia ^a   Chung, You Chung ^b   Dangol, Rakesh ^c   Nielsen, Marc ^d   Mabey, Glen ^b   Woodward, Raymond ^d  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

^c Aloha Networks   (United States)

^d HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging wire detection; Frequency domain reflectometer (FDR); Wire fault detection

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MILITARY AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT WIRING; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 0038180835     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2003.811305     Document Type: Article

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