This textbook is intended for graduate and undergraduate students interested in engineering computation and programming using MATLAB. The purpose of this textbook is to strengthen the reader's mathematical foundation and application capability, so that the reader can master the basic concepts and methods of engineering computations, and improve the ability to use computer-aided tools for mathematical modeling and numerical analysis of engineering problems. After an introduction in the first chapter, this textbook provides a detailed introduction to basic matrix analysis, MATLAB syntax and programming techniques in the second to fourth chapters. Then, in the fifth to eighth chapters, some upgraded contents are presented about the application of engineering computations based on MATLAB programming, including advanced operations of matrix analysis, data visualization, interpolation and curve fitting, optimization algorithms and engineering application etc. Particularly, the optimization has been emphasized from basic linear programming, single-variable minimization, multi-variable optimization, unconstrained and constrained optimization, multi-objective optimization, as well as basic concept and codes on topology optimization in engineering. At the same time, this textbook also provides plenty of application examples from engineering, which will be greatly attractive to readers.
Chapter1 Introduction.
Chapter2 Fundamentals of linear algebra.-
Chapter3 Vectors and Matrices in MATLAB.
Chapter4 Function and programming.-
Chapter5 Visualization.
Chapter6 Numerical calculation.
Chapter7 Curve
fitting and optimization.
Chapter8 Simulink and CUI.
Chapter9 References.
Bin NIU, Professor, State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology. He received his bachelor's degree and Doctor's degree in engineering mechanics from Dalian University of Technology in 2004 and 2010 respectively. From 2010 to 2013, he did postdoctoral research in Mechanical Engineering at Aalborg University, Denmark. His research interests include integrated design and manufacturing of material, structure and function, dynamic topology optimization, and composite structure. He has carried out research and teaching activities in these fields for more than 20 years. He has won several national research grants and many honours. He has published more than 60 articles in prestigious journals. In addition, he has taught the Introduction to Engineering Computation course for more than ten years for students in mechanical engineering and related fields. He has rich teaching experiences in the field of engineering computations.
Rui YANG is a professor at State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology. He received the PhD in Manufacturing and Automation from Dalian University of Technology in 2004. His research interests include CAD modeling and design of complex mechanical components, analysis and test of composite structures, design and manufacturing of intelligent structures, and nonlinear analysis of three-dimensional tolerances in high-performance manufacturing. Professor Yang has rich experiences in scientific research and teaching. He used to be the deputy dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Dalian University of Technology in charge of teaching for many years. He was awarded several prizes in teaching from the university.
