Foxboro Decomputer Mark I.

Abstract

An ONR research project at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in 1953 sponsored a theoretical design of a decompression analog computer a prototype of which was subsequently manufactured by the Foxboro Company and presented to NEDU for evaluation. The evaluation indicates that the method of approach is practicable but that the computer as submitted requires extensive refinement to ensure consistency and to extend the range of accuracy (as compared to standard decompression tables and to theoretical calculations).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1956
Accession Number
ADA039611

Entities

People

  • W. F. Searle Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analog Computers
  • California
  • Computers
  • Consistency
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Depth Indicators
  • Divers
  • Ground Position Indicators
  • Indicators
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities

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  • Geodesy
  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.