Author_Institution :
Comdyna Inc., Barrington, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses how the small analog computer, Comdyna GP-6, continues to remain popular in the engineering/educational field, particularly in the controls laboratory. A low-cost analog computer, such as the Comdyna, offers an easy and reliable means to quickly have a prototype circuit up and running. Useful as they are, however, virtually no analog computers today are purchased for the laboratory as programmable circuit signal processors.
Keywords :
analogue computers; analogue simulation; control engineering computing; control engineering education; control facilities; Comdyna GP-6 analog computer; control engineering education; control laboratory; control system design; differential equations; linear controls; undergraduate students; Analog computers; Application software; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Education; Hardware; Laboratories; Microcomputers; Production systems;
