i want know good analog computer book. - Page 1
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author: ammjy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 11:58:00 am
content: Hello EEVblog guys !always thanks you so much for help.now i activetly find book about analog computer.i want realize control theory throught analog computer.can you recommend book to me ?Please let me know !

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 02:47:19 pm
content: Here is a way to get a list of possibilitieshttps://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=analog+computerI like "Introduction to Analog Computer Programming" by RummerHere is a great site re: analog computers:http://www.analogmuseum.org/english/This is a pretty good book but pricey:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3486728970/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1Which analog computer are you using? I just bought a Comdyna GP-6 and it should show up in a few days. I also built Dr. Vogler's small computer:http://www.analogmuseum.org/english/homebrew/vogel/I also use Simulink in Matlab to interconnect blocks and form problem specific analog computers. Problems like the Predator-Prey and Damped Harmonic Motion are easy to simulate.Spend a lot of time athttp://www.analogmuseum.orgThe part I am still learning concerns the mathematics of scaling the problem in terms of amplitude and time. It is discussed in Rummer's book. I'm still trying to work through it.

author: Cliff Matthews
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timestamp: June 20, 2018, 02:53:45 pm
content: Most primary texts are bound to be old, like this from 1967:ftp://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/eai/EAI_Handbook_of_Analog_Computation_1967.pdfIf you're willing to part with > $100, this looks good:https://www.amazon.com/Analog-Computing-Ulmann/dp/3486728970

author: ammjy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:01:58 pm
content: Thanks you a lot Always, Mr. Rstofer !i know very well. give answer and advise - it is sometimes, tired job. but, Mr. Rstofer always give help. so, i feel big thanks to you.finally, i got good information thorugh you !in my case, I don't know anything yet about analog computer. but I am interested about implementing of control system through analog computer.

author: ammjy
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timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:04:16 pm
content: Today, Thanks you a lot, Mr. Cliff Matthews !your answer is good information to me !

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:26:10 pm
content: I have attached a rather simple 2d order differential equation for a Mass-Spring-Damper problem. Electrically, this would be an R-L-C circuit.I like hardware so I prefer to play with an actual analog computer but Simulink is far quicker.

author: ammjy
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timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:29:41 pm
content: Thanks you for precious sharing, Mr. Rstofer !Thanks to, i got one more important quick tip!!

author: hwj-d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:51:21 pm
content: Quote from: Cliff Matthews on June 20, 2018, 02:53:45 pmGive it a try withoutftp:http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/eai/

author: ammjy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 03:55:37 pm
content: Thanks you, Mr. hwj-d !i though my internet have some problem ))

author: hwj-d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 04:03:11 pm
content: That's the "bible", one of the best here:https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266/ref=mt_hardcover

author: ammjy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 04:26:00 pm
content: Thanks you for advise, Mr.Hwj-d ! ))that is the really nice one )

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 06:38:06 pm
content: Here is a YouTube author with several videos re: analog computinghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrVViyhnQSYiJym5ngFlNgIn the 'Calculus' video, he gets into scaling and how the scale factors accumulate with successive integrations.

author: ammjy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 07:42:47 pm
content: Thanks you, Mr. Rstofer !!and COMODYNA GP series is quite nice computers ))http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/analog/comdyna.htm