DocumentCode
812839
Title
The Comdyna GP-6 analog computer: alive but not exactly kicking
Author
Spiess, Ray
Author_Institution
Comdyna Inc., Barrington, IL, USA
Volume
25
Issue
3
fYear
2005
fDate
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
68
Lastpage
73
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Control Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1066-033X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCS.2005.1432601
Filename
1432601
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