␈↓␈↓¬S␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305


␈↓∧Telephone 415-497-4971␈↓ 
&June 14, 1974



␈↓Mr. Cli≥ord Alpaugh
␈↓Station 291-208
␈↓Jet Propulsion Laboratory
␈↓4800 Oakgrove Drive
␈↓Pasadena, California 91103


␈↓Subject:␈α
Reaseach␈α
Proposal



␈↓Dear␈α
Mr.␈α
Alpaugh:

␈↓We␈α
propose␈α
to␈α
undertake␈α
a␈α
small␈α
research␈α
project␈α
on␈α
computer␈α
vision␈α
beginning␈α
on␈α
or␈α
after␈α1␈α
July
␈↓1974␈α
and␈α
continuing␈α
for␈α
about␈α
≡ve␈α
months␈α
at␈αa␈α
cost␈α
of␈α
$5,000.␈α
 The␈α
purpose␈α
of␈α
this␈α
project␈αwill␈α
be
␈↓to␈αstudy␈αand␈αtest␈αtechneques␈αfor␈αobtaining␈αvisual␈αnavigation␈αinformation␈αfrom␈αtelevision␈αcameras.
␈↓The␈α
principal␈α
product␈α
will␈α
be␈α
one␈α
or␈α
more␈α
reports␈α
on␈α
our␈α
≡ndings.

␈↓The␈α∂bulk␈α⊂of␈α∂the␈α⊂e≥ort␈α∂will␈α∂be␈α⊂performed␈α∂by␈α⊂Hans␈α∂Moravec,␈α∂a␈α⊂graduate␈α∂student␈α⊂in␈α∂Computer
␈↓Science,␈α
with␈α
supervision␈α
from␈α
Dr.␈α
Lynn␈α
Quam␈α
and␈α
Prof.␈α
John␈α
McCarthy.␈α
 A␈α
budget␈α
is␈α
attached.


␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓Lester D. Earnest
␈↓Executive O≠cer
␈↓␈↓αMr. Cli≥ord Alpaugh, June 14, 1974␈↓ 
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␈↓␈↓ ε∀BUDGET
␈↓␈↓ ∧i(Five months beginning 1 July 1974)

␈↓	I. SALARIES & WAGES:
␈↓	        Moravec, Hans P.,                       $2,896
␈↓	        Student Research Assistant,
␈↓	        50% acad. year, 100% summer.


␈↓	II. STAFF BENEFITS:

␈↓	        1 Jul '74 to 31 Aug '74 @ 17%              265
␈↓	        1 Sep.'74 to 31 Dec.'74 @ 18%              240
␈↓	                                                ------
␈↓	    TOTAL STAFF BENEFITS                           505


␈↓	III. INDIRECT COST @ 47%                         1,599

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␈↓	IV. TOTAL COSTS:                                $5,000