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Best Software Platform for Engineering Students

These days the software based projects and thesis work are the most liked and convenient option for engineering graduates, post-graduates and doctoral candidates. No doubt the experimental work done on hardware can never be replaced, as it has an edge over the virtual results produced using software. But the use of software for design, development and verification of the results has increased in the recent past due to accuracy and suitability of numerous software packages available for different applications.

Every software package has a quality of its own. Some are used for system level simulations while some are used for component level simulations, some are good at numerical computations while some are more suited for analysis and visualizations. Few of the software used these days are,

  £  MATLAB – Language for engineering computations
  £  LabVIEW – Graphical Programming Language to develop virtual systems
  £  OrCAD, PSPICE – Design and test component level electronic circuits
  £  VHDL – Programming platform for embedded systems
  £  Verilog, Xilinx - Programming platform for embedded systems
  £  CATIA – CAD/CAM/CAE Software
  £  C, C++ - Basic Programming Languages

Out of all these MATLAB is the most used software. It is good for system level simulations, excellent engineering computation facility, admirable analysis tools and superb visualization ability. This software is also not bounded to any one branch of engineering. It has toolboxes to facilitate the work of communication, electrical, mechanical, aerodynamics, etc. Also, the hardware interaction capability is nice and can be used to develop and test the software coupled hardware projects.

The projects and thesis using MATLAB can be developed for

  ² Biomedical Imaging
  ² Digital Signal Processing
  ² Image Processing
  ² Communication System
  ² Audio Processing
  ² Video Processing
  ² Encryption
  ² Robot Control
  ² Fuzzy Control based System Design
  ² Artificial Neural Network based System Design
  ² Nature Inspired Optimization of System Parameters

The resources for MATLAB are easily available on internet. 

The best book as per my experience for the beginners is

Stephen J. Chapman, “MATLAB Programming for Engineers”, Cengage Learning (Click here to read)

As per my experience, after collecting the basic knowledge of MATLAB, the best way to start your work is to search the title of your work at the MATLAB Central website (Click here to visit the website). You’ll definitely get hold of similar programs that you may modify according to your specific needs.

The links for some of the books and resources freely available on internet are
  Ü  Rudra Pratap, “Getting Starting with MATLAB”, Oxford University Press
    (Download)

  Ü  Brian R. Hunt, Ronald L. Lipsman and Jonathan M. Rosenberg “A Guide to MATLAB”, Cambridge University Press (Download)

  Ü  David Houcque, “Introduction To Matlab For Engineering Students” (Download)

Ü  Allen B. Downey, “Physical Modeling in MATLAB” (Download)

  Ü  Todd Young and Martin J. Mohlenkamp, “Introduction to Numerical Methods and Matlab Programming for Engineers” (Download)

  Ü  J. Michael Fitzpatrick and John D. Crocetti, “Introduction to Programming with MATLAB” (Download)

I hope the above information is useful for you all. 

Enjoy exploring MATLAB,

Nidhika

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