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INTRODUCTION
Technological innovators around the world rely on M ATLAB ® to
accelerate their research, reduce analysis and development time, and
produce advanced products. M ATLAB can do the same for you.

M ATLAB can serve as the platform for all your technical computing needs.
It integrates mathematical computing, visualization, and a powerful
technical language. The M ATLAB product family includes tools for:

■ Test and measurement

■ Data analysis and exploration
■ Numeric and symbolic computing
■ Plotting and advanced visualization
■ Signal and image processing
■ Algorithm development
■ Deployment of M ATLAB applications

M ATLAB and its companion products are used in a broad range

of applications, including signal and image processing, DSP and
control design, medical research, finance, and earth and space
exploration. For these and many other technical applications, M ATLAB
gives you a trusted computing environment, fast insights, and a
competitive advantage.

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For the purposes of

an engineer or scientist,

MATLAB has the most features

and is the best developed program

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in its class.

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 TA B L E O F C O N TE N TS
M ATLAB: THE LANGUAGE OF TECHNICAL COMPUTING 2

DATA ANALYSIS AND EXPLORATION 4

MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS TO BUILD ON 6

VISUALIZATION AND IMAGE PROCESSING 8

PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT 10

MATHWORKS SERVICES AND SUPPORT 12

 MATLAB: The Language of Technical Computing

Whatever the objective of your work— an algorithm, analysis, graph,

report, or software simulation—MATLAB gets you there. The flexible, interactive MATLAB
language lets technical professionals like you express problems in engineering and
science simply. Extensive and powerful numeric computing methods and graphics let
you test your ideas and explore alternatives easily, while the integrated development
environment lets you produce fast, practical results.

The MATLAB JIT-Accelerator

The MATLAB JIT-Accelerator includes several
exclusive technology innovations that accel-
erate the execution of MATLAB code. Programs
written in MATLAB benefit from a perform-
ance capability similar to that experienced with
C/C++ or Fortran. This makes MATLAB the
only tool that maximizes both application
performance and user productivity.

MATLAB includes:
■ Linear algebra and matrix computation
■ Fourier and statistical analysis functions

■ Differential equation solvers

■ Sparse matrix support

■ Trigonometric and other fundamental

The MATLAB desktop (above) and cross-product Help
system (right) give you quick access to all the fea-
tures and functions in the MATLAB product family.
Unified, Interactive Language and
Programming Environment
The MATLAB language is designed for
interactive or automated computation.
Matrix-optimized functions let you perform
interactive analyses, while the structured
language features let you develop your own
algorithms and applications. The versatile
language lets you tackle a range of tasks,
including data acquisition, analysis,
algorithm development, system simulation,
math operations
■ Multidimensional data support
and application development. Language
features include data structures, object- Graphics to Visualize and Analyze Your Data
oriented programming, graphical user MATLAB includes powerful, interactive
interface (GUI) development tools, debug- capabilities for creating 2-D plots, images,
ging features, and the ability to link in your and 3-D surfaces and for visualizing
C, C++, Fortran, and Java routines. volumetric data.
Advanced visualization tools include surface
Numeric Computing for Quick and
and volume rendering, lighting, camera
Accurate Results
control, and application-specific plot types.
With more than 600 mathematical, statistical,
With MATLAB, you can customize virtually
and engineering functions, MATLAB gives
any aspect of your plots and produce
you immediate access to high-performance
high-quality graphics for written and
numeric computing. The numerical routines
live presentations.
are fast, accurate, and reliable. These algo-
rithms, developed by experts in mathematics,
are the foundation of the MATLAB language.

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 Insights and Results Sharing
Data I/O
Data Analysis, Modeling
and Visualization
Ideas Algorithm Development Application Development
and Simulation and Deployment

The MATLAB technical computing envi-

System-Level
ronment enables you to turn data and Mathematical Modeling and Model-Based Design
ideas into valuable insights that can be
shared with colleagues and used in
future phases of your analysis and
development process.

