The use of an analogue computer to optimize the transient response of an aircraft-type generator-regulator system

In the past 5 years, a great deal of interest has been centered on the use of electronic analogue computing machines for the study of dynamic systems. The transient solution of even the simpler problems is difficult and laborious to obtain by classical mathematical methods, and for this reason analogues of these systems are being used extensively to facilitate their study and design. Since large quantities of data for a considerable range of variables are required to properly evaluate system performance, the analogue method of study is most useful. When the systems under study contain elements which are erratic or involve nonlinearities, the analogue computer is even more important.