Matlab Solved Problems

Motivation
How it is useful for:

Summary
A Layman Approach
MATLAB GUI
Command Window
Workspace
Command History
bharani@aero.iitb.ac.in
Desktop Tools
Command Window
type commands
Workspace
view program variables
clear to clear
double click on a variable to see it in the Array Editor
Command History
view past commands
save a whole session using diary
Matrices
• A vector x = [1 2 5 1]
x =
1 2 5 1
• A matrix x = [1 2 3; 5 1 4; 3 2 -1]
x =
1 2 3
5 1 4
3 2 -1
• Transpose y = x.’ y =
1
2
5
1
Matrices (Contd…)
Let, x= [ 1 2 3
5 1 4
3 2 -1]
y = x(2,3)
• x(i,j) subscription
y =
4
• whole row y = x(3,:)

y =
3 2 -1
y = x(:,2)
• whole column
y = 2
1
2
Operators (Arithmetic)
+ addition
- subtraction
* multiplication .* element-by-element mult
/ division ./ element-by-element div
^ power .^ element-by-element power
‘ complex conjugate .‘ transpose
transpose
Operators (Relational, Logical)
== equal pi 3.14159265…
~= not equal j imaginary unit, −1
< less than i same as j
<= less than or equal
> greater than
>= greater than or equal
& AND
| OR
~ NOT
Generating Vectors from functions
x = zeros(1,3)
• zeros(M,N) MxN matrix of zeros x =
0 0 0
• ones(M,N) MxN matrix of ones x = ones(1,3)

x =
1 1 1
• rand(M,N) MxN matrix of uniformly

x = rand(1,3)
distributed random numbers
on (0,1) x =
0.9501 0.2311 0.6068
Operators (in general)
[ ] concatenation x = [ zeros(1,3) ones(1,2) ]

x =
0 0 0 1 1
( ) subscription x = [ 1 3 5 7 9]
x =
1 3 5 7 9
y = x(2)
y =
3
y = x(2:4)
y =
3 5 7
MATRIX OPERATIONS
Let, A = eye(3)
>> A = [ 1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1 ]
>> eig(A) >> inv(A) >>A' >>A*A
ans = ans = ans = ans =
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
MATRIX OPERATIONS (Contd…)
Let, >> A = [1 2 3;4 5 6;7 8 9]
A = [ 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 ]
>> eig(A) >> B=A' >>C=A*B >> D=A.*B
ans = B= C= D=
16.1168 1 4 7 14 32 50 1 8 21
-1.1168 2 5 8 32 77 122 8 25 48
-0.0000 3 6 9 50 122 194 21 48 81
QUESTIONS ?
Applications of MATLAB
(Lecture 3)
P Bharani Chandra Kumar
Overview
Linear algebra
Solving a linear equation
Finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Curve fitting and interpolation
Data analysis and statistics
Nonlinear algebraic equations
Linear Algebra
Solving a linear system
Find the values of x, y and z for the following equations:
5x = 3y – 2z +10
8y +4z = 3x + 20
2x + 4y - 9z = 9
Step 1: Rearrange equations:
5x - 3y + 2z = 10
- 3x + 8y +4z = 20
2x + 4y - 9z = 9
Step 2: Write the equations in matrix form:
[A] x = b
 5 −3 2  10 
A = − 3 8 4  b = 20
 2 4 − 9  9 
Linear Algebra (Contd…)
Step 3: Solve the matrix equation in MATLAB:
>> A = [ 5 -3 2; -3 8 4; 2 4 -9];
>> b = [10; 20; 9]
>> x = A\ b
x =
3.442
3.1982
1.1868
% Veification
>> c = A*x
>> c =
10.0000
20.0000
9.0000
Finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Eigenvalue problem in scientific computations shows up as:
Av=λv
The problem is to find ‘λ’ and ‘v’ for a given ‘A’ so that above eq.
is satisfied:
Method 1: Classical method by using pencil and paper:
a) Finding eigenvalues from the determinant eqn.
A − λI = 0
b) Sole for ‘n’ eigenvectors by substituting the corresponding
eigenvalues in above eqn.
Method 2: By using MATLAB:
Step 1: Enter matrix A and type [V, D] = eig(A)
>> A = [ 5 -3 2; -3 8 4; 2 4 -9];
>> [V, D] = eig(A)
V =
-0.1709 0.8729 0.4570

