Newsletters - MATLAB Digest

May 2003
Volume 11, Number 3

Technical

Applied Simulink Modeling Techniques for Varying Signal Widths-Part 1
Explore techniques for designing a simulation to handle varying signal widths, including exploiting Simulink bus signals and scalar expansion, execution stages, and looping constructs.

Configuring the Code Generator and Tailoring the Build Process for Embedded Targeting
Follow four approaches that ensure proper code is generated for your target and that the build process fits into your development environment.

Superimposing Images in MATLAB
Transparency and indexing are two basic ways to superimpose images in MATLAB. See how with real code samples.

Protecting Your Command History
Learn how to avoid losing your Command History in the event of a system crash or power failure.

Products

Image Acquisition Toolbox 1
Acquire images and video directly into MATLAB from industry-standard hardware, including analog and digital frame grabbers, scientific cameras, and USB and FireWire Web cams.

Fixed-Income Toolbox 1
Determine the price, yield, and cash flow for many types of fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, treasury bonds, municipal bonds, certificates of deposit, and treasury bills.

Third Party: M2PLC from InTeCo
Apply complex data processing and control methods to a PLC environment using MATLAB, Simulink, and Real-Time Workshop.

Events & Training

MATLAB Fundamentals and Programming Techniques Course
Held in multiple locations throughout June
Gain a comprehensive understanding of MATLAB as a programming language. This course is for beginner and intermediate users and does not require any prior knowledge of MATLAB.

Seminar: Advanced Image Processing for Aerospace and Defense Applications
Huntsville, AL, June 24, 2003
See why MATLAB and the Image Processing Toolbox offer the most complete environment for performing image analysis and developing image-based algorithms and applications.

Seminar: Modeling Mechanical Systems with SimMechanics
Dallas, TX, June 17, 2003
Los Angeles, CA, June 19, 2003
Learn how Simulink and SimMechanics can help you model and simulate mechanical systems to find and fix design problems before building costly physical prototypes

Webinar: Image Acquisition and Analysis
June 26, 2003
Learn about MATLAB tools for imaging applications -from image acquisition and import to analysis, enhancement, and algorithm development.

Webinar: Defense Communications Design with MATLAB and Simulink
July 10, 2003
See how MATLAB and Simulink help in designing and verifying communications and signal processing systems prevalent in the defense industry.

MATLAB Based Books: New Releases
Graphics and GUIs with MATLAB, 3e
by Patrick Marchand and O. Thomas Holland
Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2003
ISBN 1-58488-320-0

Signal Processing First
by James H. McClellan, Ronald W. Schafer & Mark A. Yoder
Prentice Hall, 2003
ISBN 0-13-090999-8 To see the full listing of more than 600 books

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