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AD-761 969

THREH-DIMENSIONAL INPUT FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Jay A. Schädel, et al

Utah University

Prepared for:

Advanced Research Projects Agency

June 1968

DISTRIBUTED BY:

urn NadNil IMMCII Mmnliii Smfei U. 1 DEMITMEIIT OF COMMERCE S285 Port Royal Road. SpriagfiaM Va. 22151

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hBo RACT

THREE-DIMENSIONAL INPUT FOR COKPUTER GRAPHICS

Jay A Schädel and Stephen L. Macdonald

This pcper states the need for three-dimensional input

for: architectural work using computer graphics. The paper

consists of two sections> The first section deals with laser

scanning; x, ^, being a mechanical scan, and z being a modulated

laser source timing the reflected laser beam. The second sec-

tion explains the use of photogrammetry for x, j^, z information.

(Photograiimetry is the science of measuring using photographs.)

Examn.i s are qiven comparing old methods of ground survey with

ptotojranunetry.

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PHRJ »NA INPUT FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Jaj ■ ; ■ Mac lonald

At on: ::tural design decisions were made

at: the construction site. buildings and cities became com-

plex, more and more of these decisions wore made in offices a-

way from the site with a growing dependence on survey data,

photographs, and other related information. With the exception

of photogrammetry, speed of the taking of data via surveying

has progressed little. Accuracy has improved with the use of

tel( eters and other sophisticated equipment. Also, uiscre-

paiicies between data obtained by different survey crews have

slowed down the process further still. The need now exists

for fast, accurate ways of determining topographic information,

as well as site landscaping, services, and facilities. The

following it a tentative evaluation of two techniques in the

state ot the art of three-dimensional input for computer graphics.

For example of the type of information needed by the archi-

tect, let us take a brief survey of a typical metropolitan area.

The size, shape, and relative position of buildings (facade

details and overall measurements), bridges, utilities above

and below ground (water towers, water, gas, electric, teleph 2,

T.V., sewer), streets, street lighting, traffic signals, bencnes,

curb», parks and other objects within the cityscape must be

known and recorded. The list becomes enormous when semi-movable

objects arc cwnsidered—cars, trucks etc. ^his example does

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facilitie •

facilities ".ot

.■"rom c ic

dinien i 1 nal in in re

Th en id 1

is reliable, accurate and

; rela:

^ ' ing

in charao«

■ . . ^ ,._■ ,. -

'inment.

em that

shown by the disputes that

have arisen becau.u. of property line court cases.

Architects' s tor a three-dimensional graphic

input, system are

(1) Re ! subsl iiated sttnq system again;;'

(2) Accuracy - 1 part foot m 200 teet)

2'3,000 or bei ./lü of a

(3) Spec1 - Three-dimensional data taken should be avail- able to OTe architect within one 8-hour period.

^4) Automation - To reduce errors the system should be as automatic as possible.

^ Timing - Must have all three-dimensional information about topography and architectural objects available at the same time.

Using these requirements as a guideline, the writers investi-

gated the state of the art of scanning" that could be used for

obtaining three-dimensional information about irchitecture.

Laser scanning systems and the older field of photogrammeti

are compared as systems applied to architecture. Although

the new field of laser scanning showed promise for the future,^

^The first range finding equipmant was devoloped in Glasgow, Scotland by Barr and Scroud Ltd. in 1964. Accuracy was ♦ 10 meters in 10,000 meters. ik^|

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the only system that is operational is a laser profiling sys-

cera^ which gives only one dimension instead of the three re-

quired. (A descripcion of this system and how it might be

changed to a three-dimensional system will follow.)

The well established art of photogrammetry was also inves-

tigated *s to its three-dimensional architectural use. Photo-

grammetry is defined as "the science or art of obtaining re-

liable measurements by means of photography."1 This definition

might well be amplified to include "interpretation of photographs*

as a fund ion of nearly equal importance, for the ability to

recognize and identify a photographic image is often as important

a* the ability to derive its siae, shape, and relative position

from the photographs.

