REQUEST FOR APPROVAL (Sanitized FROM R&D FUNDS FOR AN OVERRUN TO CONTRACT (Sanitized)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000200030021-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2004
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: September 10, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, National Photographic Interpretation
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SUBJECT Request for Approval ofi r== from R&D
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1. This memorandum requests approval for the commitment
of additional funds for an existing contract. The specific
request is stated in Paragraph 8.
2. NPIC currently has a cost-plus--fixed-fee contract
with to fabricate a Target Indexing Device
(TID) and an Electronic Screening Breadboard (ESB). This
effort currently totals This equipment will
provide NPIC with the capability of rapidly and automati-
cally scanning 0 film to specify those targets that are
cloud covered or cloud free. Furthermore, when operating
in the general analysis mode, the equipment will permit an
accurate determination of the percent of cloud cover of an
area on a frame-by-frame basis.
3. The fabrication of the TID was made possible by
previous NPIC research efforts in developing optical dif-
fraction pattern technology. The diffraction patterns of
images of clouds are very distinctive from the-diffraction
patterns of nonclouded land areas, and it is upon these
differences that the TID operates to distinguish cloud-
covered targets from clear targets.
4. The Electronic Screening Breadboard uses a solid-state
linear array of photo-transistors to derive electrical sig-
nals from light tranmitted through the film. After process-
ing, these signals provide the Clue Extractor Elements
with image density and density gradient data for computing
clues to determine the presence or absence of clouds, target
signatures, etc. As such the ESB will not only serve as
a technical back-up on the optical system (TID) but will
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provide a future capability to investigate the implementa-
tion of other automatic target recognition functions.
5. The subject overrun is due to increases in the cost
of materials over those initially programmed. This was
the direct result of the Clue Former in the TID being far
more complex than originally estimated, thereby resulting
in an overall material cost increase of about In
addition, G&A (after disallowance) is estimate o e
overrun by about However, during the course of the
contract, labor costs, travel, and computer useage were
underrun by about 0-leaving an actual deficit of
Although the overage in material cost had been known
for some time there was a consistent underrun in travel,
computer usage, and labor. The contractor had until very
recently felt that this would offset the increased material
cost. It was only after the detailed accounting of the
week ending 4 September that it was apparent that there
.would be an actual overrun.
6. The fabrication of the TID is virtually complete
with preliminary acceptance tests scheduled for the week
of 14-18 September. The ESB, which is the other deliverable
hardware under this contract, is currently scheduled for
demonstration by 1 November. In view of the Center's
needs and the advanced stages of development and fabrication
of both pieces of hardware, it appears to the government's
advantage to complete both the TID and the ESB.
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The contract association is SECRET,
the Title UNCLASSIFIED, and the work SECRET.
8. In view of the progress to date and the urgent Center
requirement for the TID your approval is requested for
the authorization ofF--_~ from past year R&D funds.
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SUBJECT: Request for Approval of from R&D Funds
Attachments:
1. Proposal
2. Form 2420
ARTHUR C. LUNDAHL
Director
National Photographic Interpretation Center
Distribution:
Cy 1 - NPIC/SS/SC&P (After approval)
2 - NPIC/ODir
3&4 - NPIC/TSG
5 - NPIC/TSG/RED
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