Analog prediction computer

Claim 1

A PREDICTION COMPUTER COMPRISING, A FIRST SIGNAL CONVETER HAVING SIGNALS REPRESENTIVE OF THE VELOCITY OF A FIRST OBJECT IMPRESSED THEREON, A SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTER HAVING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POSITION AND VELOCITY OF A SECOND OBJECT IMPRESSED THEREON, DISPLAY MEANS HAVING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTERS IMPOSED THEREON AND PROVIDING A VISUAL DISPLAY OF RELATIVE POSITIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND OBJECTS, AND RELAY MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTERS FOR SELECTIVELY PLACING SAID SIGNAL CONVERTERS IN A REPORT MODE AND A PRDICTION MODE OF OPERATION, SAID RELAY MEANS INCLUDING MEANS IN SAID FIRST CONVERTER OPERATIVE IN THE REPORT MODE FOR REDUCING THE OUTPUT SIGNALS OF SAID FIRST CONVERTER TO ZERO AND OPERATIVE IN THE PREDICTION MODE FOR CONVERTING SAID FIRST SIGNAL CONVERTER TO A PAIR OF INTEGRATORS, SAID RELAY MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS IN SAID SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTER OPERATIVE IN THE REPORT MODE FOR CONVERTING SAID SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTER TO A PAIR OF SIGNAL INVERTERS AND OPERATIVE IN THE PREDICTION MODE FOR CONVERTING SAID SECOND SIGNAL CONVERTER TO A PAIR OF INTEGRATORS.