A guide to construction of inexpensive automatic picture-transmission ground stations
Automatic picture transmission ground station equipment configuration, construction, and operation guidebook
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Constructing inexpensive automatic picture-transmission ground stations
Equipment specifications and engineering drawings for automatic picture transmission ground stations
Vermillion, C. H.↗
A simple, inexpensive, sinusoidal pressure generator.
Sinusoidal pressure generator for catheter manometer systems calibration by driving underwater loudspeaker with oscillograph power amplifier
Stegall, H. F.↗
Weather satellite picture receiving stations - Inexpensive construction of automatic picture transmission ground equipment
Procurement and construction of automatic picture transmission ground station equipment for ESSA and Nimbus transmission
Vermillion, C. H.↗
Inexpensive net solar flux radiometer
Radiometer measures the absorption and reflection of solar radiation by opaque and translucent surfaces. Surface-coating modifications permit measurements over selected broad wavelength bands within the solar spectrum.
Darkow, G. L.↗
Inexpensive tamper proof safety relief valve
Basic relief valve has added safety relief valve capability that relieves overpressure before failure can occur. It may be installed in inaccesible areas with a high degree of reliability, constructed from a variety of materials, and adapted to the user's specific application.
Frankewich, P. A.↗
Inexpensive automatic ranging for digital voltmeters and frequency counters
Seven integrated circuits incorporated at very low cost into frequency counters and digital voltmeters performing a voltage-to-frequency conversion permit automatic range changing. Extra decades are switched into and out of the counting chain as a function of the counter during the previous counting period.
Roller, R. F.↗
Inexpensive, removable coating for plaster tooling
Procedure for thinning and spaying a vinyl material provides strippable film for plaster surfaces. Coating is low-cost, effective seal against moisture and other sources of damage. Coating consists of a mixture of hot-spray vinyl material and 30 to 50 percent by volume of methyl ethyl ketone.
Dimino, J. M.↗
An inexpensive multichannel scaler with channel widths of less than 1 mu sec
Multistop time-to-pulse-height conversion unit to extend capability of pulse height analyzer for multichannel time analysis with narrow channel widths
Silverberg, E. C.↗
Inexpensive photon counting system with internal gate generator
Preamplifier-discriminator-gate generator in printed circuit for use with photomultipliers, noting pulse sensitivity and cost
Born, J.↗
Inexpensive system protects megawatt resistance-heating furnace against high-voltage surges
Coolant gas extinguishes arcing across the break in a heater element. Air-gap shunt which bypasses high voltage impressed across the circuit prevents damage if the resistance elements break and open the inductive circuit.
Stearns, E. J.↗
Inexpensive high-temperature furnace for thermocouple calibration
New furnace calibrates unknown thermocouple by comparing its electrical output to a reference thermocouple /previously calibrated by optical pyrometry/, as both are heated simultaneously. Thermocouples may be radioactive, thus heat source must be accessible by remote manipulation and inspection measurements. Advantages of furnace operation are cited.
Gracey, C. M.↗
Inexpensive anti-fog coating for windows
Coating applications include anti-fog protection for deep-sea diving equipment, fire protection helmets, and windows of vehicles used in hazardous environments. Basic coating composition includes liquid detergent, deionized water, and oxygen compatible fire-resistant oil. Composition prevents visor fogging under maximum metabolic load for 5 hours and longer.
Carmin, D. L., Jr.↗
Quality - Inexpensive if a way of life.
NASA major projects require phased planning. The participation of persons charged with maintaining the proper quality during the last two of four phases has become accepted practice. Current objectives are concerned with the application of quality assurance techniques during the second phase. It is pointed out that quality must be emphasized during the entire engineering process, starting with the selection of the components.
Grau, D.↗
An inexpensive and effective method for calculating the strength of randomly reinforced fiber composites
Planar randomly reinforced fiber composites (PRRFC) is pseudoisotropic laminate with large number of ply orientation combinations where strength is function of these ply orientation combinations. Laminate theory can be applied to determine strength of PRRFC, and in conjunction with composite micro- and macromechanics can predict mechanical properties of PRRFC's with any fiber/matrix combination.
Chamis, C. C.↗
An inexpensive vehicle speed detector
Low-power minicomputer can plug into automobile cigarette lighter. It measures time it takes observed car to travel premeasured distance and provides immediate readout of speed. Potentially, detector could be manufactured for less than $200 per unit and would have very low maintenance cost.
Broussard, P., Jr.↗
Bipotential monitoring with inexpensive office-type cassette recorders
Low-cost, modified cassette is part of system that accepts biomedical data for storage. System accepts wide range of data and is compactly packaged for portability. Standard office recorder with automatic level control, multiple inputs, radio, and battery operation may be used for recording stage.
Wilbur, R. L.↗
Inexpensive programmable computer clock
Clock's computer interface accepts pulses from computer (computer commands) and translates them into control signals for clock, and vice versa. Clock is preset by computer to a fixed number of time pulses, and then started. After fixed number of time pulses has occured, clock reads pulse (via interface) to computer and stops.
Vrancik, J. E.↗