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Brewster angle of the lunar crust.

Brewster null in reflections of Explorer 35 telemetry transmissions from lunar surface, discussing radiation reflection properties of lunar maria and Flamsteed area

Tyler, G. L.↗

Fluidic accelerometer

Fluidic accelerometer utilizing seismic mass nulled by feedback loop and independent of supply pressure variations

Ringwall, C. G.↗

Pulse width-pulse rate modulator

Attitude control system designed for rockets regulates duty cycle of pneumatic valves so less fuel is required. Operation time of each valve is directly proportional to error signal and the dead band about a null is controlled by independently adjustable threshold circuits.

Cooke, W. A.↗

Interferometric rotation sensor

Sensor generates interference fringes varying in number (horizontally and vertically) as a function of the total angular deviation relative to the line-of-sight axis. Device eliminates errors from zero or null shift due to lack of electrical circuitry stability.

Walsh, T. M.↗

Development of techniques for measuring pilot workload

An objective method of assessing information workload based on physiological measurements was developed. Information workload, or reserve capacity, was measured using a visual discrimination secondary task and subjective rating of task difficulty. The primary task was two axis (pitch and roll) tracking, and the independent variables in this study were aircraft pitch dynamics and wind gust disturbances. The study was structured to provide: (1) a sensitive, nonloading measure of reserve capacity, and (2) an unencumbering reliable measurement of the psychophysiological state. From these, a measured workload index (MWI) and physiological workload index (PWI) were extracted. An important measure of the success of this study was the degree to which the MWI and PWI agreed across the 243 randomly-presented, four-minute trials (9 subjects X 9 tasks X 3 replications). The electrophysiological data collected included vectorcardiogaram, respiration, electromyogram, skin impedance, and electroencephalogram. Special computer programs were created for the analysis of each physiological variable. The digital data base then consisted of 82 physiological features for each of the 243 trials. A prediction of workload based on physiological observations was formulated as a simultaneous least-squares prediction problem. A best subset of 10 features was chosen to predict the three measures of reserve capacity. The cannonical correlation coefficient was .754 with a chi squared value of 91.3 which allows rejection of the null hypothesis with p of .995.

Spyker, D. A.↗

Development of a satellite microwave radiometer to sense the surface temperature of the world oceans

A proposed S-band radiometer for determining the ocean surface temperature with an absolute accuracy of + or - 1 Kelvin and a resolution of + or - .1 Kelvin was placed under the Advanced Applications Flight Experiment for further development into Nimbus readiness state. The results of assessing the following are described: effects due to the state of the sea surface, effects caused by the intervening atmosphere, and effects associated with imperfections in the instrument itself. An extensive sea truth program is also described for correlation of aircraft test flight measurements or of satellite remote measurement to in-situ data. An improved radiometer design is a modified Dicke-switch type with temperature stabilized, microwave integrated circuit, front-end and with a pulsed injection-noise nulling system. The radiometer has a multimode rectangular horn antenna with very low ohmic losses and a beam efficiency of 98% or better.

Hidy, G. M.↗