NASA-Kenya LANDSAT programme
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The author has identified the following significant results. Results show that the available timber is decreasing after 1980. This comes from the corn extension program. Timber volume evaluations are given by biometrical connections between the mean surface of poplar crowns in a plantation and the mean circumference of the same trees taken at 1.30 m. LANDSAT imagery was found sufficient for large field discrimination, but small parcels like market-gardens are not discernible. Discrete operators were used to smooth, sharpen, or detect edges of digital pictures.
The current activity status of Spacelab, objectives of which are to provide a laboratory and observation facility in space, is surveyed. Program requirements are given, and the basic Spacelab concept is described. The programmatic aspects of the program and some considerations concerning payload integration and payload operations are outlined.
For abstract, see N77-25171.
A FORTRAN IV computer program has been developed that obtains a detailed subsonic or shock free transonic flow solution on the hub-shroud midchannel stream surface of a turbomachine. The blade row may be fixed or rotating, and the blades may be twisted and leaned. Flow may be axial, mixed, or radial. Upstream and downstream flow variables may vary from hub to shroud, and provisions are made to correct for loss of stagnation pressure. The results include velocities, streamlines, and flow angles on the stream surface and approximate blade surface velocities.
The real requirements of a task or task environment must be considered in developing a program for mechanical or electrical manipulators. Manipulation tasks must be analyzed, the information and control needed to accomplish them must be determined, and sensors, movers, controllers, and displays must be designed. Operations research in developing a computer controlled man-supervised multi-moded manipulator for an assembly system is described.
The author has identified the following significant results. Accomplishments include the identification of a series of active alluvial fans along the margins of the Central Plain, the compilation of crop resources maps of central and eastern Thailand, and evaluation of the Purdue/LARS printout using unsupervised mode of an area near Bangkok. Results from LANDSAT 1 imagery and ground truth survey showed that Thailand existing forest in 1973 covered an area of approximately 37% of total land area. The last countrywide survey using aerial photographs at 1:60,000 scale conducted in 1961 gave the figure of 58%. Experience has shown many advantages of LANDSAT imagery over the conventional aerial photography in locating faults and fractures in the preparation of tectonic maps. Several rock types can also be identified from LANDSAT imagery.
Practical applications of NASA space systems, science, and technology to the study of oceans and solid earth are discussed. Goals involving earth dynamics include earthquake hazard assessment and alleviation, and global surveying and mapping, while goals involving ocean dynamics include the determination of ocean currents and circulation, and the monitoring of ocean surface conditions. Satellites used to obtain data are described, and projects such as the study of open ocean tides and earth motion determination are reviewed, with consideration given to the techniques (e.g., laser ranging, satellite-to-satellite track) used in these studies. Several physical phenomena, the extent to which they presently can be measured, and possible future requirements for more accurate measurements are examined.
Instrument reduces manpower needed for testing electric powered vehicles. Device has dual scale that allows operator to compare actual speed with preprogrammed test speed. Features include large meter, buzzer, packaging to allow ready interchange of memories with different profiles, small size, minimal current drain, and reverse supply voltage protection.
Versatile microprocessor-based unit accepts sensor inputs and generates programmed control signals. Typical of possible applications would be to monitor differential temperature measurements in solar-heating systems, to turn on pumps and backup systems, and off-peak control for backup systems.
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Development of a navigation system for a given satellite is reported. An algorithm for converting a satellite picture element location to earth location and vice versa was defined as well as a procedure for measuring the set of constants needed by the algorithm. A user manual briefly describing the current version of the navigation model and how to use the computer programs developed for it is presented.
A general purpose digital computer program was developed and designed to aid in the analysis of spacecraft attitude dynamics. The program provides the analyst with the capability of automatically deriving and numerically solving the equations of motion of any system that can be modeled as a topological tree of coupled rigid bodies, flexible bodies, point masses, and symmetrical momentum wheels. Two modes of output are available. The composite system equations of motion may be outputted on a line printer in a symbolic form that may be easily translated into common vector-dyadic notation, or the composite system equations of motion may be solved numerically and any desirable set of system state variables outputted as a function of time.
TRASYS, the Thermal Radiation Analysis System, is a digital computer software system with a generalized capability to solve the radiation-related aspects of thermal analysis problems. When used in conjunction with a generalized thermal analysis program such as the Systems Improved Numerical Differencing Analyzer (SINDA) program, any thermal problem that can be expressed in terms of a lumped parameter, radiation conductor thermal network can be solved. The function of TRASYS is twofold. It provides: 1) Internode radiation interchange data; 2) Incident and absorbed heat rate data from environmental radiant heat sources. Data of both types are provided in a format directly usable by the thermal analyzer programs.
Information necessary to evaluate the preliminary design of the sunkeeper controller is presented as a compilation of the following documents: development plan, verification plan, hazard analysis, drawing list, and other information pertaining to the design of the subsystem.
Three identical microprocessor control subsystems were developed which can be used in heating, heating and cooling, and/or hot water systems for single family, multifamily, or commercial applications. The controller incorporates a low cost, highly reliable (all solid state) microprocessor which can be easily reprogrammed.
A questionnaire was completed by 861 passengers on regularly-scheduled flights of four commuter airlines. Four types of aircraft were involved. Questions assessed major demographic variables, attitudes toward flying, frequency of flying, experience of airsickness, and passenger perceptions of detailed aspects of the physical environment. Passengers also rated their overall comfort level and their willingness to fly again. Passengers perceive motion, noise, and seat factors as the primary determinants of their comfort. Rated comfort is strongly related to willingness to fly again. Incidence of airsickness was low. Sex differences in reactions to aspects of the environment were found.
The TAMPR System originated as an approach to the problem of automating the routine modifications of FORTRAN source programs required to adapt them to a variety of uses or environments. Three steps are involved: (1) A FORTRAN source program is processed by the TAMPR Recognizer, yielding essentially a parse tree called the abstract form, (2) the Transformation Interpreter applies IGT's (Intragrammatical Transformations) to the abstract form as tree operations, and (3) the abstract form is then reconverted to source program form by the Formatter. By ensuring that the transformations are applied only to the correct syntactic entities and only in the intended contexts, the use of the abstract form greatly simplifies establishing the reliability of the overall process.