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C00002 00002	9.0	CONCLUSION.
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9.0	CONCLUSION.

	9.1	Summary.
	9.2	Accomplishments and original contributions.
	9.3	Suggestions for work in the near future.
	9.4	Speculation on work in the far future.
	9.5	Social Consequences.
9.2	Accomplishments some of which are "original contributions".

	1. The Winged edge polyhedron representation.
	2. The Iron  triangle camera locus algorithm.
	3. The OCCULT hidden line eliminator algorithm.
	4. The Euler Primitives for polyhedron construction.
	5. CRE polygon nesting algorithm.
	6. CRE dekinking.
	7. CRE polygon smoothing.
	8. CRE polygon comparing.
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9.5	Social Consquences.

	Although, the  political and  social consquences of  computer
vision  are somewhat  more remote  than other  computer applications,
the potential for abuse is great that I feel that it  is necessary
to try  to develope corresponding  ethics along with the  science and
technology.

During the period of this reseach, 1969 to 1973 inclusive,...

An exceedingly good and exact theory of vision could generate....

The potential benefits of understanding vision
outweigh the potential harm that could be wrought.

	As an engineering project, the construction of a killer robot
is safer than research in biological warfare
and definetly not in the same league as the construction of a doomsday
machine or even as the invention of nuclear weapons.