-0.2365 0.4139 -0.8791
0.9565 0.2583 -0.1357
D =
-10.3463 0 0
0 4.1693 0
0 0 10.1770
Step 2: Extract what you need:
‘V’ is an ‘n x n’ matrix whose columns are eigenvectors
D is an ‘n x n’ diagonal matrix that has the eigenvalues of

‘A’ on its diagonal.
Cross check:
Let us check 2nd eigenvalue and second eigenvector will
satisfy A v = λ v or not:
v2=V(:,2) % 2nd column of V

v2 =
0.8729
0.4139
0.2583
>> lam2=D(2,2) % 2nd eigevalue

lam2 =
4.1693
>> A*v2-lam2*v2
ans = 1.0e-014 *
0.0444
-0.1554
0.0888
Curve Fitting
What is curve fitting ?
It is a technique of finding an algebraic relationship that “best”

fits a given set of data.
There is no magical function that can give you this relationship.
You have to have an idea of what kind of relationship might exist

between the input data (x) and output data (y).
If you do not have a firm idea but you have data that you trust,
MATLAB can help you to explore the best possible fit.
Curve Fitting (Contd…)
Example 1 : straight line (linear) fit:
x 5 10 20 50 100
Y 15 33 53 140 301
Step 1: Plot raw data:
Enter the data in MATLAB and plot it:

>> x = [ 5 10 20 50 100];
>> y = [15 33 53 140 301];
>> plot (x,y,’o’)
>> grid
Curve Fitting (Contd…)
Example 2 : Comparing different fits:
x = 0: pi/30 : pi/3
y = sin(x) + rand (size(x))/100
Step 1: Plot raw data:

>> plot (x,y,’o’)
>> grid
Step 2: Use basic fitting to do a quadratic and cubic fit
Step 3 : Choose the best fit based on the residuals
Interpolation
What is interpolation ?
It is a technique of finding a functional relationship between

variables such that a given set of discrete values of the variables
satisfy that relationship.
Usually, we get a finite set of data points from experiments.
When we want to pass a smooth curve through these points or

find some intermediate points, we use the technique of
interpolation.
Interpolation is NOT curve fitting, in that it requires the

interpolated curve to pass through all the data points.
Data can be interpolated using Splines or Hermite interpolants.

Interpolation (Contd…)
MATLAB provides the following functions to facilitate
interpolation:
interp1 : One data interpolation i.e. given yi and xi, finds yj at

desired xj from yj = f(xj).
ynew = interp1(x,y,xnew, method)
interp2 : Two dimensional data interpolation i.e. given zi at

(xi,yi) from z = f(x,y).
znew = interp2(x,y,z,xnew,ynew, method)
interp3 : Three dimensional data interpolation i.e. given vi at

(xi,yi,zi) from v = f(x,y,z).
vnew = interp2(x,y,z,v,xnew,ynew,znew,
method)
spline : ynew = spline(x,y,xnew, method)

Example:
x = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9]
y = [1 4 9 16 25 36 49
64 81]
Find the value of 5.5?
Method 1: Linear Interpolation
MATLAB Command :
>> yi=interp1(x,y,5.5,'linear')
yi = 30.5000
Method 2: Cubic Interpolation
MATLAB Command :
>> yi = interp1(x,y,5.5,’cubic')
yi =
30.2479
Method 3: Spline Interpolation
MATLAB Command :
>> yi = interp1(x,y,5.5,’spline') Note: 5.5*5.5=
yi =
30.2500
Data Analysis and statistics
It includes various tasks, such as finding mean, median,

standard deviation, etc.
MATLAB provides an easy graphical interface to do such type of

tasks.
As a first step, you should plot your data in the form you wish.
Then go to the figure window and select data statistics from the
tools menu.
Any of the statistical measures can be seen by checking the

appropriate box.
Data Analysis and statistics (Contd…)
Example:
x = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9]
y = [1 4 9 16 25 36 49
64 81]
Find the minimum value, maximum value, mean, median?
It can be performed directly by using MATLAB commands also:
Consider:
x = [1 2 3 4 5]
mean (x) : Gives arithmetic mean of ‘x’ or the avg. data.