Traditional and Leading-Edge Toolbox Algorithms A Platform for Application Development Hundreds of Third-Party Solutions
Toolboxes are collections of MATLAB algo- and Deployment Based on MATLAB
rithms and visual interfaces that customize The MATLAB family of products includes Many companies develop and sell application-
MATLAB for solving particular classes of support for the development of external specific solutions based on MATLAB. These
problems. Researched and developed by math-based applications. With the MATLAB include toolboxes, interfaces to other commer-
experts in their fields, toolboxes let you Compiler you can automatically convert your cial products, books, training, and consulting
learn, apply, and evaluate different MATLAB programs to C and C++ code that services. Relying on the MATLAB open archi-
approaches without writing code. The func- runs outside of MATLAB. The MATLAB Web tecture, third parties customize MATLAB for a
tions are written in the MATLAB language, Server lets you incorporate MATLAB math range of uses in fields such as biotechnology,
allowing you to view the source algorithms and graphics into your Web applications. finance, education, and aerospace.
and add new ones.
Model-Based Design and System-Level Simulaton
Customizable and Portable The MathWorks streamlines design and
With MATLAB, you can easily customize func- simulation with a set of tools that support

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tion source code and link to external software the entire engineering process. Simulink®,
and data. MATLAB code and data formats are MATLAB, and their extensions offer an
platform independent, making it easy to share environment for modeling, design, and I cannot
your ideas and designs across PC, UNIX, simulation. Typical applications include
Macintosh, and Linux platforms. control design, DSP and communications imagine ever working in
design, and dynamic systems modeling.
any company where MATLAB

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was not available.
Simulink and the Communications
Blockset can be used to design
LUDGER MERZ
complete communication
Control
EADS AIRBUS GmbH
butter
Signal
systems as well as their DSP or
Divide frequency
by 3 XOR
analog/mixed-signal components.
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Discrete Pulse
Generator Phase Gain Synthesized
Detector Analog Convert to
Signal
Filter Design Square Wave

Here, a phase-lock loop is used

Divide frequency
by 10
to synthesize a 100MHz frequency
clock from a 30MHz reference.

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 Data Analysis and Exploration

MATLAB supports the entire data analysis process, from acquiring data
from external devices and databases to producing presentation-quality output. It combines
optimized numeric computing, extensive data manipulation tools, hundreds of advanced
analysis functions, and practical engineering and scientific graphics. The insights you gain
from your analyses become the building blocks for future mathematical algorithms and
predictive models.

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using MATLAB interactively is the same

as for writing programs, you can quickly
convert your code and knowledge into
reusable, automated analysis routines. No
variable declaration or array dimensioning
is required. This means that you can get up
to speed on MATLAB without the learning
investment and bookkeeping overhead
required by traditional languages.
Straightforward Access to Data
Getting your data in and out of MATLAB is
easy. MATLAB provides direct access to data
from serial ports as well as from MATLAB
formatted data files (MAT-files). MATLAB
also includes built-in support for popular
file formats, including scientific data formats,
A 2-D mesh plot and a 3-D
surface plot depict a mountain
on the ocean floor. The data was
stored as raw x, y, and z vectors
and then processed for viewing
using Delaunay triangulation
and MATLAB gridding algorithms.
Data: R. L. Parker.
image file formats, and industry-standard Add-on products let you exchange data with
formats, such as Microsoft Excel. Additional external devices and other software packages.
functions perform ASCII and low-level For example, the Database Toolbox enables
binary I/O from M-file, C, and Fortran you to communicate with many ODBC/JDBC
programs, allowing you to work with any compliant databases. Using the Data
data format. Acquisition Toolbox you can stream live,

MATHWORKS TOOLS HELP LAND UNPILOTED BOEING SPACECRAFT

Working for the US Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base, Boeing was tasked with designing a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) system that would allow the X-40A Space

Maneuver Vehicle (SMV) to land and come to a full stop on a standard runway without power or a pilot. The project had to be completed within time, funding, and resource limits.

The team used MATLAB during model analysis to perform Monte Carlo simulations to test the GN&C code. MATLAB and the Statistics Toolbox were

used to develop a tool to process and analyze the Monte Carlo data. These tools were used again to analyze the test data in preparation for free-

flight testing. The GN&C system was completed on schedule and in accordance with Boeing's mandate to achieve low cost and rapid development.

