The MathWorks News & Notes
October 2006
Features
Bell Helicopter Develops the First Civilian Tiltrotor
Extensive simulations help ensure a flawless first flight for a unique aircraft design.
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Developing Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Models in Simulink
Researchers are building models that represent subsystems as graphical blocks rather than as complex differential equations.
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Controlling Electron Beams in the International Linear Collider
Accelerator physicists at the University of London use multiple simulations and high-throughput computing to test beam-alignment algorithms.
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Creating an Executable Specification for the WiMAX Standard
Use Model-Based Design to build an executable specification for a WiMAX transmitter channel coder.
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Designing and Testing Electronic Body Systems at Jaguar
System engineers streamline the workflow with Model-Based Design and a virtual breadboard.
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Developing Portfolio Optimization Models
Use MATLAB and Financial Toolbox to construct realistic, optimal portfolios that are stable over time.
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The Sound of Innovation at Cochlear Limited
Engineers use rapid prototyping to advance cochlear implant technology.
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Kiwa Water Research Builds a Tool for Monitoring Groundwater Levels
A MATLAB based monitoring tool lets hydrologists and ecologists use time series models to collect and interpret groundwater data.
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Departments
Cleve's Corner: Professor SVD
Dr. Gene Golub has made the singular value decomposition one of the most powerful and widely used tools in modern matrix computation.
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MATLAB Central: Blogs
Join online conversations with MathWorks developers.Programming Patterns - Handling MATLAB Events in Excel
A sample application analyzes worldwide temperature records and creates Excel charts from MATLAB data sets.
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MATLAB and Simulink in the World
Innovative applications of MathWorks products in the communications and semiconductor industries
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MATLAB and Simulink Based Books
New titles and teaching trends in math, computational biology, and control design.
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Studentships and Competitions
The MathWorks supports Ph.D. research at four top universities
and sponsors student engineering competitions worldwide.
Tips & Tricks
Simplifying measurement and timer callbacks with nested functions, new online support features.
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