Robotics and real-time control :
THE LIBRARY

A lot of this stuff is very old. This isn't a deliberate policy, but I haven't had much time to keep track and clear things out. There are nevertheless some interesting things here, so don't just assume that it's all out of date.

When ( ! ) I get some time, I'll try to clear it up. If anyone would like to volunteer .........

MENTOR ROBOT :

• Mentor users' manual : Cybernetic Applications.

ANALOGUE COMPUTERS :

• Analogue computers : some notes by me, and excerpts from S.H. Hollingdale and G.C. Toothill: Electronic Computers ( Penguin, 1965).
• Manual : Feedback instruments.

TURTLE :

• Stuff about the turtle - a collection of ancient bits and pieces.

TRAIN :

• Automatic signal switching : Andrew Parr, Practical Electronics 42 ( July, 1982 ).
• Computerised train controller : R.A. Penfold, Everyday Electronics 72 ( February, 1985 ).
• Model railway points controller : S.J. Spreadborough, Everyday Electronics 162 ( March, 1981 ).
• Model railway points controller : R.A. Penfold, Everyday Electronics 142 ( March, 1985 ).
• Model railway speed controller : E.M. Terrell, Everyday Electronics 586 ( September, 1981 ).
• Model railway track control : J. Milne, Practical Electronics 10 ( November, 1985 ), etc.
• Model train controller : Andy Flind, Practical Electronics, 32 ( August, 1981 ).
• Model train controller : R. Hayes, Practical Electronics, 70 ( January, 1981 ).
• The C/MRI : a computer/model railroad interface : Bruce Chubb, reprints from Model Railroader, 1985 to 1986.
• Train signal controller : A.P. Donleavy, Everyday Electronics 382 ( July, 1985 ).

BITS AND PIECES :

• Control circuits : Michael Tooley, David Whitfield, Practical Electronics 30 ( February, 1983 ), etc.
• Dual reading thermometer : R.A. Penfold, Everyday Electronics 636 ( December, 1986 ).
• Electronic barometer : John Becker, Practical Electronics 35 ( September, 1988  ).
• Home security systems : Owen Bishop, Everyday Electronics 350 ( June, 1988 ).
• Micro controller : Michael Tooley, David Whitfield, Practical Electronics 20 ( November, 1982 ).
• Multi-channel remote light dimmer : B. Robinson, Everyday Electronics 268 ( May, 1988 ), etc.
• Op. Amp. comparator and light-triggered alarm : Owen Bishop, Everyday Electronics 368 ( June, 1988 ).
• Solar heating controller : Andrew Williams, Practical Electronics 27 ( June, 1989 ).
• Temperature-Analogue interface : R.A. Penfold, Practical Electronics 28 ( April, 1986 ).
• Thermistors : Owen Bishop, Everyday Electronics 538 ( October, 1986 ).
• Thermocouple interface for DVM : G.J. Phillips, Practical Electronics 44 ( June, 1986 ).
• Transducers - angular velocity measurement ... : Mike Feather, Everyday Electronics 34 ( January, 1986 ).
• Transducers - measuring magnetic field strength ... : Mike Feather, Everyday Electronics 613 ( November, 1985 ).
• Transducers - optical intensity measurement ... : Mike Feather, Everyday Electronics 672 ( December, 1985 ).
• Transducers - strain gauges ... : Mike Feather, Everyday Electronics 556 ( October, 1985 ).
• Ultrasonic ranging : "The Prof", Practical Electronics 24 ( February, 1987  ).

REAL-TIME SYSTEMS DESIGN :

• Software development of real-time systems : H. Gomaa, Comm. ACM 29, 657 ( 1986 )
• Data flow analysis for "intractable" imbedded system software : H. Johnson, Sigplan Notices 21#7, 109 ( July, 1986 )
• Designing large real-time systems with Ada : K.W. Nielsen, K. Shumate, Comm. ACM 30, 695 ( 1987 )
• Introduction to distributed-software engineering : S.M. Shatz, J.P.Wang, IEEE Computer 20#10, 23 ( October, 1987 )
• An entity-life modelling approach to the design of concurrent software : B. Sanden, Comm ACM 32, 330 ( 1989 )
• Entity-life modelling and structured analysis in real-time software design - a comparison : B. Sanden, Comm ACM 32, 1458 ( 1989 )
• Software evolution through rapid prototyping : Luqi, IEEE Computer 22#5, 13 ( May, 1989 )

SIMULATORS :

• Pole-balancing simulator, Erik Horstkotte, Togai InfraLogic, Inc. ( 1993 ) ( - and see assignment report 5018.0 : Fuzzy Logic Pendulum Demo, by Stuart Woolford ).

INTERFACES.

• Beebex user manual : Control Universal Ltd.
• Interfacing Compukit ( about the VIA ) : D.E. Graham, Practical Electronics 68 ( June, 1981 ).
• Muxing the Beeb : Roger Morgan, Karl Stringer, Practical Electronics 28 ( September, 1988 ).
• Parallel to serial converter : R.A. Penfold, Practical Electronics 17 ( September, 1984 ).
• Using the PC printer port : FAQ material, 1995.

COMPUTERS AND RELATED THINGS.

• A5000 documents.
• BBC Manual 1
• BBC Manual 2
• ISO Pascal
• 6502 programming

LANGUAGES.

• Implementation of a PFL compiler : Roger Kay ( 07.485 project report, 1994 ).

MISCELLANEOUS.

• Computer control of the Genesis robot : G.C.N. Beeson ( Mechanical Engineering Department, PME 85/04, 1985 ).
• The model factory : Geoff Cammell ( Mechanical Engineering Department, 1990 ).
• Snap Camera Software : Grant Davidson ( Mechanical Engineering Department, 1986? ).
• Investigation of an Automated Guided Vehicle : P.J. Cooper, J.B. Fallow, D.B. Hipkins, S.A. Morris, A.W. Palmer, A.R. Pointon ( Project, Mechanical Engineering Department, 1986 ).
• ASEA robot : User Guide : Brent Jackson ( Computer Science Department, 1989 ).
• Programming of the ASEA IRB6 industrial robot : R. Rudziejewski ( Mechanical Engineering Department, 1987 ).
• Computer control of the Genesis robot : B.A. Urquhart ( Mechanical Engineering Department, PME 85/53, 1985 ).
• User manual for the DACU-100 data acquisition system software : Vehicle and Fuels Research Unit ( Mechanical Engineering Department, PME 85/53, 1985 ).
• The integration of an automatic visual inspection system into an automatic work station : G. Wickham ( Mechanical Engineering Department, PME 83/58, 1983 ).

DATA BOOKS, CATALOGUES, ETC.

Some data books have been put in the cupboard in the robotics area. These are very expensive books and are for everyone's use; they should not be removed from that area except for short trips to the photocopier.

Alan Creak,
May, 1997.

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