Service Test of Ideographic Composing Machine
Abstract
The Ideographic Composing Machine had the vocabulary to meet the current demands of psychological warfare; however, it failed to meet some of the stated requirements. The following deficiencies were noted: electrical components were susceptible to failure caused by power line surges and/or transients or brief power failures; approximately 1 percent of the ideographs could not be reproduced from the vocabulary; proper adjustment of the video read level control was not possible; it did not operate 180 hours without maintenance; it was not possible to determine if the film was correctly threaded in the camera; and switches not used by the operator during operation were not protected to preclude inadvertent activation. Several shortcomings were noted, principally in the areas of operational characteristics and human factors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0829994
Entities
People
- Walter N. Mott