Reutilization of the Minuteman Guidance Computer as a Numerical/Process Controller

Abstract

As a result of the D17B computers from the Minuteman I missiles being made available to qualifying organizations, several studies have been implemented to assess the usefulness and adaptability of the D17B in other applications. The report is directed toward their use in control applications. The report outlines a few of the basic concepts of numerical control and process control toward the end of adopting these computers to those purposes. The primary emphasis is on numerical control with merely a small account being given of process control. The primary functional features of the computer are presented in detail for the D17B and merely mentioned in passing for the D37C computer (Minuteman II) with the expressed hope that the results of the work can be applied to the D37C. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0760757

Entities

People

  • John H. Hill
  • Raymond V. Cicirelli

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Analog Computers
  • Arithmetic Units
  • Circuit Boards
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Data Processing
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Machine Tools
  • United States

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  • Computer Science.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design