STAFF STUDY - OVERRUN ON THE LINEAR PHASOLVER CONTRACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A001800010003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Technical Development Committee
THROUGH Executive Secretary - TDC
SUBJECT
REFERENCE
PROBLEM:
To fund the overrun on the Linear Phasolver development contract.
FACTS:
The NPIC is currently under contract with the
to develop a new measuring sensor technique known as
the linear phasolver. The scope of this contract is to prove the feasibility
of the concept and to produce a working breadboard of a one axis system.
Thus far they have proven the feasibility of the system and are currently
working on building the breadboard.
Technical progress thus far has been highly satisfactory. However
certain problems have arisen which have required higher caliber engineers
than anticipated in the original proposal, and in difficulties in obtaining
S component parts from subcontractors of the necessary quality. The principal
problem areas have been in locating glass blanks of sufficient flatness and
having the necessary patterns lofted on them with the required flatness. In
addition some of the initial special test circuitry was found to be marginal
and additional engineering and material was required to improve its perfor-
mance.
CONCLUSION:
The performance demonstrated thus far indicates that there should be no
problems in bringing the program to a successful completion within these funds.
Declassification Review by NGA
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