Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Osgood, D. R..
The experience gained with the acceptance checkout equipment for spacecraft, which was used for checkout on the Apollo and Skylab Programs, is discussed in this paper and related to advanced ground systems for the Space Shuttle Program. The basic capabilities of the checkout system are outlined, goals for future checkout systems are discussed, and the unified test equipment system is described.
System, named Hydra, generates charts, graphs, and printed matter on slides or conventional negatives and positives, and combines these media with a capability of storage on magnetic tape for future updating to accommodate engineering changes or contract modifications to be readily added to basic data.
Hydra 1 data display system for developing graphic displays
System for enhancement, storage and retrieval of video and photographic data