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November 2004
Volume 12, Number 6

2004 Annual MATLAB User Survey

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Technical Articles

Modeling Survival Data with the Statistics Toolbox

The Statistics Toolbox introduces new tools for analyzing probability distributions, which are fundamental to statistical analyses such as variability analysis, sensitivity studies, hypothesis testing, and parameter estimation and prediction. This article shows how you can use the new Distribution Fitting Tool to fit distributions to censored reliability data from a motion controller.

New Features in MATLAB 7 for Handling Large Data Sets

MATLAB 7 introduces a number of enhancements to support large data set handling. These include improvements to file access, data storage efficiency, and data processing speed, as well as support for new 64-bit platforms.

Legacy Code Function Integration Using Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder

This article describes legacy function integration technologies for importing and exporting code generated by Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder.

User Resources

Technical Solution: Writing a Level-2 M-file S-function in Simulink 6.0

MATLAB Central: Automatically Create PowerPoint documents from
MATLAB and Simulink

Products

SimPowerSystems 4.0

SimPowerSystems extends Simulink with tools for modeling and simulating basic electrical circuits and detailed electrical power systems. Version 4 introduces new application libraries including electric drives for actuating mechanical rotational motion, flexible AC transmissions systems (FACTS), and distributed resources for common wind-power generation systems.

Simulink Parameter Estimation 1.1

Simulink Parameter Estimation helps you calibrate the response of your nonlinear model to the outputs of a real system by using test data and optimization methods to estimate model parameters.

Image Processing Toolbox 5.0.1

The Image Processing Toolbox lets you perform image processing, analysis, and algorithm development. You can explore and manipulate images with new graphical tools, perform image analysis with new functions for texture analysis and the Hough transform, take advantage of increased support for int16 and single data types, and export ICC color profiles.

Third Party: Targeting Algorithms to Analog Devices DSP Chips

DSPdeveloper from SDL provides Simulink based tools for designing, simulating, and automatically generating code for applications targeting SHARC, Blackfin, and other Analog Devices DSPs. Parameters can be tuned and application data can be viewed in real time utilizing ADI's background telemetry capability.

Training and Events

Webinars

December 7		Image Processing Using MATLAB
December 9		Distributed Computing Using MATLAB & Simulink
December 16		Application Deployment Using MATLAB
December 14		Qué novedades hay en MATLAB 7 (en Español)

Training

MATLAB Fundamentals and Programming Techniques
December 6-7

• Boston (Natick), MA
• Columbia, MD
• El Segundo, CA
• Las Vegas, NV
• Minneapolis, MN
• Huntsville, AL

MATLAB for Data Acquisition and Instrument Control
December 17 in Huntsville, AL

Seminars

High-Integrity Flight Code Generation and Verification Using Simulink
December 2 in Phoenix, AZ

Model-Based Design of Embedded Signal Processing Systems with Simulink
December 7 in San Jose, CA
December 9 in Manhattan Beach, CA

MATLAB Expo 2004

December 7-8 in Tokyo, Japan

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