Electromagnetic shielding defect monitoring system and method for using the same

A computer-implemented method of monitoring electromagnetic shielding defects, comprising:

• controlling an operation of a transmit system to transmit a first electromagnetic field toward a first surface of an electromagnetically shielded enclosure, thereby generating a first current on the first surface;
• controlling an operation of a stationary receive system to detect a second electromagnetic field transmitted from a second surface of the electromagnetically shielded enclosure by a second current induced on the second surface by the first current;
• receiving a detected signal corresponding to the second electromagnetic field;
• and
• identifying a location of a defect in the electromagnetically shielded enclosure based upon operations of the transmit and receive systems and upon the detected signal.

A method of monitoring electromagnetic shielding defects, comprising:

• transmitting, from at least one of a plurality of sources, a first electromagnetic field toward a first surface of an electromagnetically shielded enclosure, thereby generating a first current on the first surface;
• selecting at least one of a plurality of stationary receive antennas to detect a second electromagnetic field transmitted from a second surface of the electromagnetically shielded enclosure by a second current induced on the second surface by the first current;
• generating a detected signal corresponding to the second electromagnetic field;
• and
• identifying a location of a defect in the electromagnetically shielded enclosure based upon the generation of the first electromagnetic field, the detection of the second electromagnetic field, and the detected signal.