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The Instrument Control Toolbox allows you to communicate with instruments directly from MATLAB.
Here, a waveform is read from an oscilloscope into MATLAB and then plotted.
measured data directly into MATLAB for
analysis and visualization. The Instrument
Control Toolbox allows communication
with GPIB and VXI hardware.
Data Manipulation and Reduction
MATLAB has a full range of functions for
preprocessing data for analysis, including
tools for:
■ Data importing
■ Interpolating and decimating
■ Extracting sections of data
■ Gridding
■ Scaling and averaging
■ Clipping and thresholding
■ Smoothing and filtering
Fast and Accurate Data Analysis
Commonly used methods for 1-D, 2-D, and
generalized multidimensional data analysis
are built directly into MATLAB. Easy-to-use,
application-specific graphical interfaces,
interactive computing, and structured pro-
gramming tools let you choose the best
approach for your analysis tasks. MATLAB
data analysis operations include:
■ Correlation
■ Fourier analysis and filtering
■ 1-D peak, valley, and zero finding
■ Basic statistics and curve fitting
■ Matrix analysis
■ Differential equation solvers
‘‘ at how MATLAB can boost
productivity. Anything
from simple analysis to
complex modeling and
simulation can be done
I have been amazed
Toolboxes for Modeling and Analysis
The variety of computing methods in the
in a fraction of the time
MATLAB toolboxes allows you to compare
algorithms and select the right approach for
it would take to write
your project.
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■ The Statistics Toolbox includes descriptive
your own code.
statistics, hypothesis testing, probability
modeling, and regression functionality.
■ The Optimization Toolbox includes GREGORY E. CHAMITOFF
minimization tools for linear, quadratic, NASA, JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
and nonlinear programming, and for solving
linear and nonlinear least-squares problems.
■ The Curve Fitting Toolbox includes rou-
■ Additional toolboxes, such as Wavelet,
tines for preprocessing data, and creating,
Symbolic Math, Fuzzy Logic, and Neural
analyzing, and managing models that involve
Network, provide complementary, alterna-
curve fitting.
tive methods for modeling systems and
■ The Signal Processing Toolbox includes
analyzing, displaying, and characterizing
techniques for time-domain and frequency-
your data.
domain analysis, spectral analysis, and
filtering.
Presentation-Quality Reports
■ The Image Processing Toolbox helps you
MATLAB makes it easy to share your analyses
visualize, process, enhance, and analyze images.
with your colleagues. The MATLAB Notebook
allows you to access the power of MATLAB
from within a Microsoft Word document. The
MATLAB Report Generator allows you to
easily create custom and standard reports
containing your MATLAB analysis results.
This 2-D MATLAB graphic tracks CO2 concentration over
time. Using the Basic Fitting Tool, 4th-degree and 7th-
degree polynomial fits have been interactively computed
from the data.
Data compiled by J.M. Barnola et al., Worldwatch Institute.
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 Mathematical Algorithms to Build on

Whether you are using existing algorithms or inventing your own, MATLAB
provides an environment where you can experiment. With MATLAB there is no need to
develop algorithms from scratch or work with complicated interfaces to external libraries, as
you frequently must do with C and C++. The robust computing foundation, technical
language, and hundreds of toolbox functions make MATLAB well-suited to mathematically
intensive applications.

The MATLAB Foundation ■ Normal and sparse matrix operations 3500

MATLAB contains an extensive collection of ■ Multidimensional data support 3000

core mathematical algorithms for numeric

In addition, MATLAB lets you customize 2500
computing. These powerful numeric capabili-
existing algorithms and develop your own.

Frequency
ties are built upon LAPACK and BLAS, 2000

state-of-the-art libraries for linear algebra. By

Toolbox Algorithms 1500

combining these highly optimized core com-

puting routines with additional leading-edge
methods, MATLAB gives you access to the
fastest, most robust, and widest collection of
numerical routines available.
The mathematical libraries in MATLAB
include collections of functions for:
■ Linear algebra
■ Signal processing
■ Geometric analysis
■ Polynomial fitting
■ Ordinary differential equation solving
The MathWorks and its third-party partners 1000
develop toolboxes that extend MATLAB func-
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tionality in a variety of domains. By relying
on the work of these experts, you can compare 0
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and apply a number of techniques without
A high-resolution speech spectrogram shows how the fre-
writing code. As with MATLAB algorithms,
you can modify toolbox functions to cus- quency components of signal energy change over time.
tomize and optimize them for your
particular project requirements.
tasks requiring signal and image processing,
These toolboxes provide application-specific data analysis and modeling, mathematics,
functions, GUIs, and custom plot types for finance, and control-system design.