LAÄÄ» STAMmW

In one of the early exploratory efforts in this field»

Horden Division of United Aircraft operated a working model

scanning laser radar as part of a company sponsored program

to develop a short-range (2 mile) airborne obstacle detector.

This detector would deliver range and x, £ position of an ob-

ject relative to the position of the receiver.

llAero Service Corp. has flight tasted a new photo mapping system which uses a gas laser altimeter developed by Spectra- Physics. By utilizing a low-powered, continuous wave, gas laser altieeter with a narrow beam, accuracies of + 6 inches can be achieved. It has the additional value of being used as a highly accurate profiler as well as an integral part of an airborne eap- piag system. However, this profiler is used only in conjunction with eonveational photogrammetry as a cheek system.

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muth and elevation. Thxa irroi

to the wide angle ( .-,o : .

Norden ' .s or cona

the two scanners, u ronomi« • ■ ,

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zed cathode ay y. The

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. .i.ier, and l • amplifier.

The oathode ray cube beam is driver-, :hroaOüsly irlth the

laser b • •■aerate the .j»- . rmi a cathode

ray tube display.

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Interestingly, the concept of ':v/o-cliirien3ionaily scanned

forward looking i<ic<ür sensor is ana JUS to an axtenslon of

the laser line scanning cameri system xn which the bean is

scanned electromechanically in one direction and by the for-

ward motion of the aircraft in the other.

While the Norden development centered around a continuous

wave laserj the company, like others becoming active in the

area, is investigating the use of pulsed lasers, particularly

neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet devices. In a pulsed

system, the receiver can be synchronized with the transmitter

to eliminate deleteriou.s effects of back-scatter, a serious

problem for a continuous wave system.

Other obstacle detector component concepts, ;nciuding a

linear array receiver and a scanning nperture photoraultiplier

are being evaluated at Norden.

The linear array is a line of photodiode detectors of

which the currents can be resolved to givo an image of an ob-

ject on a cathode ray tube display of view.

The Q-switched ruby laser beam is scanned in only one

direction at a time by a mechanically-driven optical reflector.

A range versus azimuth or range versus elevation, cathode ray

tube type of presentation is generated.

The laser is scanned over a 15-deg. scan angle, although

this could be enlarged to 30~deg. if a larger viewing port were

available. It operates at a löO-pulse-per-sec. rate.

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Raytheon expects that its liquid-cooled i.^o-'yniam-doped

laser rangefinder couic te adapted tox obstacle avoidance

applications or for obtaining x, v, z Eomation c existing

objects. The dttvlce ranosfl successfully out to 5 1/2 kilometers

with an accuracy of Ii50^000*

The qraph on page seven shows what Nordea calculates as

the effects of weather and systems losses on the maximum: range

of a pulsed neodymium laser radar. The attentuation coefficients

correspond to very clear, clear, hazy, and light fog v/eather

conditions. The graph does not, however,account for improvement

in the sensitivity of signal detection devices.

One of the two onilnates is a product of transmitter power,

transmitter gain and receiver aperture, factors that may be

traded against one another in system design. The other is the

transmitter power required, assuming typical values of trans-

mitter gain and receiver area for a compact laaes radar. The

broken curve corresponds to the case of a very clear weather

with sunlight background.

Norden has been running extensive simulation studies to

determine the eiiects on laser radar of a host of parameters,

including maximum target view, transmitter beamwidth, trans-

mitter power, weather attenuation,itarget distance change per

computation and number of beamwidth samples taken.

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Weather Condition

Very Clear 0

Clear 0.2

Haze

Light Fog 2. 0

0.25 0.5nm Inrn l.Snm

NORMALIZED RANGE IN NAUTICAL MILES RL

2. Onm 1/4

LASER RADAR RANGE, plotted for varying weather conditions, Jdlls off •harply during haze and light fog. Left ordinate is a product of peak tran»- tnitter gain and recfeiving aperture area, parameter"; which can be traded in laser radar design. The second ordinate is peak transmitter power.

