Abstract: Self-destroying location marking means having a predetermined lifespan are rovided for enabling orientation in strange and/or featureless territory.

Abstract: A continuous run, single axis, single degree of freedom gas operated flui inertial gyro comprising a housing, a gimbal assembly supported in the housing on gas thrust and journal bearings, a turbine type spin rotor with axle mounting the rotor in the gimbal assembly, and shaft means forming part of the gimbal assembly and providing passageways to channel input flow to and vent flow from the gas turbine type spin rotor along and parallel to the gimbal axis to minimize drift error. The gyro is also provided with a pneumatic torquer to provide gimbal adjustment and fluidic pickoff to provide analog gas pressure readouts of pounds per square inch convertible to angular deflection in degrees.

Abstract: A universal weapon fire simulation system in which frames of motion picture ilm are employed to produce simultaneously from one set of frames a background area including a target and, from another set of frames, an infrared lead aim spot. The sets of film frames are coordinated in projection in a desired degree of non-registration between the lead spot and the target to provide a lead in the infrared spot representative of the correct lead and elevation of a properly aimed weapon. The invention also includes a receiver circuit comprising a quadrant arrangement of infrared detectors for sensing the infrared lead aim spot when the weapon is correctly aimed, and amplifier, comparator, logic and hit indicator means for indicating a miss, hit, or a specific area of near miss when the weapon is triggered to activate the sensor circuit.

Abstract: Simulation of sonar reverberation signals is accomplished from square pul the timing and duration of which are computer determined by known principles by processing the pulses through novel shaper means including diode controlled charging and discharging of a capacitor through different selected resistances to provide appropriate ascent and descent curves to the pulses. The shaped pulses are then used to pulse modulate a doppler-shifted carrier signal which is generated by a voltage controlled oscillator responsive to control signals which are functions of ship's speed, transmission angle and the like. The resulting pulse modulated doppler-shifted carrier is then attentuated to provide the desired simulated reverberation signal components.