MATLAB usage: mean (x) gives 3.
median (x) : gives the middle value or arithmetic mean of two middle
Numbers.
MATLAB usage: median (x) gives 3.
Std(x): gives the standard deviation
Max(x)/min(x): gives the largest/smallest value

Solving nonlinear algebraic equations
Step 1: Write the equation in the standard form:
f(x) = 0
Step 2: Write a function that computes f(x).
Step 3: Use the built-in function fzero to find the solution.
Example 1: Solve
sin x = e x − 5
Solution:
x= fzero('sin(x)-exp(x)+5',1)
x =
1.7878
Solving nonlinear algebraic equations
(contd…)
• Example 2: Solve
x2 − 2x + 4 = 0
Solution:
x= fzero(‘x*x-2*x+4',1)
xsin x== e x
−5
1.7878
QUESTIONS ?
Optimization Techniques
through MATLAB
(Lecture 4)
Overview
Unconstrained Optimization
Constrained Optimization
Constrained Optimization through gradients
Why Optimize!
Engineers are always interested in finding the
‘best’ solution to the problem at hand
Fastest
Fuel Efficient
Optimization theory allows engineers to

accomplish this
Often the solution may not be easily obtained
In the past, it has been surrounded by certain
mistakes
The Greeks started it!
Queen Dido of Carthage (7 century
BC)
– Daughter of the king of Tyre
– Agreed to buy as much land as
she could “enclose with one
bull’s hide”
– Set out to choose the largest
amount of land possible, with
one border along the sea
• A semi-circle with side
touching the ocean
• Founded Carthage
– Fell in love with Aeneas but
committed suicide when he left.
The Italians Countered
Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813)
His work Mécanique Analytique (Analytical
Mechanics) (1788) was a mathematical
masterpiece
Invented the method of ‘variations’ which
impressed Euler and became ‘calculus of
variations’
Invented the method of multipliers
(Lagrange multipliers)
Sensitivities of the performance index to
changes in states/constraints
Became the ‘father’ of ‘Lagrangian’
Dynamics
Euler-Lagrange Equations
The Multi-Talented Mr. Euler
Euler (1707-1783)
Friend of Lagrange
Published a treatise which became
the de facto standard of the
‘calculus of variations’
The Method of Finding Curves
that Show Some Property of
Maximum or Minimum
He solved the brachistachrone
(brachistos = shortest, chronos =
time) problem very easily
Minimum time path for a bead
on a string, Cycloid
Hamilton and Jacobi
William Hamilton (1805-1865)
Inventor of the quaternion
Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804-

1851)
Discovered ‘conjugate points’ in
the fields of extremals
Gave an insightful treatment to
the second variation
Jacobi criticized Hamilton’s work

Hamilton-Jacobi equation
Became the basis of Bellman’s
work 100 years later
What to Optimize?
Engineers intuitively know what they are
interested in optimizing
Straightforward problems
Fuel
Time
Power
Effort
More complex
Maximum margin
Minimum risk
The mathematical quantity we optimize is called
a cost function or performance index
Optimization through MATLAB
Consider initially the problem of finding a minimum
to the function:
MATLAB function FMINCON solves problems of the form:
min F(X)
subject to: A*X <= B, Aeq*X = Beq (linear constraints)
C(X) <= 0, Ceq(X) = 0 (nonlinear constraints)
LB <= X <= UB
(Contd…)
X = FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B) starts at X0 and finds a minimum

X to the function FUN, subject to the linear inequalities A*X <= B.
X=FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B,Aeq,Beq) minimizes FUN subject to

the linear equalities:
Aeq*X = Beq as well as A*X <= B.
(Set A=[ ] and B=[ ] if no inequalities exist.)
(Contd…)
X=FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B,Aeq,Beq,LB,UB) defines a set of
lower and upper bounds on the design variables, X, so that the
solution is in the range LB <= X <= UB.
Use empty matrices for LB and UB if no bounds exist.