Graph from AVIATION WEEK

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8

"ASER PROFILING SYSTEM

In June, 1957 John Cotsworth of Spectra-T.. ,r. Moun-

tain View, California described fundamentals of g Lte sys-

tem (laser rangefinder) . Below is a schematic of tis system.

RF OUT. PHOTO MULTIPLIER

'RBCEIVBB PIELD-OF-VIEW .SELECTOR

' BAND INTERFERENCl-, FILTER

50 MILL: CW LASi

RFTN

CPE

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LIWATTX LlQut "\ BEAM "NTcOVul/^'x i^G ^ ER y MO DU L A TOR/ EXPANDER /|ü P T . C J I \

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Transmitting and receiving optics of la- >r altimeter ^re coaxial so that receiving telescope views terrain ar«a scanned by the transmitted light beamy. The optical path is indicated by the block diagram of the optical portion of the altimeter.

The device uses a helium gas laser beair that permits a

target to be selected from a confusir.tj background without-

spurious returns and accurately determine the range to 1:50,000

Laser light reflected from the ob^ec4: is picked up by a

6" diameter Schmit telescope which is coaxial with the trans-

mitting optics, passed through a filter to eliminate spurious

light, then a field of view selector assembly and impinges on

the sensitive elements of a photomultiplier.

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The RF outjPut.s cire filtered into their c chan-

nels. These signal returns are conpan?':! with .itced

signal contained in a reference channel to determin* »haa«

difference, which is a measure of the round trip pj

time. This system is used as a profiling devd i : .junc-

tion with photograrrunetry. Output may be anaL tal,

Mr. Cotsworth indicated that it woi be p to adapt

the geodilite for three-dl:nensional information re ■• -.'i I, but

extensive research and development would be requ o fulfill

the requirements needed by iao archxtect listet ■ „wo.

HI~FIX MODIFIED DECCA SYSTEM

The basic system uses three slave and one nva ;te] ,dxo

receiver transmitter. The precise location of sa slave

stations relative to one another is known. Based on this know-

ledge the x, ^_, z location may be calculated by knowing the

altitude and azimuth of the received signal from the masr.er

station compared with the information from the other slave

stations. In all cases the master transmitter must be at the

position at which you wish to make the measurement. This means

that a person would have to be at the master transmitter loca-

tion. Thus, in effect, a surveying team would have to scale

buildings or be at the precise location that the information

is to be obtained. This system is used for long-range naviga-

tion, 250 miles with r-curacies ♦ 125 feet. The Hi-Fix Modi-

fied Decca System cannot be used for a scanning device.

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Table 1

Lasers with the Greatest Possible Application for Terrain Mapping or Profiling

TYPE OUTSTANDING CHARACTFRISTIC

' OllDER OF MAGNITUDE OR EFFICIENCY ACHIEVED

Pulsed Ruby Energy/Pulse Narrow beam angle

1500 Joules .001 Radxan

Continuous Wave Nee Helium

6428 Angstrom (Red Beam)

Diffraction Limited Single Mode

Gallium Arsenide Injection

Efficiency and Direct Modulation

About 501 Kfficiency 20 Degrees Kelvin

Problems Requiring a Solution:

Systems and Quality Assurance Engineering - One major problem

confronting equipment /ndnufacturers is quality control

of "One parts that are produced by subcontractors.

It is the opinion of several manufacturers of laser scanning

equipment that the engineering problems would require further

research.

