MATLAB and Simulink Workshop

MATLAB is a product of MathWorks. MATLAB stands for Matrix Laboratory. Any data
entered will be stored as a matrix. MATLAB is a high - performance, high – level language
and an interactive environment. Its basic data element is an array. It allows us to solve many
technical computing problems in a fraction of time than it would take if we used any other
high – level language such as C, C++, FORTRAN, etc. At the same time MATLAB provides
all the features of a traditional programming language, including arithmetic operators,
control flow statements, data types, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and debugging
features. Thousands of engineering and mathematical functions are available in MATLAB,
eliminating the need to code and test them yourself. MATLAB runs on both Windows and
UNIX platforms. We can create informative data visualisation and build GUIs using MATLAB.
MATLAB has applications in signal and image processing, communications, financial
modelling, computational biology, etc.

Simulink is a block diagram environment. It is tightly coupled with MATLAB, i.e., it
cannot execute without MATLAB. It is a subset of MATLAB. Simulink is used in modelling.
It enables user to graphically model, simulate and analyse systems whose outputs change
over time. Everything in Simulink is represented in the form of block diagrams. Simulink is
also widely used for its code generation capabilities. It generates code out of the system
designed. The code so generated will be free of manual errors. The system designed will
be continuously tested and verified, and any errors will be detected in the early stages
of development. Simulink find applications in the areas of education, instrumentation,
engineering, etc.

A three day workshop on MATLAB and Simulink was jointly organised, for the staffs
and students, by Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering of ATME College of Engineering, Mysore, from 25th
July, 2012 to 27th July, 2012. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Srinivas of Solipsys Labs,
Bangalore. It provided a platform to get exposed to the emerging technology which is being
widely used in almost every industry. Morning sessions were theoretical and forenoon
sessions were hands on sessions.


Compiled by
Sowmya M.
Lecturer,
Dept. of CS&E,
ATME, Mysore