GEOMECHANICS CUTS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COSTS BY 50%

To extract the maximum amount of oil from reservoirs worldwide, oil companies are drilling deeper wells in more hostile environments. When wells run tens of thousands of feet under-

ground, it is difficult to maintain stability in the borehole wall. GeoMechanics International (GMI) has developed oil field tools that address wellbore instability problems. Among these is

GMI•SFIB˙ (Stress and Failure of Inclined Boreholes), a set of tools that enables engineers to evaluate how changes in wellbore trajectory, rock strength, and mud weight affect stability.

Using MATLAB, GMI built tools that perform rapid forward modeling and simulations during drilling to assess risk and determine which variables

have the most impact on reducing risk. MATLAB was also used to create a graphical interface to display the analysis results clearly and simply.

“MATLAB lets us act as designer and programmer,” explains Dr. Daniel Moos, senior vice president of GMI’s Technology Department. “It removes a

bottleneck in the product development process where the designer has to hand off algorithms to a programmer for designing the interface.

We’ve done comparisons between MATLAB and Java, and found that product development costs are as much as 50% less using MATLAB.”

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 MATLAB and the Optimization The SISO Design Tool in the Control
and Financial Toolboxes System Toolbox simplifies the task
combine to create a GUI- of designing controllers. You can
driven program that optimizes click and drag the compensator
a portfolio of mutual funds. poles and zeros, and automatically
The fund allocation, expected update the open-loop and closed-
return, and volatility for the loop response plots.
optimal investment are
calculated and presented.

The Statistics Toolbox can fit a variety of

distributions of data. The example at left shows
a beta distribution likelihood surface and
confidence regions for estimated parameters.

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Signal and Image Processing Toolboxes
Using the Communications Toolbox, signal display tions extremely quickly.
■ Signal Processing
■ Image Processing functions like this scatter plot (above) help you to quickly
visualize a modulated signal with a single function call. I particularly like the
■ Communications
■ Wavelet
vectorized operations and
■ Filter Design
Control System Design Toolboxes
■ Control System the way that I can avoid
Data Analysis and Math Toolboxes
■ System Identification
■ Optimization
■ Model Predictive Control for-loops. MATLAB also makes
■ Statistics
■ Robust Control
■ Neural Network
■ Fuzzy Logic it very easy to build the
■ Symbolic Math
■ Partial Differential Equation
Financial Modeling and Analysis math models, which saves
■ Mapping
■ Financial

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■ Spline
■ GARCH a huge amount of time.
■ Curve Fitting
■ Financial Time Series
■ Financial Derivatives
DIMITRIOS GKAMAS
■ MATLAB Excel Builder
MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL

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 Visualization and Image Processing

MATLAB provides immediate access to the specialized graphics features

required in engineering and science. Powerful object-oriented graphics let you plot the
results of your analyses, incorporate graphics into your system models, quickly render
complex 3-D objects, and create high-quality output. Toolboxes such as Image Processing,
Mapping, and Statistics extend the capabilities of MATLAB by adding custom plotting
methods, targeted graphical interfaces, and application-specific analysis and modeling tools.

Graphics Designed for Engineering and Science

MATLAB and its companion toolboxes include Volume visualization with MATLAB.
the specialized graphics required for technical This plot provides a three-dimen-
computing. From 2-D line plots of raw data,
sional visualization of a simulation
to labeled contour plots, to isosurfaces, these
of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, defined
tools let you visually model and understand
complex systems. by an outer isothermal surface. The
contourslice function
Interactive Tools to Annotate, Analyze, projects sections of the top and
and Customize Plots center onto the axis walls.
New point-and-click tools support easy Data: Gareth P. WIlliams, GFDL/NOAA
editing and annotation of 2-D and 3-D plots.
For 2-D plots, the Data Statistics and Basic
Fitting tools let you interactively calculate
statistics on the underlying data and overlay can help you gain insight into data sets
plays, giving you multiple layers of informa-
descriptive numeric and graphical fit results ranging in size from small to massive.
tion in a single graphical view.
directly on the plot. Additional interactive
tools let you customize any plot attribute. Multidimensional Arrays and
Integrated Support for Large and
Irregularly Sampled Data
Complex Data Sets
Fast, Accurate Visualization of Displaying multidimensional data in
Optimized to handle vector and matrix data,
3-D Surfaces and Objects MATLAB is easy. Efficient algorithms for data
MATLAB can manipulate, analyze, and
By combining features such as lighting, manipulation, interpolation, gridding, and
display data and 3-D objects saved in a
shading, camera control, and transparency, triangularization enable the fast display of
variety of user-definable data structures and
you can transform complex data structures irregularly sampled, real-world data—all
standard file formats. The graphics features
into realistic 3-D surfaces and volume dis- without preprocessing.