Set LB(i) = -Inf if X(i) is unbounded below; and set UB(i) = Inf if X(i)
is unbounded above.
X=FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B,Aeq,Beq,LB,UB,NONLCON) subjects
the minimization to the constraints defined in NONLCON.
The function NONLCON accepts X and returns the vectors C and

Ceq, representing the nonlinear inequalities and equalities
respectively.
Unonstrained Optimization : Example
Consider the above problem with no constraints:
f ( x) = e x (4 x 2 + 2 y 2 + 4 xy + 2 y + 1)
Solution by MATLAB:
Step 1: Create an inline object of the function to be minimized

fun = inline('exp(x(1)) * (4*x(1)^2 + 2*x(2)^2 +
4*x(1)*x(2) + 2*x(2) + 1)');
Step 2: Take a guess at the solution:

x0 = [-1 1];
Step 3: Solve using fminunc function:

[x, fval] = fminunc(fun, x0);
Unconstrained Optimization : Example
(Contd…)
>> x =
0.5000 -1.0000
>> fval =
1.3028e-010
Constrained Optimization : Example
Consider initially the problem of finding a minimum
to the function:
f ( x) = e x (4 x 2 + 2 y 2 + 4 xy + 2 y + 1)
Subjected to:
1.5 + x(1).x(2) - x(1) - x(2) < = 0
- x(1).x(2) < = 10
(contd…)
Solution using MATLAB:
Step 1: Write the m-file for objective function:
function f = objfun(x)
% objective function
f=exp(x(1)) * (4*x(1)^2 + 2*x(2)^2 + 4*x(1)*x(2) +
2*x(2) + 1);
Step 2: Write the m-file for constraints:

function [c, ceq] = confun(x)
% Nonlinear inequality constraints:
c = [1.5 + x(1)*x(2) - x(1) - x(2);
-x(1)*x(2) - 10];
% no nonlinear equality constraints:
ceq = [];
(contd…)
Step 3: Take a guess at the solution
x0 = [-1 1];
options =
optimset('LargeScale','off','Display','iter');
% We have no linear equalities or inequalities or

bounds,
% so pass [] for those arguments
[x,fval,exitflag,output] =
fmincon('objfun',x0,[],[],[],[],[],[],'confun',options)
;
max Directional
Iter F-count f(x) constraint Step-size derivative
Procedure
1 3 1.8394 0.5 1 0.0486
2 7 1.85127 -0.09197 1 -0.556 Hessian
modified twice
3 11 0.300167 9.33 1 0.17
4 15 0.529834 0.9209 1 -0.965
5 20 0.186965 -1.517 0.5 -0.168
6 24 0.0729085 0.3313 1 -0.0518
7 28 0.0353322 -0.03303 1 -0.0142
8 32 0.0235566 0.003184 1 -6.22e-006
9 36 0.0235504 9.032e-008 1 1.76e-010 Hessian
modified
Optimization terminated successfully:
% A solution to this problem has been found at:

x
x =
-9.5474 1.0474
% The function value at the solution is:
fval
fval =
0.0236
% Both the constraints are active at the solution:

[c, ceq] = confun(x)
c =
1.0e-014 *
0.1110
-0.1776
ceq =
[]
QUESTIONS ?
System Identification
(Lecture 5)
Overview
Introduction
Basic questions about system identification
Common terms used in system identification
Basic information about dynamical systems
Basic steps for system identification
An exciting example
Introduction
What is system identification?
Water Can you Say

Heater What is this!
Cold Water Hot Water
Determining system dynamics from input-output

data
Generate enough data for estimation and

validation
Select range for estimation and validation
Select order of the system
Check for best fit and determine the system

dynamics
Basic questions about system
identification
It enables you to build mathematical models of a

dynamic system based on measured data.
You adjust the parameters of a given model until its

output coincides as well as possible with the
measured output.
How do you know if the model is any good?

A good test is to compare the output of the model to
measured data that was not used for the fit.
identification (contd…)
What models are most common?

The most common models are difference-equation
descriptions, such as ARX and ARMAX models, as
well as all types of linear state-space models.
• Do you have to assume a model of a particular

type?
For parametric models, you specify the model
structure. This can be as easy as selecting a single
integer -- the model order -- or it can involve several
choices.
What does the System Identification Toolbox

contain?
It contains all the common techniques used to
adjust parameters in all kinds of linear models.
• How do I get started?

