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Ball-and-disk integrator, the Glossary

The ball-and-disk integrator is a key component of many advanced mechanical computers.^[1]

27 relations: Bombsight, Differential analyser, Differential equation, Fourier series, Frederic Charles Dreyer, Gear train, Gibbs phenomenon, Governor (device), HMS Dreadnought (1906), Integral, James Thomson (engineer), Leonardo Torres Quevedo, Lord Kelvin, Mechanical computer, MGM-31 Pershing, Norden bombsight, Odometer, Peenemünde, PIGA accelerometer, Rangekeeper, Redstone Arsenal, Sluice, Torpedo Data Computer, Torque amplifier, V-2 rocket, Vannevar Bush, Wernher von Braun.
Mechanical computers

Bombsight

A bombsight is a device used by military aircraft to drop bombs accurately.

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The differential analyser is a mechanical analogue computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, using wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. Ball-and-disk integrator and differential analyser are mechanical computers.

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Differential equation

In mathematics, a differential equation is an equation that relates one or more unknown functions and their derivatives.

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Fourier series

A Fourier series is an expansion of a periodic function into a sum of trigonometric functions.

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Frederic Charles Dreyer

Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer, (8 January 1878 – 11 December 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

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Gear train

A gear train or gear set is a machine element of a mechanical system formed by mounting two or more gears on a frame such that the teeth of the gears engage.

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Gibbs phenomenon

In mathematics, the Gibbs phenomenon is the oscillatory behavior of the Fourier series of a piecewise continuously differentiable periodic function around a jump discontinuity.

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Governor (device)

A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.

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HMS Dreadnought (1906)

HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power.

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Integral

In mathematics, an integral is the continuous analog of a sum, which is used to calculate areas, volumes, and their generalizations.

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James Thomson (engineer)

James Thomson FRS FRSE LLD (16 February 1822 – 8 May 1892) was a British engineer and physicist, born in Belfast, and older brother of William Thomson (Lord Kelvin).

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Leonardo Torres Quevedo

Leonardo Torres Quevedo (28 December 1852 – 18 December 1936) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, and inventor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Lord Kelvin

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, (26 June 182417 December 1907) was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer born in Belfast.

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Mechanical computer

A mechanical computer is a computer built from mechanical components such as levers and gears rather than electronic components. Ball-and-disk integrator and mechanical computer are mechanical computers.

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MGM-31 Pershing

The MGM-31A Pershing was the missile used in the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a field artillery missile systems.

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Norden bombsight

The Norden Mk. Ball-and-disk integrator and Norden bombsight are mechanical computers.

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Odometer

An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car.

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Peenemünde

Peenemünde ("Peene Mouth") is a municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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PIGA accelerometer

A PIGA (Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer) is a type of accelerometer that can measure acceleration and simultaneously integrates this acceleration against time to produce a speed measure as well.

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Rangekeeper

Rangekeepers were electromechanical fire control computers used primarily during the early part of the 20th century.

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Redstone Arsenal

Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base adjacent to Huntsville, Alabama in the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

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Sluice

A sluice is a water channel containing a sluice gate, a type of lock to manage the water flow and water level.

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Torpedo Data Computer

The Torpedo Data Computer (TDC) was an early electromechanical analog computer used for torpedo fire-control on American submarines during World War II.

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Torque amplifier

A torque amplifier is a mechanical device that amplifies the torque of a rotating shaft without affecting its rotational speed.

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V-2 rocket

The V2 (lit), with the technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile.

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Vannevar Bush

Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), through which almost all wartime military R&D was carried out, including important developments in radar and the initiation and early administration of the Manhattan Project.

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Wernher von Braun

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 191216 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-and-disk_integrator

Also known as Harmonic Analyser.