LEADING HOSPITAL IMPROVES MRI ACCURACY USING MATHWORKS TOOLS

Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center used MATLAB, the Image Processing Toolbox, and other MathWorks products to develop a new technique that improves the speed and

accuracy of MR (magnetic resonance) scans. The matrix manipulation and visualization capabilities of MATLAB were key to developing new reconstruction algorithms and approaches. The

researchers then used MATLAB GUI tools to create a GUI that lets users simulate different detector arrangements, geometries, and configurations. They also used MATLAB to build other programs

and GUIs that reconstruct clinical images and let clinicians compare stacks of images in various ways. The clinicians can also change the contrast and brightness of the images, a crucial step for

MRI radiologists. This resulted in a two-to-five-fold increase in image acquisition speed for most kinds of MR scans and has given clinicians access to information that they couldn’t get before.

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Descriptive Graphics to Explore
and Present Your Data
General-purpose and application-specific
graphs let you instantly visualize signals,
parametric surfaces, images, volumes, and
more. The graphics are integrated with the
analysis capabilities, allowing you to graphi-
cally display and interact with any raw data
set, equation, or function result.
Application-Targeted Toolbox Graphics
The toolboxes include numerous applica-
tion-specific graph types, plotting features,
and interactive interfaces to view and eval-
uate function results. For example, the
Neural Network Toolbox includes custom
graphics to aid in analyzing network per-
formance and training efficiency.
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Some of our disco-
veries have been mediated by
A quantum mirage visualized in
MATLAB. This image was created using data MATLAB. MATLAB is not just an
from a scanning tunneling microscope, used in an
experiment to capture information about the quantum implementation tool for
nature of electron behavior.
us. The ability to
Image by H.C. Manoharan, C.P. Lutz, and D.M. Eigler, Nature 403,
512-515 (2000).
visualize mathematics has
helped us develop new
Tools for Image Analysis and Display
MATLAB can read, write, and display reconstruction algorithms
byte and floating-point image data. The
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Image Processing Toolbox builds on this and approaches.
foundation and on two MATLAB core
strengths—the matrix structure and data
visualization—making it the natural
DR. DANIEL SODICKSON,
environment for operating on and displaying
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
images and signals. Operations include:
■ Filtering and 2-D filter design
■ Noise reduction and image enhancement
■ Image analysis and statistics
■ 8-bit and 16-bit integer and double-
precision data support
■ Region-of-interest processing
■ Spatial transformations
■ Image registration
■ Morphological operations
■ Image transforms
■ Deblurring
■ Block processing
■ Colormap manipulation
■ Colorspace conversions
■ Multidimensional image support
The Mapping Toolbox makes it easy to import, manipulate, and display geographic data. Here,
MATLAB and the Mapping Toolbox show Smith and Sandwell’s global digital topography as a lit
surface on an Albers Equal Area projection, one of the 60 projections supported by the toolbox.
High-resolution border data, included in the Mapping Toolbox, is overlaid onto the image.
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 Programming and Application Deployment
The MATLAB technical computing environment
and visualization capabilities with a structured language and application development tools.
Thousands of tested, application-specific functions eliminate the need to develop your own
mathematical routines from scratch, and the open design gives you direct access to external
programs and data. For automating analyses, developing algorithms, or building MATLAB based
and stand-alone applications, MATLAB shrinks the development process and saves you time.
The Benefits of Programming in MATLAB
Unlike most traditional languages, MATLAB
gives you the freedom to focus on high-level
technical concepts and ignore programming
details such as memory management and
variable declarations. M-files require no
compiling or linking, allowing you to edit
and debug an M-file and test your changes
immediately, without leaving MATLAB.
The MATLAB Desktop Interface
The MATLAB desktop offers easy access to
helpful tools, making MATLAB an intuitive
and productive development environment.
These tools help you find what you need
when you need it by providing quick access
to MATLAB code, variables, data files,
graphics, and online help.
The MATLAB Language
M-files let you capture command-line
explorations as permanent, reusable MATLAB
functions. Standard flow-control constructs,
such as if-else and while loops, help you
write easy-to-read, well-designed code. M-file
programs can incorporate any MATLAB
feature, including user-definable structures
or classes and data types ranging from scalars
and matrices to multidimensional arrays.
Build Custom Visual Interfaces
MATLAB GUI development tools let you
design, test, and implement interactive
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combines foundation math
The MATLAB GUI Builder allows you to easily create quality
custom graphical interfaces for your applications.
screens for end-user applications. These
interfaces can include:
■ Pull-down and pop-up menus
■ Push buttons and list boxes
■ Editable text and dialog boxes
■ Built-in, custom, and interactive
2-D and 3-D graphics
■ Calls to any MATLAB function
■ Multiwindow application displays
■ Animation and sound
Integrate MATLAB with External
Programs and Data
In the MATLAB environment you can reuse
valuable C, C++, Fortran, and Java code by
directly calling external routines and linking
them in at runtime. The Engine facility pro-
vides access to MATLAB from external
applications by letting you embed calls to any
MATLAB function, including user-written
M-files, in your C and Fortran programs.
The ability to work with external sources
enables you to develop in MATLAB while
preserving your investment in existing
designs, code, and data formats.
An End-to-End, Integrated Development Process
Working in MATLAB provides an end-to-
end development process, from linking in
legacy code to the in-depth analysis and
algorithm design features of the MATLAB
environment. MATLAB is ideally suited to
rapid prototyping, from individual code
components to whole applications. For
implementing the finished design, built-in
development tools include the M-file per-
formance profiler, an M-file editor/debugger,
and GUI building tools. The MathWorks
offers a number of options for deploying
your application.
WITH MATLAB YOU CAN:
■ Write scripts to automate
repetitive computing tasks
■ Build custom function
libraries and research tools
■ Simulate and prototype
systems
■ Convert MATLAB applications
to stand-alone code
■ Develop end-user software