If you are a beginner, browse through The
Graphical User Interface. Use the graphical user
interface (GUI) and check out the built-in help
functions.
Is this really all there is to system identification?
There is a great deal written on the subject of

system identification.
However, the best way to explore system

identification is by working with real data.
It is important to remember that any estimated

model, no matter how good it looks on your screen,
is only a simplified reflection of reality.
Common terms used in system
identification
Estimation data: The data set that is used to create

a model of the data.
Validation data: The data set (different from

estimation data) that is used to validate the model.
Model views: The various ways of inspecting the

properties of a model, such as zeros and poles, as
well as transient and frequency responses.
Model sets or model structures are families of

models with adjustable parameters.
Parameter estimation is the process of finding the

"best" values of these adjustable parameters.
The system identification problem is to find both

the model structure and good numerical values of
the model parameters.
• This is a matter of using numerical search to find

those numerical values of the parameters that give
the best agreement between the model's (simulated
or predicted) output and the measured output.
• Nonparametric identification methods: Techniques

to estimate model behavior without necessarily
using a given parameterized model set.
• Model validation is the process of gaining

confidence in a model.
Basic information about dynamical
systems
Basic Steps for System
Identification
Import data from the MATLAB workspace.
Plot the data using Data Views.
Preprocess the data using commands in the

Preprocess menu.
For example, you can remove constant offsets or

linear trends (for linear models only), filter data, or
select regions of interest.
Basic Steps for System
Identification (contd…)
Select estimation and validation data.
Estimate models using commands in the Estimate

menu.
Validate models using Models Views.
Export models to the MATLAB workspace for

further processing .
QUESTIONS ?
Solution of Ordinary Differential
Equations and Engineering Computing
(Lecture 6)
Solution of Ordinary Differential
Equaions
Overview
Introduction
Examples
Introduction
DSOLVE Symbolic solution of ordinary differential
equations.
DSOLVE('eqn1','eqn2', ...) accepts symbolic

equations representing ordinary differential
equations and initial conditions.
Several equations or initial conditions may be

grouped together, separated by commas, in a single
input argument.
By default, the independent variable is 't'.
The independent variable may be changed from 't'

to some other symbolic variable by including
that variable as the last input argument.
Introduction (contd…)
The letter 'D' denotes differentiation with respect

to the independent variable, i.e. usually d/dt.
A "D" followed by a digit denotes repeated

differentiation; e.g., D2 is d^2/dt^2.
Any characters immediately following these

differentiation operators are taken to be the
dependent variables; e.g., D3y denotes the third
derivative of y(t).
Note that the names of symbolic variables should

not contain the letter "D".
Initial conditions are specified by equations like

'y(a)=b' or 'Dy(a) = b' where y is one of the
dependent variables and a and b are
constants.
If the number of initial conditions given is less

than the number of dependent variables, the
resulting solutions will obtain arbitrary
constants, C1, C2, etc.
Three different types of output are possible. For

one equation and one output, the resulting
solution is returned, with multiple solutions to
a nonlinear equation in a symbolic vector.
If no closed-form (explicit) solution is found, an

implicit solution is attempted. When an implicit
solution is returned, a warning is given.
If neither an explicit nor implicit solution can be

computed, then a warning is given and the
empty sym is returned.
In some cases concerning nonlinear equations,

the output will be an equivalent lower order
differential equation or an integral.
Examples
1) dsolve('Dx = -a*x') returns
ans: exp(-a*t)*C1
2) x = dsolve('Dx = -a*x','x(0) = 1','s') returns
ans: x = exp(-a*s)
3) y = dsolve('(Dy)^2 + y^2 = 1','y(0) = 0') returns

ans: y=
[ sin(t)]
[ -sin(t)]
Examples (contd…)
4) S = dsolve('Df = f + g','Dg = -f + g','f(0) = 1','g(0) = 2')
Ans: S.f = exp(t)*cos(t)+2*exp(t)*sin(t)

S.g = -exp(t)*sin(t)+2*exp(t)*cos(t)
5) dsolve('Df = f + sin(t)', 'f(pi/2) = 0')
Ans: -1/2*cos(t)- 1/2*sin(t)+1/2*exp(t)/(cosh(1/2*pi)+

sinh(1/2*pi))
Engineering Computing
Outline of lecture
MATLAB as a calculator revisited
Concept of M-files
Decision making in MATLAB
Use of IF and ELSEIF commands
Example: Real roots of a quadratic
MATLAB as a calculator
MATLAB can be used as a ‘clever’ calculator

