Project Sanguine's Environmental Compatibility Assurance Program

The Project Sanguine Environmental Compatibility Assurance Program (ECAP) is an integrated approach for resolving both technical and public concerns related to the total environmental impact of a proposed Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Communications System. The ECAP Program is somewhat unusual because it represents an integrated, iterative process between environmental compatibility and electronic system design concepts. The total environmental assessment includes electromagnetic interference, biological, ecological, and major construction issues. Environmental research and development is performed concurrent with conceptual system development instead of the traditional approach of post-design side effects studies. This more realistic approach permits environmental compatibility to influence early system design parameters, thereby emphasizing the avoidance of potential problems through selective design studies during the influential early phases of the project.