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      • First assignment (1928)
      • Theoretical and practical research (1929 – 1936)
      • Acoustic correction (1928 – ’29)
      • Electric transport of position data (1929 – ’30)
      • 2- and 3-axle listening devices (1932 – 1940)
      • Speech Transmission Index (1970+)
      • Acoustic sniper localisation (1996 – ’98)
    • Radio Communication
      • Meteorograph (1934 – ’39)
      • UHF telephone (1935 – 1940)
      • Reuse of a WWII Würzburg-Riese antenna (1947 – 1977)
      • Panoramic receivers (1953 – 1964)
      • Non-eavesdroppable ship-to-ship (1954 – 1962)
      • Automatic Reporting and Identification System (1987 – 2000)
      • 60 GHz stealth communication (1992 – 1999)
    • Ballistic measuring devices
      • Measuring time interval (1950 – 1970)
      • Optically measuring projectile velocity (1955)
      • Measuring projectile’s end velocity (1972)
      • Measuring hit accuracy patterns (1973)
      • Spark flash camera (1974)
      • Continuous Wave Doppler homodyne radar (1980)
    • Infrared technique
      • Period 1934 – 1953
      • Period 1960 – 1970
      • Period 1970 – present
      • Quality of photo detectors (1971)
    • Radar (EN)
      • Electric listening device (1936 – 1941)
      • Transponders (1959 – 1995)
      • Phased Array radar research (1962 – 1984)
      • PHARS and PHARUS (1990 – 1999)
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      • SHIRA (1984 – 2005)
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      • Period (1938 – 1940)
      • Period (1946 – 1957)
      • SOCRATES (2001+)
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      • Period 1938 – 1941
      • Countering seamines after 1946
      • Operational PAP Simulator (1986 – 1992)
    • Digital Technology
      • Digital fire control
      • Radar image processing
      • Printed circuit board production (1961 – 1977)
      • Universal Dynamo Meter Bench (1979 – 1992)
      • Tanker Remote Vision System (2006)
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    • Operations Research
      • The early period 1955 – 1964
      • Multi Criteria Analysis (1970+)
      • Hunting Operations (HUNTOP) – 1978
      • Decision support system for chemical incidents (GasMal) 1990’s
      • FEL Coverage Planner (FELCOP) – 1992
      • Single Airbase Logistics Model (SALOMO) – 1992
    • Command & Control
      • KIBOWI (1970 – 2005)
      • ICARUS (1993 – 1997)
      • NATO Anti-Air Warfare System (1987- 2000)
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      • Forward Air Controller Training (1996 – 2001)
      • Robojeep (1998 – present)
      • Critical Infrastructure Protection (1995+)
      • Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (2002+)
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    • Measurement station Roeleveense Plas (1953 – 1995)
    • Electro-Magnetic Pulse (1970 – 1993)
    • Electromagnetic launching (1983 – 1997)
    • Test facility for outdoor intrusion detection systems (1990 – 2005)
    • 76 mm gun (1992+)
    • Landmine detection (1997- ~2005)
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Computer history: The period 1978 – 1983

 

Computer history: The period 1978 – 1983

The computer history between 1978 and 1983 was characterised by performance enhancements of the mainframe, better and more graphical services, and increased asynchronous data communication speeds. The number of models and simulations by the Operational Research group increased rapidly:

  • The CDC CYBER 74
  • Graphical Services
  • Data communication
  • Stories and anecdotes

 

 

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