This has very limited value in engineering
Real value of MATLAB is in programming

Want to store a set of instructions
Want to run these instructions sequentially
Want the ability to input data and output
results
Want to be able to plot results
Want to be able to ‘make decisions’
Example
n
1 1 1 1
y=∑ = + + + ...
i =1 i 1 2 3
Can do using MATLAB as a calculator

>> x = 1:10;
>> term = 1./sqrt(x);
>> y = sum(term);
Far easier to write as an M-file
How to write an M-file
File → New → M-file
Takes you into the file editor
Enter lines of code (nothing happens)
Save file (we will call ours bharani.m)
Run file
Edit (ie modify) file if necessary
Bharani.m Version 1
n = input(‘Enter the upper limit: ‘);

x = 1:n; % Matlab is case sensitive
term = sqrt(x);
y = sum(term)
What happens if n < 1 ?
Bharani.m Version 2
n = input(‘Enter the upper limit: ‘);

if n < 1
disp (‘Your answer is meaningless!’)
end
x = 1:n;
term = sqrt(x); Jump to here if TRUE
y = sum(term)
Jump to here if FALSE
Decision making in MATLAB
For ‘simple’ decisions?

IF … END (as in last example)
More complex decisions?
IF … ELSEIF … ELSE ... END
Example: Real roots of a quadratic equation
Roots of ax2+bx+c=0
Roots set by discriminant − b ± b 2 − 4ac

∆ < 0 (no real roots)
x=
2a
∆ = 0 (one real root)
∆ > 0 (two real roots)
2
MATLAB needs to make
∆ = b − 4ac
decisions (based on ∆)
One possible M-file
Read in values of a, b, c
Calculate ∆
IF ∆ < 0
Print message ‘ No real roots’→ Go END
ELSEIF ∆ = 0
Print message ‘One real root’→ Go END
ELSE
Print message ‘Two real roots’
END
M-file (bharani.m)
%================================================
% Demonstration of an m-file
% Calculate the real roots of a quadratic equation
%================================================
clear all; % clear all variables

clc; % clear screen
coeffts = input('Enter values for a,b,c (as a vector): ');
% Read in equation coefficients

a = coeffts(1);
b = coeffts(2);
c = coeffts(3);
delta = b^2 - 4*a*c; % Calculate discriminant
M-file (bharani.m) (contd…)
% Calculate number (and value) of real roots
if delta < 0
fprintf('\nEquation has no real roots:\n\n')

disp(['discriminant = ', num2str(delta)])
elseif delta == 0
fprintf('\nEquation has one real root:\n')
xone = -b/(2*a)
else
fprintf('\nEquation has two real roots:\n')
x(1) = (-b + sqrt(delta))/(2*a);
x(2) = (-b – sqrt(delta))/(2*a);
fprintf('\n First root = %10.2e\n\t Second root = %10.2f',
x(1),x(2))
end
Conclusions
MATLAB is more than a calculator

its a powerful programming environment
• Have reviewed:
– Concept of an M-file
– Decision making in MATLAB
– IF … END and IF … ELSEIF … ELSE … END
– Example of real roots for quadratic equation
QUESTIONS ?
Graphics
By
G Satish
Outline
2-D plots
3-D plots
Handle objects
2-D plots
Simple plot
>> a=[1 2 3 4]
>> plot(a)
Overlay plots
using plot command
>> t=0:pi/10:2*pi;
>> y=sin(t); z=cos(t);
>> plot(t,y,t,z)
Overlay plots(contd…)
using hold command
>> plot(t,sin(t));
>> grid
>> hold
>> plot(t,sin(t))
Overlay plots(contd..)
using line command
>> t=linspace(0,2*pi,10)
>> y=sin(t); y2=t; y3=(t.^3)/6+(t.^5)/120;
>> plot(t,y1)
>> line(t,y2,’linestyle’,’--’)
>> line(t,y3,’marker’,’o’)
Overlay plots
Style options
>> t=0:pi/10:2*pi;
>> y=sin(t); z=cos(t);
>>plot(t,y,’go-’,t,z,’b*--’)
Style options
b blue . point - solid
g green o circle : dotted
r red x x-mark -. dashdot
c cyan + plus -- dashed
m magenta * star
y yellow s square
k black d diamond
v triangle (down)
^ triangle (up)
< triangle (left)
> triangle (right)
p pentagram
h hexagram
Labels, title, legend and other text
objects
>> a=[1 2 3 4]; b=[ 1 2 3 4]; c=[4 5 6 7]

