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An automatic curve follower for use with the differential analyser

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

P. M. S. Blackett  and
F. C. Williams
P. M. S. Blackett
Affiliation:
The Physical Laboratories, and the Electro-Technics DepartmentThe UniversityManchester
F. C. Williams
Affiliation:
The Physical Laboratories, and the Electro-Technics DepartmentThe UniversityManchester
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When the differential analyser (1) is being used it is often necessary to supply to the machine information in the form of a functional relation between variables occurring in the equation. This is usually done by keeping a pointer on a graph on an input table. The x-coordinate lead screw of the input table is driven by the machine, and the y-coordinate lead screw is rotated by hand so as to keep the pointer on the given curve. The disadvantages of this method, namely the necessity for the continuous attention of an operator and the possibility of personal errors, would be obviated by the use of an automatic follower instead of a hand control.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , July 1939 , pp. 494 - 505
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1939

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