Some reflections on analogue simulation and control engineering

Measurement and Control

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 300-306

  Atherton, Derek P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CONTROL SYSTEMS; COSTS; CURRICULA; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; SERVOMECHANISMS; SIMULATORS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION; VACUUM;

ANALOG COMPUTATION; CONTROL ENGINEERING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE TECHNIQUES; SINUSOIDAL SIGNALS;

ANALOG COMPUTERS;

EID: 11144263582     PISSN: 00202940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002029400403701001     Document Type: Article

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