• DocumentCode
    812829
  • Title

    Control engineering and the analog computer: academic and industrial machines in Britain

  • Author

    Atherton, Derek P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. & Design, Sussex Univ., Brighton, UK
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    63
  • Lastpage
    67
  • Abstract
    This paper provides a brief historical review of analog computing and its role in control engineering, particularly in the British academic and industrial setting. It includes a discussion on commercial analog computer developments and the university requirements for analog computers.
  • Keywords
    analogue computers; analogue simulation; control engineering; digital simulation; analog computer; block-based simulator; control engineering; digital simulation; simulation software; Analog computers; Automatic control; Books; Computational modeling; Control engineering; Electrical engineering; Electron tubes; Fires; Laboratories; Military computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Control Systems, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1066-033X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCS.2005.1432600
  • Filename
    1432600
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=812829