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PHOTOGRAMMETRY

Categories of Photograminetry

Photogrammetry ia froquentxy divided into spec.aifies or

categories, according t:o the position of th« camera relative

to the nbject being taken. For instance, the t of photo-

grammetry used when the photographs are taken froa points on

the ground surface is called ground photoqrawaetry or terres-

trial photogrammetry. Photographs taken on tho ground with

the optical axis of the camera horizontal are calieu horizontal

photographs. Aerial phutogrammetry connotes the use of photo-

graphs which have been taken from any airborne vehiui.^ , and

these may be either vertical aerial photographs oi oblique

aerial photographs,1 Stereophotograirunecry mean? that over-

lapping pairs of photographs are observed and measured, or

interpreted, in a stereoscopic viewing device, which gives a

three-dimensional view and creates the illusion that the ob-

server is viewing a relief model of the terrain or object.1

In analytical photogrammetry, the geometric problems axe solved

by mathematical computation, using measurements made on the

photographs as input data. In most cases the computations

are accomplished by using a computer coupled with a stereo-

scopic viewing device.^

The problems involved with architectural photogrammetry

would not be as complicated if only one type of photogrammetry

were involved, but this is not the case. Terrestri-ii, aerial,

and horizontal photogrammetry must be used if all of the

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Visual information is co be realized for the architect's

use in the planning of the urban a id suburban scene.

Major Problems of Aerial Photograrnnetry

The diffioulti«8 which beset photogrammetrists in their

eftorts to obtain precise measurements and compile accurate

maps or other data from aerial photographs arise mainly from

the two general sources stated below:1

A. Qondit^ona Eor obtaining and preserving the original

negatives are seldom ideal.

B. Transfer of the information contained Vn the original

negatives to the map compilation can seldom be carried

out with complete accuracy.

In order to gain an appreciation of the variety of diffi-

culties which can arise from these sources, the requirement«

for one of the most exacting uses of photogrammetry should

be considered, namely, the preparation of an accurate topo-

graphic map.

A. Conditions of Photographing and Processing

To illustrate why it is seldom possible to take the

original photographs under ideal conditions, several require-

ments are listed below, all of which would have to be fulfilled

in order to obtain perfect original photographs and to prepare

the map or plot in the most economical manner.

1. Eacn exposure should be made exactly at "ehe ideal

posit-ion determined in advance.

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2. The optical axis of the lens should be exactly normal

to the object at the instant of exposure. (Most

architectural photogramroetry does not lend itself to

this condition because of cramped ajfK.aitiona in cities.

Some of the oblique angle problems have been solved

at the Ohio Experimental Station by Perry E. Borchers.6)

3. The camera should be oriented in azimuth at the instant

of exposure, precisely as planned in advance.

4. There should be no forward movement of the aircraft

relative to the ground during the time of exposure.

(At 300 ft. per sec. a plane will ^ave 1 ft. in

1/300 sec. in terrestrial photogrammetry this does

not apply.)

5. The camera lens should be free of distortion and

otherwise optically perfect.

6. The camera should have stable and known metrical

characteristics, and should be in perfect adjustnsnt«

7. The emulsion-bearing surface of tht' photographic

film or plate should be perfectly flat and perfectly

oriented with respect to the lens at the instant

of exposure.

8. The emulsion should be of uniform thickness and

shoul«' give infinite resolution.

9. Atmospheric conditions while taking the photographs

should be perfect.

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B. Transferring Information from the Photographs

The second general source of difficulties connected

with the preparation of accurate maps from serial photographs

steins from the several procedures involved in making measure-

ments on the original photographs, or negatives, and in trans-

ferring quantitative information from the photographs to the

map-compilation sheet. Some oZ the operations which can and

do frequently entail dif f i cu.lcies at this stage of the photo-

gramme trie process are:

1. Developing the original negative films or plates.

2. Making positive prints from the negative films or

plates.

3. Operating the photogrammetric plotting instruments.

(Which correct for parallax, tilt, etc.)

