MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT, (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A001600020090-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: April 7, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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Memorandum STATOTHR
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Declass Review, NIMA/DoD
TO: Cortracting Officer STATOTHR
FROM:
SUBJECT: Monthly Progress Report, Contract'
DATE: 7 April 1964
A. General
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The progress report is seperated into several sections, the first of which is a percentage
summary of the schedule. This is followed by a statement on the progress and remarks
on work completed, work in process and planned work effort. Finally a table showing
each task and the percentage complete is supplied.
The progress this month has been slightly slower than desirable. Our vendor for the
coordinatograph tracks had one of these crack in the hardening process and a new one
had to be ground. The ball screw vendor has reported that the screws were not yet
within tolerance and could not be shipped. The vacuum platen vendor was called for
a progress report and he claims not to have even
received our purchase order. We
have the original order copy and can verify that it was sent but it must have been lost
in the mail or at his plant. This has never happened before and he said that he will
place our order on a rush basis.
On top of this one of our principal engineers has had a lengthy bout with the German
Measles and his particular task portion has fallen behind schedule. We are in constant
touch with these critical venders however, and are doing everything possible to
expedite matters.
B. Schedule
Percent Required
Major Project Tasks Percent Complete By Project :;chedule
I System Engineering
Il Subsystem D sign
Ill Construction and/or
100%
100%
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IV Testing and Debugging
V Final Inspection
30%
0%
C. Summary of Progress
1. Room Specificat~TATOTHR
Earlier this month MM cc"' ed from GSA to discuss the
cooling and power problems. We sen a sketch confirming our Rhone
discussion. STATOTHR
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We spoke with Mr. about the exact choice of pins for the 20 data bits,
2 Sign bits and 8 Special functions. Apparently there is some flexibility in the
choice of these pins and the programmer can select an arrangement with certain
restrictions that will make his work easier. We are not sure how this works out
but it should be examined.
3. F lectronic Control
Some of the most complex circuits in this system are contained in the velocity
control section. These have very precise requirements upon them for speed of
response, accuracy and stability. To accelerate their life test, the breadboard
circuits have been performed almost entirely in a Tenny environmental test chamber
which cycles the ambient temperature from near zero to over 1000F periodically.
The test Is actually more severe than the environment expected but this activity
hastens the demise of susceptable components. Even under these conditions the
velocity control circuits do work and now they will now be removed from the
chamber and placed into the electronic racks on card modules.
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D. Planned Work Effort
The general schedule is as follows:
Apri I
1. Use servo test apparatus
2. Transfer velocity loop breadboard circuits to rack modules.
May
1 . Test servos on coordinatograph
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