An analog multiplier utilizing the nonlinear properties of thyrite
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Authors
Ball, George Franklin
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1954
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
During the industrial experience tour of the first quarter of 1954 the author worked at the Electronic Devices Group of the Industrial Products Division, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, Washington, pursuing a method of multiplying two variables that was low in cost, and fairly accurate. The Thyrite Multiplier that is herein described was developed with these considerations in mind. It was used in conjunction with the Boeing Electronic Analog Computer Model 7000, with possible future use with the Model 9000. There are many methods of obtaining the products of two variables, some of which will be briefly discussed in this article. With the thought in mind that the Thyrite Multiplier was developed for fair accuracy at low cost, the author believes this multiplier to be a practical model.
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Engineering Electronics