The processing or developing of the original negative

films or plates, particularly films, is an extremely critical

operation, and requires meticulous care, thorough workmanship,

proper equipment, and professional skill. The original efforts

are wasted if the film.-! are later carelessly processed and

improperly developed. Not only must the chemical treatments

be applied properly to bring out the maximum in image quality

and to prevent "creeping of emulsion," but it is equally

important that the film base be handled carefully and properly

in ordex to reduce to a minimum the expansion, shrinkage,

stretching, warping, curling, and even tearing of this material.2'

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In most aerial . • procedures, the original negative

fil-ns or plates are no! used in the actual compilation work.

Instead, for convenient ■, positive copies of one type or

another are used. a positives may range from ordinary

prints on photographic papers to the transparent positives

on glass plates required m the precise plotting instruments.

These glass plates are variously called diapositive plates,

lantern slides, or transparencies. They are usually made

by exposure through a Lens in a ratioing printer or redujing

camera, but in some oasesi the positive plates are made by

being exposed while in direct contact with the negatives.

The precautions and requirements which were noted as necessary

for the best results in developing the original negative

films are equally necessary in making the positive prints.

Further difficulty and loss of accuracy are possible,

and probable, in the operation of the various plotting instru-

ments used for transferring map details frcjar the photographs

to the map sheet. These instruments are exceptionally offi-

cient optical and mechanical devices, but are necessarily

complicated and delicately balanced, and hence can be and fre-

quently are the sourcp of many troubles and problems. Although

the instruments produce nxcellent results, it is still true

that much of the effectiveness of the compilation work is

dependent upon the exercise of good technical judgment by

the operator of the instrument, and upon the acuity of his

stereoscopic vision.

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There ar.', in «1 ia»i various extraneous problems

and difficulties which occur cluring the compilation stage

of a survey project. ixampie of ^ major problem of this

sort is the not unconinon situation in which there is a de-

ficiency of suitable ground survey control. DcficJency in

this case may mean . . fielent qual.i y, poor distribution,

low accuracy or difficulty f>f proper identification. Suit-

able ground-survey coi 1 ta raquired for all photogrammetric

survey systems. The problea of acquiring this control is an

important OOnsidaration affecting ^K^: possible volume of

information output, T.I,-. LI an econonio a well at o tech-

nical problem because, in torn insi.ances, the cost or control

has rendered the use of certain photogrammetric ,aethods pro-

hibitive. The reduction to minimum of the required amount

of ground control is si 1X2 i widely-pursued object of photo-

grammetric research.

At this point it U difficult: ^^complete an analysis

of cost, but referring to an article in Industrial Photography^

which states: "In recent years there has been an increased

demand for accurate in/cntories of material stock piles which

can be done in a limited am'-mt of time. Hugh construction

projects and the Padei Highway Program have created situa-

tions in which the old nethodl of ground survey h^ve become

inadequate due to the time and porsrvnnel required and the

lack of aoemraoy, Photogrammetry can do the job at a 25%

reduction in cost."

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c- Character of the Earth's Surface

The character of the Burfaoe of the earth itself causes

difficulties for the :, . togramaetrist. if it v;ere possible

to takj a truly vertical photograph of flat and level terrain,

and if the effects of atiaoaphorio refraction and lens distor-

tion were compensated, the perspective view shown on the j

aerial photograoh woulfl bo identically the same ac; an ortho- '

graphic projactlon. it would bhua be a true source map and

the phofograaraetriat'a probleiae would be greatly reduced.

There has been, in fact, a notaMfe and successful effort to

produce modified photographs which are nearly orthographioi

but these Orthophotographa are still limited in availability

and do not represem the conventional situation in photogram-

metry. However, becan^ of t:he geometric and planar character

of architecture, it ia easier to produce maps of architectural

aubjects than uneven terrain. The operator can easily pick

out points to be marked and measured on architectural subjecta

than the random search, techniques used on terrain.

