motor controlled by a chopper circuit pro-
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viding both armature and field control.
Michael, G. J. and Farrar, F . A . 74.105
'Analytical method for the synthesis of
nonlinear multivariable feedback control'.
United Aircraft Rcs. Labs., East Hartford,
Conn. USA (June 1973) 70 pp
The synthesis procedure is based on linear-
izing a system about a set of closely spaced
steady-state operating points and applying
linear optimization methods at each point.
A single nonlinear control problem is there-
by reduccd to a series of linear control prob-
lems to permit the use of established ana-
lytical and numerical techniques ~LSsociated
with linear optimal control theory. The
technique is illustrated by its application
to a piecewise-linear multivariabie model of
a turbofan engine.
Munro, N. and Vardulakis, A. 1. 74.106
'Computer aided design procedure for
reduced order observers' Proc. Inst. Elect.
Eng. Vol 121, No 4 (April 1974)
pp 3 1 0 - 3 1 2
The systematic c.a.d, procedure presented for
Luenberger observers depends on the trans-
formation of the given system state-space
equations into a particular observable
canonical form. For the general case, a con-
struction procedure for the required trans-
formation matrix is given.
Pal, D., and Lewin, D. 74.107
'Analysis of sequential logic circuits', Comput.
J., Vol 17, No 1 (February 1974)
pp 64 68
In thc analysis and simulation of sequential
circuits, particularly asynchronous sequen-
tial circuits, the automatic location of feed-
back loops within the network can present
difficulty. An algorithm is presented for
detecting feedback loops analytically from a
topological description. The algorithm
isolates the true feedback loops in a net-
work. that is, those paths corresponding to
the secondary variables of the circuit.
Graphics
Cleveland, M . R . 74.108
'Hidden-line elimination for three-
dimensional graphical objects'. Masters
Thesis, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
USA (December 1972)
Loutrel's hidden-line algorithm for poly-
hedra has been generalized to operate on
points, lines and planar polygons. The
system is a subroutine of the GRASP
graphics datastructure being developed at
North Carolina university.
Kelley, K . C . 74.109
'Development of a system for the application
of Greyscale computer graphics to presenta-
tion of three-dimensional structures for c.a.d.
ship design. Part 1 -- Documentation of the
Linescan algorithm', Illinois Univ., Centre
for Advanced Computation, Urbana, USA
(September 1972) 220 pp
The publication discusses the Linescan algorithm Levin, Yu P.
for graphics presentations. An earlier imple-
mentation is flowcharted and annotated.
Ling, R . F . 74.1 10 The paper describes some programs developed
'A computer generated aid for cluster
analysis' Comm. Americ. Comput. Mech.
Volume 6 Number 3 July 1974
Vol 16, No 6 (June 1973) pp 3 5 5 - 3 6 1
A method providing a visualization of the
results of cluster analysis is described and
illustrated. Shaded diagrams are produced
on a lineprinter by using multiple overprinting.
Milne, W.J. 74.111
'A simple interactive graphics facility'
Software--Practice and Experience, Vol 4,
No 1 (January--March 1974) pp 7 1 - 7 8
A graphics system is described that is cheap
to run and in capital cost, with a simple user
interface. The software system supports
16 terminals but this number can be increased
to 31. Modifications have been made to the
Micro 16P front-end communications pro-
cessor connected to the ICL 1905E. The
software is provided in a library of pro-
cedures which can be incorporated into any
Fortran or Algol program at the link editing
stage. Some of the uses the software is
being put to include graph plotting, verifi-
cation of digitizer-tapes, a picture drawing
system for education and output of mathe-
matical shapes.
Heating, ventilating and lighting
Anon 74.112
'Computer programs for calculation of heat-
ing installations' L'Installateur, Vol 25,
No 361 (November 1973) pp 2 8 9 - 3 0 2
(in French)
The paper describes three programs. Pyrus:
for hot water, two pipe radiator heating
installations; Myrus: for single pipe con-
vector hot water heating systems; Pycols:
for checking old systems. Pyrus and Myrus
can calculate the installations and labour
costs and detailed dimensions of the
equipment.
