FADAC. A NEW CONCEPT IN COMPUTERS FOR ARTILLERY

Abstract

The content of this Technical Note is a condensation of a Sperry-Rand, ERA Division, report covering the initial design study of an electronic digital device for use as a field artillery fire direction computer. Also presented is supplemental information which details the superiority of digital computation over analog computation in the intended application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1956
Accession Number
AD0092046

Entities

People

  • Raymond Brachman
  • William Sperling

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analog Computers
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Calculators
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Computers
  • Electron Tubes
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Firing Tables
  • Keyboards
  • Manufacturing
  • Standards

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems