Display generating means creating isometric projections of a family of curves

Claim 2

Display means for combination with computer means having an analog portion for generating computer solutions having a predetermined time duration including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal geNeration means; means connected to sense a predetermined level of the output solutions of the computer, said sensing means including means to energize said display readout means when said predetermined level is sensed; means connected to the computer and said display readout means to cause the display of the output solutions of the computer at positions thereon which are proportional to the percentage of the time duration of the computer solutions; and means connected to said signal generation means and said display readout means to cause the display of the output solutions of the computer at positions thereon which are proportional to said signal generation means output signal, so that a conformal map of the computer solutions is displayed by said display readout means with the conformal level thereof being determined by the level sensed by said sensing means.

Claim 3

The display means defined in claim 1 wherein said sensing means include: a plurality of level sensing comparators, each of said comparators including input means for receiving the computer solutions from the computer, means for predeterminently adjusting a comparison signal therein, means for sensing correlation between said computer solutions and said comparison signal, and means for producing an output signal to energize said display readout means wherever said computer solutions and said comparison signal correlate.

Claim 4

The display means defined in claim 2 wherein each of said level sensing comparators include means for energizing said display readout means on demand when the computer solution is greater in magnitude than the comparison signal as adjusted therein.

Claim 5

Means for displaying a surface defined by the variables x, y and z wherein said display means are operatively connected to an analog portion of a computer which is capable of repetitively producing a time varying output signal in which y is proportional to the value of the computer output signal and x is proportional to the time at any point during the computer output signal with respect to a fixed value of z, said display means including: means for generating a plurality of predetermined values of z, said generating means including means connected to the computer for synchronizing the generation of the values of z to the repetitive productions of the computer output signal, and output means connected to the computer for feeding a predetermined value of z to the computer during each repetitive production of the computer output signal; readout means to which the computer output signals which are representative of the surface defined by the variables x, y, and z are fed, said readout means displaying said computer output signals together so a predetermined display of said surface is produced; means connected between said generating means and said readout means for feeding predetermined amounts of the z variable to said readout means so that the computer output signals displayed thereby are displayed in relation to the value of the z variable; and means sensitive to predetermined characteristics of the computer output signal, said sensitive means including means for energizing and de-energizing said readout means in response to the predetermined characteristics of the computer output signal.

Claim 6

Means for displaying a surface defined by the variables x, y and z wherein said display means are operatively connected to an analog portion of a computer which is capable of repetitively producing a time varying output signal in which y is proportional to the value of the computer output signal and x is proportional to the time at any point during the computer output signal with respect to a fixed value of z, said display means including: means for generating a plurality of predetermined values of z, said generating means including means connected to the computer for synchronizing the generation of the values of z to the repetitive productions of the computer output signal, and output means connected to the computer for feeding a predetermined value of z to the computer during each repetitive production of the computer output signal; readout means to which the computer output signals which are representative of the surface defined by the variables x, y, and z are fed, said readout means displaying said computer output signals together so a predetermined display of said surface is produced; means connected between said generating means and said readout means for feeding predetermined amounts of the z variable to said readout means so that the computer output signals displayed thereby are displayed in relation to the value of the z variable; and means sensitive to predetermined characteristics of the computer output signal, said sensitive means including means for energizing and de-energizing said readout means in response to the predetermined characteristics of the computer output signal.

Claim 7

The means for displaying a surface defined in claim 4 wherein said sensitive means include means responsive to predetermined levels of said computer output signals so that a conformal map of said surface is displayed by said readout means.

Claim 8

The means for displaying a surface defined in claim 4 wherein said sensitive means include means responsive to predetermined times during each computer output signal so that said surface is displayed by said readout means as points therein at a predetermined value of x.

Claim 9

The means for displaying a surface defined in claim 4 wherein said sensitive means include means responsive to the peak valUe of each computer output signal so that said surface is displayed on said readout means as points therein at peak values of y thereof.

Claim 10

Display generating means for displaying a surface, which is a function of variables x, y and z, selectively as a family of curves of x vs. y for values of z, as an isometric projection of the surface, as a conformal map of the surface with conformal levels of y, as a curve of y vs. z for a selected value of x and as a curve of y vs. z for the peak values of y, said display generating means being used in conjunction with an analog computer capable of producing a computer output signal in proportion to x vs. y for discrete values of z, said display generating means including: synchronizing means for interfacing said display generating means to the computer; input means connected to the computer to selectively feed computer output signals to said display generating means; a cathode ray tube having an electron gun, a face on which said surface is displayed, a vertical input, a horizontal input, and an electron gun energizing input; staircase generator means for producing discrete predetermined values of z; means for feeding said discrete generated values of z as an input to the computer; means for sensing predetermined characteristics of the computer output signals and for producing outputs representative of the predetermined characteristics selectively to said electron gun energizing input of said cathode ray tube; first selector means for selectively applying the outputs of said input means, said staircase generator means and said sensing means to said vertical input of said cathode ray tube; and second selector means for selectively applying the outputs of said input means and said staircase generator means to said horizontal input of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 11

