MECHANIZATION STUDY OF THE RECON CENTRAL, RECONNAISSANCE DIVISION, AIR FORCE AVIONICS LAB., WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO

Abstract

Information storage and retrieval functions at the Recon Central are partially mechanized by a system composed of 'peek-a-boo' coordinate index cards, a Flexowriter automatic typewriter with an EAM punched card reader input and an automatic 'peek-a-boo' card reader, and various types of copying devices. The stored information is primarily in document abstract form on microfilm chips that are on unpunched aperture cards. The system produces for a search requester lists of retrieved abstract accession numbers with corresponding document titles, and, if desired, enlarged copies of the selected microfilm chips. Recon Central estimates that cost investment in this semiautomated system is about one-tenth that of a fully computerized system giving the same performance in their application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640115

Entities

People

  • D. Crowder
  • E. G. Loges
  • E. Merendini
  • G. A. Kershaw
  • J. E. Davis

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Automatic
  • Cameras
  • Contracts
  • Hard Copy
  • Information Retrieval
  • Mechanization
  • Microfilm
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Punched Card Readers
  • Punched Cards
  • Reconnaissance
  • Typewriters
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.