Application Deployment Tools
The MathWorks provides deployment tools
that enable you to convert your MATLAB
based applications to C/C++, call MATLAB
math and graphics from your Web-based
HTML pages, create COM objects, create
Excel add-ins, and create runtime versions of
your MATLAB applications.
Deploying Stand-Alone C/C++ Applications
The MATLAB Compiler lets you automati-
cally convert M-files into portable ANSI C
and C++ code that can be dynamically
linked with your C and C++ applications.
By linking your code to the MATLAB
A fast Fourier transform (FFT)
function for spectral analysis
developed in MATLAB and
converted to a COM object
using the MATLAB COM Builder.
The Visual Basic graphical user
interface refers to this COM
object. The data for the FFT
resides in a Microsoft Excel file.
Compiler you can create stand-alone
applications that use core MATLAB math,
data analysis, and graphics functions. The
MATLAB Compiler lets you take advantage
of the intuitive, high-level MATLAB envi-
ronment while delivering portable C and
C++ versions of your programs.
Using MATLAB and the MATLAB Compiler
shrinks your development time and enables
you to freely distribute the applications that
you build.
MATLAB Builders
When the MATLAB Compiler is used in con-
junction with one of the MATLAB builders
you can automatically generate freely deploy-
able COM objects or independent Excel
These three Web-based
applications, developed
with MATLAB and
MATLAB Web Server,
rely on MATLAB
algorithms and graphics.
add-ins from your MATLAB applications.
The COM objects created with MATLAB
COM Builder can be called from Visual
Basic, C/C++, Microsoft Excel, or any other
COM-compliant technology.
MATLAB Excel Builder automatically gener-
ates Visual Basic Application files (.bas) that
can be imported into Excel as a stand-alone
function. Users can reference their MATLAB
based algorithms the same way as other Excel
add-ins. MATLAB Excel Builder creates add-
in functions that can run 95% faster than
those created by Visual Basic.
Deployment on the Web
The MATLAB Web Server lets you incorpo-
rate MATLAB math and graphics, including
functionality from most MATLAB toolboxes,
into Web-based applications. The HTML
documents serve as point-and-click inter-
faces for the MATLAB functionality that you
deploy. As a result, end users do not need to
learn MATLAB and MATLAB does not need
to be running locally on the client machine.
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Using MATLAB and
the MATLAB C/C++ Compiler
tools reduced my development
time by a factor of 4 or 5.
Without the MATLAB Compiler,
the algorithm would have
taken longer to implement
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and been harder to test.
JIM LABRENZ
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS
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 MathWorks Services and Support

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professionals, and educators worldwide rely on MATLAB and Simulink as
fundamental tools for their engineering and scientific work. The MathWorks supports this
global user community with a complete range of resources, support, and services.

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via the Solution Search engine.
Training
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