Display generating means for displaying a surface, which is a function of variables x, y and z, selectively as a family of curves of x vs. y for values of z, as an isometric projection of the surface, as a conformal map of the surface with conformal levels of y, as a curve of y vs. z for a selected value of x and as a curve of y vs. z for the peak values of y, said display generating means being used in conjunction with an analog computer capable of producing a computer output signal in proportion to x vs. y for discrete values of z, said display generating means including: synchronizing means for interfacing said display generating means to the computer; input means connected to the computer to selectively feed computer output signals to said display generating means; a cathode ray tube having an electron gun, a face on which said surface is displayed, a vertical input, a horizontal input, and an electron gun energizing input; staircase generator means for producing discrete predetermined values of z; means for feeding said discrete generated values of z as an input to the computer; means for sensing predetermined characteristics of the computer output signals and for producing outputs representative of the predetermined characteristics selectively to said electron gun energizing input of said cathode ray tube; first selector means for selectively applying the outputs of said input means, said staircase generator means and said sensing means to said vertical input of said cathode ray tube; and second selector means for selectively applying the outputs of said input means and said staircase generator means to said horizontal input of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 12

The display generating means defined in claim 8 including time base generating means selectively connected to said horizontal input of said cathode ray tube by said second selector means.

Claim 13

The display generating means defined in claim 8 including axis generation means for selectively producing horizontal and vertical axes on said cathode ray tube face by feeding a signal through said second selector means to said horizontal input of said cathode ray tube and by feeding a signal through said input means and said first selector means to said vertical input of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 14

Display means for combination with computer means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; said signal generation means also including second output means connected to feed predetermined portions of said signal generation means output signal to said display readout means; said display readout means also including input means for combining the output solutions of the computer with said predetermined portions of said signal generation means output signal, whereby each successive computer solution is displaced on said display readout means so that the solutions appear as an isometric view of a surface defined in part by said input variable fed to the computer; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal before each computer solution; and means connected to apply said ramp signal to said display readout to display axes for the computer solution displayed thereon.

Claim 15

Display means for combination with computer means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; said signal generation means also including second output means connected to feed predetermined portions of said signal generation means output signal to said display readout means; said display readout means also including input means for combining the output solutions of the computer with said predetermined portions of said signal generation means output signal, whereby each successive computer solution is displaced on said display readout means so that the solutions appear as an isometric view of a surface defined in part by said input variable fed to the computer; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal before each computer solution; and means connected to apply said ramp signal to said display readout to display axes for the computer solution displayed thereon.

Claim 16

Display means for combination with compUter means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal during each computer solution; means connected to sense an adjustable predetermined level of said ramp signal, said sensing means including means to energize said display readout means when said predetermined level is sensed; and means connected to said signal generation means and said display readout means to cause the display of the output solutions of the computer at positions on said display readout means which are proportional to said signal generation means output signal whereby the levels of the computer solutions at a predetermined time during each solution are displayed.

Claim 17

Display means for combination with compUter means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal during each computer solution; means connected to sense an adjustable predetermined level of said ramp signal, said sensing means including means to energize said display readout means when said predetermined level is sensed; and means connected to said signal generation means and said display readout means to cause the display of the output solutions of the computer at positions on said display readout means which are proportional to said signal generation means output signal whereby the levels of the computer solutions at a predetermined time during each solution are displayed.

Claim 18

Display means for combination with computer means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal during each computer solution; means connected to sense an adjustable predetermined level of said ramp signal, said sensing means including means to energize said display readout means when said predetermined level is sensed; means connected to the computer to sense the peak signal condition of each computer solution, said peak sensing means including means to generate a peak output signal to said display readout means in proportion to said peak; and means connected to said signal generation means and said display readout means to cause the display of the peak signals of the output solutions at positions on said display readout means which are proportional to said signal generation means output signal so that when said ramp signal level sensing means are adjusted to sense a ramp signal level occurring in time after said peak is sensed, said display readout means displays a peak history of said computer solutions.

Claim 19

Display means for combination with computer means having an analog portion including: signal generation means for producing an output signal comprised of signal levels of predetermined number and magnitudes, said signal generation means including means for feeding said signal generation means output signal to the computer as an input variable thereto; display readout means connected to the output of the computer to display the output solutions of the computer generated thereby as a function of the input variable fed thereto by said signal generation means; ramp signal generating means operatively connected to the computer to generate a ramp signal during each computer solution; means connected to sense an adjustable predetermined level of said ramp signal, said sensing means including means to energize said display readout means when said predetermined level is sensed; means connected to the computer to sense the peak signal condition of each computer solution, said peak sensing means including means to generate a peak output signal to said display readout means in proportion to said peak; and means connected to said signal generation means and said display readout means to cause the display of the peak signals of the output solutions at positions on said display readout means which are proportional to said signal generation means output signal so that when said ramp signal level sensing means are adjusted to sense a ramp signal level occurring in time after said peak is sensed, said display readout means displays a peak history of said computer solutions.