Newsletters - MATLAB digest

July 2002
Volume 10, number 4

NASA HL-20 Lifting Body Airframe Modeled with Simulink and the Aerospace Blockset
For most flight control designs, the airframe, or plant model, needs to be modeled, simulated, and analyzed. Ideally, this airframe would be modeled quickly, reusing blocks or model structure to reduce validation time and leave more time available for control design. The article discusses using Simulink and the Aerospace Blockset for modeling the airframe of a NASA HL-20 lifting body. read more

GUI Building with Handle Graphics and GUIDE
The high performance math and graphics capabilities of MATLAB make it an excellent environment for building technical GUIs as well as producing technical visualizations. MATLAB tools for building GUIs include GUIDE (Graphical User Interface Development Environment) and Handle Graphics. The article describes these tools and provides a detailed example of how to build a Tab Panel using GUIDE. read more

The Technical Support Guide to File I/O
This Technical Guide provides an introduction to file I/O (input/output)
as well as information about high level routines, low level common routines,
low level ASCII routines, and low level binary routines... read more

Products

xPC TargetBox
The MathWorks now offers xPC TargetBox, an industrial PC hardware system
that complements the MathWorks model-based design solution to meet the
critical need for rapid prototyping for embedded systems... read more

Documenting, Testing, and Verifying Designs
The MATLAB & Simulink Report Generators, Simulink Performance Tools,
and new Simulink and Stateflow features can help you improve the overall
quality of your designs before hardware is built. Participate in a webinar
on August 21 to see how the Report Generators and Performance Tools can
help you with verification and validation of your designs.

Controller Tuning and Plant Modeling
The NCD Blockset automates parameter tuning of linear and nonlinear
control systems within Simulink. The MATLAB System Identification
Toolbox lets you create well-defined mathematical models of dynamic
systems based on observed input/output data. Participate in a webinar
on September 26 to learn how these tools will enable you to more
efficiently tune controllers and model plants.

Third Party: Rational Test RealTime from Rational Software
Rational Test RealTime now works with Simulink, Stateflow, and Real-Time
Workshop to provide code-based testing of embedded code generated from
Real-Time Workshop. The interface converts Simulink and Stateflow simulation
data into test cases... read more

Training and Events

Image Processing using MATLAB
This training course covers the use of MATLAB and the Image Processing Toolbox
to perform image processing. Attendees will learn how to represent images in MATLAB,
enhance image characteristics, perform basic image arithmetic operations... read more

Wireless Communication System Design with MATLAB and Simulink
This seminar will show that designing and testing the architecture and behavior
of devices early in the design process reduces overall development time, costs,
and risks.

The MathWorks will be presenting at a series of seminars in Japan,
hosted by our Japanese distributor, Cybernet Systems Company:

Wireless Communications Conference 2002
- July 12: Yokosuka Research Park, Yokosuka
- July 15: Osaka Business Center, Osaka
- July 17: TEPIA, Tokyo

Financial Workshop 2002
- July 19: Otemachi Financial Hall, Tokyo

Control Design Seminar 2002
- July 22: Sankei Plaza, Tokyo
www.cybernet.co.jp/matlab

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