ERIC Number: ED139638
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jan
Pages: 12
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COED Transactions, Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1977. Rapid Production of System Phase-Plane Portraits on the EAI 380 Hybrid/Analog Computer.
Marcovitz, Alan B., Ed.
The method of phase-plane presentation as an educational tool in the study of the dynamic behavior of systems is discussed. In the treatment of nonlinear or piecewise-linear systems, the phase-plane portrait is used to exhibit the nature of singular points, regions of stability, and switching lines to aid comprehension. A technique is described by which the portrait is rapidly drawn on an oscilloscope and the circuit required to provide the varying initial conditions for the trajectories is presented. (MH)
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Computer Graphics, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Systems Analysis, Visual Aids
COED Transactions, ASEE, P.O. Box 308, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764 (no price quoted)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Authoring Institution: American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC. Computers in Education Div.
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