>> plot(a,b,a,c)
>> grid
>> xlabel(‘xaxis’)
>> ylabel(‘yaxis’)
>> title(‘example’)
>> legend(‘first’,’second’)
>> text(2,6,’plot’)
Modifying plots with the plot editor
To activate this tool go to
figure window and click on the
left-leaning arrow
Now you can select and
double click on any object in
the current plot to edit it.
Double clicking on the selected
object brings up a property
editor window where you can
select and modify the current
properties of the object
Subplots
>> t=linspace(0,2*pi,10); y=sin(t); z=cos(t);
>> figure
>> subplot(2,1,1)
>> subplot(2,1,2)
>> subplot(2,1,1); plot(t,y)
>> subplot(2,1,2); plot(t,z)
Logarthmic plots
>> x=0:0.1:2*pi;
>>subplot(2,2,1)
>> semilogx(x,exp(-x));
>> grid
>> subplot(2,2,2)
>> semilogy(a,b);
>> grid
>> subplot(2,2,3)
>> loglog(x,exp(-x));
>> grid
Zoom in and zoom out
>> figure
>> plot(t,sin(t))
>> axis([0 2 -2 2])
Specialised plotting routines
>> stem(t,sin(t));
>> bar(t,sin(t))
>> a=[1 2 3 4]; stairs(a);
3-D plots
Simple 3-D plot
Plot of a parametric space curve
>> t=linspace(0,1,100);
>> x=t; y=t; z=t.^3;
>> plot3(x,y,z); grid
View
>> t=linspace(0,6*pi,100);
>> x=cos(t); y=sin(t); z=t;
>> subplot(2,2,1); plot3(x,y,z);
>> subplot(2,2,2); plot3(x,y,z); view(0,90);
View (contd…)
Mesh plots
>> x=linspace(-3,3,50);
>> [X,Y]= meshgrid(x,y);
>> Z=X.*Y.*(X.^2-Y.^2)./(X.^2+Y.^2);
>> mesh(X,Y,Z);
>> figure(2)
Mesh plots(cont…)
Surface plots
>> u = -5 : 0.2 : 5;
>> [X,Y] = meshgrid(u,u);
>> Z=cos(X).*cos(Y).*exp(-sqrt(X.^2+Y.^2)/4);
>> surf(X,Y,Z)
Surface plots (contd…)
Handle Graphics
Handle Graphics Objects
Handle Graphics is an object-oriented
structure for creating, manipulating and
displaying graphics
Graphics in Matlab consist of objects
Every graphics objects has:
– a unique identifier, called handle
– a set of characteristics, called properties
Getting object handles
There are two ways for getting object handles
• By creating handles explicitly at the object-
creation level commands
• By using explicit handle return functions
By creating handles explicitly at the object-
creation level commands
>> hfig=figure
>> haxes=axes(‘position’,[0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4])
>> t=linspace(0,pi,10);
>> hL = line(t,sin(t))
>> hx1 = xlabel(‘Angle’)
By using explicit handle return functions
>> gcf gets the handle of the current
figure
>> gca gets handle of current axes
>> gco returns the current object in the
current figure
Example
>> figure
>> axes
>> line([1 2 3 4],[1 2 3 4])
>> hfig = gcf
>> haxes = gca
Click on the line in figure
>>hL=gco
Getting properties of objects
The function ‘get’ is used to get a property
value of an object specified by its handle
get(handle,’PropertyName’)
The following command will get a list of all
property names and their current values of an
object with handle h
get(h)
Getting properties of objects
Example
>> h1=plot([ 1 2 3 4]);returns a line
object
>> get(h1)
>> get(h1,’type’)
>> get(h1,’linestyle’)
Setting properties of objects
The properties of the objects can be set by
using ‘set’ command which has the following
command form
Set(handle, ‘PropertyName’,Propertyvalue’)
By using following command you can see the
the list of properties and their values
Set(handle)
example
>> t=linspace(0,pi,50);
>> x=t.*sin(t);
>> hL=line(t,x);
>> set(hL,’linestyle’,’--’);
>> set(hL,’linewidth’,3,’marker’,’o’)
>> yvec = get(hL,’ydata’);
>> yvec(15:20) = 0;
>> yvec(40:45) = 0;
>> set(hL, ’ydata’, yvec)
Creating subplots using axes
command
>> hfig=figure
>> ha1=axes(‘position’,[0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3])
>> line([1 2 3 4],[1 2 3 4])
>> ha2=axes(‘position’[0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3])