Bycraft, R . S . 74.1 13
'Ventilation energy system analysis by
computer' A S H R A E . J., Vol 15, No 6 (June
1973) pp 4 6 - 4 8
By understanding the ventilation energy
requirements and the way the air handling
system can affect heating and cooling loads
substantial cost savings can be made in
equipment installation and operating costs.
The paper presents a ventilation study per-
formed with the aid of a computer.
Kaarsmaker, R. 74.114
'Computer program for calculating a tap
water supply system' Vernarra Vent, Vol 30,
No 12 (December 1973) pp 7 2 2 - 7 2 7 (in
Dutch)
A program developed by Walter and Dros. in
Amersfoot is described, for calculating tap
water supply systems and systems that supply
water for fire protection. The main advan-
tage of the program is to free the engineer
from the time-consuming calculations. The
program can calculate material and instal-
lation costs, pressure drops, water volumes
and pressures.
74.115
'Computer calculations of space-heating and
ventilating systems', Vodos Sanit Tekb,
Vol 63, No 12 (December 1973) (in
Russian)
in the USSR using computers in planning and
design in the HEVAC industry.
Linnersten, O. 74.
"Design of a single-pipe heating installation
with the aid of a timesharing computer
system' V.V.S. Tidskrift, Vol 44, (1973)
No 4 (in Swedish) pp 7 5 - 7 8
The timesharing running of programs for the
design of various parts of a single pipe
central heating system are described.
Mitalas, G.P. 74.117
'Transfer function method of calculating
cooling loads, heat extraction and space tem-
perature' National Res. Council of Canada
Div. of Build. Res. Tech. Paper, No 383
(1973) A S H R A E J . , Vol 14, (1972) No 12
pp 54--56
A procedure is presented for the calculation
of cooling loads based on the transfer func-
tion method, and the scope of this computer
method is demonstrated.
Rosenthal, et al 74.118
'Calculation of air flow and pressure losses
in ventilation systems: computer program
BALANS' (in Swedish) National Swedish
Build Res. Inst. Report R1 (1973)
A Fortran 4 program is described for air flow
and pressure loss calculations. In addition, it
also calculates friction via rated flow through
each inlet or outlet. Printouts of results show
friction losses and real flow for each duct
section, and percentage flow deviation for
inlets or outlets. The number of duct sec-
tions can be altered to suit different amounts
of computer storage.
Mathematical techniques
Cox, M.G. 74.119
'Cubic spline fitting with convexity and
concavity constraints' National Physical
Lab., Teddington, UK. Presented at Nume-
rical Analysis, Dublin (Augu~ 1972) 28 pp
An extension to some algorithms for solving
unconstrained linear approximation prob-
lems in the L1 and L infinity norms is given.
The extended algorithms allow lower or
upper bounds to be placed on the para-
meters of the approximating function and
at the same time retaining the computational
efficiency of the unconstrained algorithm.
The cubic spline is represented in terms of
its second derivatives at the knots and its
value at the end of the range is derived. The
extended linear approximation algorithms
when used in conjunction with this repre-
sentation of a cubic spline enable approxima-
tions to be made to form discrete datasets
free from undesirable inflexions or
oscillations.
lai, Y. S. and Aehenbach, J . D . 74.120
'Direct search optimization m e t h o d ' A mer.
Soc. Cir. Eng., Proc. J. Struct. Div., Vol 99,
(1973) No ST-1 pp 1 9 - 3 1
General structural optimization problems -
with independent design variables discrete
in nature - are handled by this non-gradient
direct search procedure. The procedure
combines the pattern search of Hooke and
Jeeves with the basic ideas of Box's com-
plex method. Three examples of design are
discussed: a framed structure, a tied canti-
lever beam under static loads and a two-
layered slab under dynamic loads.
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