The Author
Roland A. Boucher Irvine CA
Education, BS, Electrical Engineering University of CT. 1954, MS Yale University 1955
California Professional, Engineer #6094, Inducted into Model Aviation Hall of Fame
After graduation from Yale, Mr. Boucher joined the Hughes Aircraft Company in California where he was engaged in the design of satellites for communication, navigation and weather observation.
Mr Boucher developed an improved satellite camera to display real time weather photographs.
He demonstrated the feasibility of communicating directly from a satellite to aircraft using a modified aircraft radio and managed the development of the spacecraft communications equipment for the NASA
Advanced Technology Satellites. Mr Boucher was a member of the 1969 United States delegation to the first CCIR conference in Geneva to select frequency authorization for satellite communication.
In 1973, he left the employment of Hughes Aircraft Company to form a company devoted to the development of a high altitude solar-powered electric aircraft.
In Retirement Mr. Boucher became interested in Ancient Metrology and has made a number of presentations on his findings.
1 The Pendulum and the Foot in Ancient Metrology Jan 5, 2013 Sigma Xi SW region Research Conference at the University of Texas-Dallas 01/03/2013
2 The Pendulum and the Foot in Ancient Metrology May 5, 2014 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Western Region Research Conference
3 The Pendulum and the Foot in Ancient Metrology 06/18/2104 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Western Region Research Conference
4 Prior publigationsThe Pendulum and standards of measure in the Ancient World CAL LAB “The international journal of Metrology 2017 editions Chapter one Jan, Feb, March and chapter two April, May, June
5 Current Publication the Book “Ancient Measurement” Archway Publishing Sept 30, 2020
Prior Technical Publications while employed by Hughes Aircraft Company Culver City California.
• “End Effect Losses in Magnetohydrodynamic Generators,” with D.B. Ames, Journal of Applied Physics, May 1961
• “Satellites for VHF Aeronautical Communications,” IEEE Aerospace Symposium, Seattle, Washington, July 1966
• “VHF Satellite for Maritime Mobile Communications,” RTCM Annual Assembly, May 1967
“Current Satellite Development,” Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on Communications, June 1968
Ancient Measurement 