A factor of major importance, however, is relief of the

terrain. To illustrate how the difference ia elevation dis-

places the position of , photographic image, consxder an

aerial camera with leiu; at point 0, figure 1-16, and the

tower BC rising above flat ground surface BM. in nature,

MB-NC, but on the negative these distances are recorded as

M'B' and M'c,-, respectively; the distance M'C being incon-

aiatent in scale with other distances on the negative becauae

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of the elevation of C above the surrounding terrain. It

should be noted, however, that th« di^pldcement of photo-

graphic images because of reii-ef La the oasis for deter-

mining elevations and contours from the photographs.1

M'H'C'

13 M GROUND

Solution for the Proolems

The foregoing problems are some of tne major oiles which

confront the photogrammetrist in his efforts to carry out

accurate surveys from aerial photographs. The descriptiona

of these basic problems are «tot intended to have a discoura-

ging effect nor to paint a pessimistic picture of the future

aa it applies to architectural photogrammetry. Actually,

the picture appears quite optjnustic, as remarkable results

are already being achieved, in spite of the handicaps of

imperfect source materials and other difficulties which have

been descixbed. These result* could be better in many caaea.

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however, and hopefully cou i - ., ,.■ i v;ith less effort

and at lower costs. >f a pho »granmatrio project is

related directly to the iccuraoy desired. Under

ideal conditions acoux o 10,000 are possible, under

normal conditions i/25Ji*Q, a let adversa conditions 1/1,200;

which means that at »00 •: , tha object being photo-

graphed 1/8" accuracy can ^-c obi dned using .1/25,000 as the

condition most often encounter* I. '

Future Outlook for Photogi ■ aetry

Photogranunetry is a ooraparal I ,cly modern science and

many of its problems are sLill t-.o be solved.

Several tevslopnenta Ui.it. may b« reasonably anticipated

in the near future inaludf:

1. Development of *ethoda bo reduce the amount and/or

cost of ground control needed for surveys, especial-

ly by the uhe of electronic instruments in the field

and the further development of analytical aerotri-

angulation in tht office,2

2. Further development of either or both stabilizing

mounts for cameras, or vercicality indicators.1

3. Further improvemenLs in quality of photographic

imagery.

4. Advance in ooloj photography for photogrammetric use.

5. Greater utilization a . • sensors such as radar,

laser, and infra-red to supplanant or replace con-

ventional optical phot( i i. phy.

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6. C(

in

7.

matic

In spite of I h

allows the arch

choose and

fa

scape features.

are indicai

can be used tc

the outdr,' •

along wit ;

tect.

have at hin disrv

which to choon^.

In condusion. It*.

about architectui

photoqramn-.etry p

looment a

Laser profiii ng

amount t..at a co

back Li

i. nme try

to

»ut the

. JW

cy

or planning

i i d be P !

to the archi-

-ict would

ign criteria from

evpreductd from

al informat n

filing and

iearch and deve

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trip must be made.

with the laser pro

condition and relay bac

and location of infona

accurate data base could

Photogrammetry is m

olex, irregular, and slusi

and measurement. In Ln I

information arc ava U ible

Also new techniques such

land use patterns become mor

the available inforxna on.

While it is not Lik< I ■;

can be obtained from surv«

it is possible that more ace

through such instruments as

sight measure is instanta]

digital read-out. This Li

grammetric processes Lnvo vrj

dollars worth of «quipraenl

eluding the final judgment o;

date there is nothing which e

grammetric methods for i. i

mation.

i in conjunction

Ld view the existing

i .: ictly the type

d. Then a more

architect.

JMturing com-

■; e ..unination

vas L amouats of

Ion by the architect.

Lng 'ievices where

■ill further augment

ty of information

r than photogrammetry,

d might be developed

ai ners. The line of

irate and with optional

I■ ' ar than photo-

tan one hundred thousand

6r six processes, in~

'.itor. However, to

iioctes with photo-

ion and wealth of infor-

Raproditcfd •re« best «vaiUblt copy.

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3. "Laser ;: (August 22,

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5. "Engineori ■ Vol. CCi

6. Borchers, Effielen* Phototfr.n

7. Bendix Corpm

8. Hughes Rssea]

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