>> line([1 2 3 4],[ 1 10 100 1000])
>> ha3=axes(‘position’,[0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3])

>> line([1 2 3 4],[0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4])
>> ha4=axes(‘position’,[0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3])

>> line([1 2 3 4],[10 10 10 10])

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Motivation

How it is useful for:

• whole row y = x(3,:)

• ones(M,N) MxN matrix of ones x = ones(1,3)

• rand(M,N) MxN matrix of uniformly

[ ] concatenation x = [ zeros(1,3) ones(1,2) ]

>> eig(A) >> inv(A) >>A' >>A*A

ans = ans = ans = ans =

>> eig(A) >> B=A' >>C=A*B >> D=A.*B

P Bharani Chandra Kumar

Curve fitting and interpolation

Data analysis and statistics

Nonlinear algebraic equations

Method 1: Classical method by using pencil and paper:

a) Finding eigenvalues from the determinant eqn.

Step 1: Enter matrix A and type [V, D] = eig(A)

-0.1709 0.8729 0.4570

Step 2: Extract what you need:

‘V’ is an ‘n x n’ matrix whose columns are eigenvectors

D is an ‘n x n’ diagonal matrix that has the eigenvalues of

v2=V(:,2) % 2nd column of V

>> lam2=D(2,2) % 2nd eigevalue

It is a technique of finding an algebraic relationship that “best”

There is no magical function that can give you this relationship.

You have to have an idea of what kind of relationship might exist

Step 1: Plot raw data:

Enter the data in MATLAB and plot it:

Step 1: Plot raw data:

Step 2: Use basic fitting to do a quadratic and cubic fit

Step 3 : Choose the best fit based on the residuals

It is a technique of finding a functional relationship between

Usually, we get a finite set of data points from experiments.

When we want to pass a smooth curve through these points or

Interpolation is NOT curve fitting, in that it requires the

Data can be interpolated using Splines or Hermite interpolants.

interp1 : One data interpolation i.e. given yi and xi, finds yj at

interp2 : Two dimensional data interpolation i.e. given zi at

interp3 : Three dimensional data interpolation i.e. given vi at

spline : ynew = spline(x,y,xnew, method)

Method 1: Linear Interpolation

Method 3: Spline Interpolation

>> yi = interp1(x,y,5.5,’spline') Note: 5.5*5.5=

It includes various tasks, such as finding mean, median,

MATLAB provides an easy graphical interface to do such type of

Any of the statistical measures can be seen by checking the

Find the minimum value, maximum value, mean, median?

mean (x) : Gives arithmetic mean of ‘x’ or the avg. data.

Std(x): gives the standard deviation

Max(x)/min(x): gives the largest/smallest value

Step 2: Write a function that computes f(x).

Step 3: Use the built-in function fzero to find the solution.

P Bharani Chandra Kumar

Constrained Optimization through gradients

Optimization theory allows engineers to

Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804-

Jacobi criticized Hamilton’s work

MATLAB function FMINCON solves problems of the form:

subject to: A*X <= B, Aeq*X = Beq (linear constraints)

C(X) <= 0, Ceq(X) = 0 (nonlinear constraints)

X = FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B) starts at X0 and finds a minimum

X=FMINCON(FUN,X0,A,B,Aeq,Beq) minimizes FUN subject to

Aeq*X = Beq as well as A*X <= B.

(Set A=[ ] and B=[ ] if no inequalities exist.)

Use empty matrices for LB and UB if no bounds exist.

>> eig(A) >> B=A' >>C=AB >> D=A.B

subject to: AX <= B, AeqX = Beq (linear constraints)

AeqX = Beq as well as AX <= B.