DocumentCode
812788
Title
Analog computers in academia and industry: a history of analog computing at the University of Michigan and the founding of Applied Dynamics International
Author
Howe, Robert M.
Volume
25
Issue
3
fYear
2005
fDate
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
37
Lastpage
43
Abstract
This article recounts the author´s personal history as a graduate student and faculty member at the University of Michigan and as a founder of Applied Dynamics International (ADI). It traces the use of analog computers in various research projects for the US Air Force, Rand Corporation, and the Office of Naval Research, including the development of a simulator for aircraft flight equations with six degrees of freedom. It also discusses the founding of ADI in 1957 and the development of their product line of analog computers.
Keywords
analogue computers; history; Applied Dynamics International; Office of Naval Research; Rand Corporation; US Air Force; University of Michigan; aircraft flight equations simulator; analog computers; Adders; Aerodynamics; Aerospace engineering; Analog computers; Computer industry; Consumer electronics; Feedback; Laboratories; Missiles; Operational amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Control Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1066-033X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCS.2005.1432597
Filename
1432597
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