BANSILAL RAMNATH AGARWAL CHARITABLE TRUSTS

VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PUNE 411 037.

(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to University of Pune)

A Mini project report on

MATLAB GUI
(CALCULATOR, PLOTS, RESPONSES, CONVOLUTION)
Submitted by
RISHYAB KOUL (R-10)
SHRIJAY KALAMBE (Q-27)
SANDEEP SURYAWANSHI (R-16)

Under The Guidance of

Prof. Mrs. S.S. PATANKAR
Dept. of Instrumentation and control.

Bansilal Ramnath Agrawal Charitable Trusts

VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PUNE 411 037.

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the mini project titled MATLAB GUI has been completed in the
academic year 2012-13 by RISHYAB KOUL (R-10), SHRIJAY KALAMBE (Q-27) and
SANDEEP SURYAWANSHI (R-16) in partial fulfillment of the Bachelors Degree in the
second Year Instrumentation Engineering as prescribed by the University of Pune.

Prof. Mrs. S S Patankar

Prof. Dr. J V Kulkarni

(Guide)

(Head of the Department)

Place: Pune

Date:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to thank our project guide Prof. Mrs. S.S.Patankar for her valuable
guidance, suggestions and timely help in the completion of project report on
MATLAB GUI. We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. J.V.
KULKARNI Head of Department and all the staff members of the Instrumentation and
Control Engineering Department for their timely support, encouragement and
guidance. Last but not the least we express profuse regards and deep wishes to friends
who gave helping hands with their direct and indirect co-operation.

Table of Contents
Chapter

Sr. No.

Topic

Page
No.

Introduction

1.1

Motivation

1.2

Scope

1.3

Problem statement

Calculator

2.1

Function used

2.2

Flow chart

2.3

Pseudo code

10

2.4

Testing

10

Plot

11

3.1

Function used

11

3.2

Flow chart

12

3.3

Pseudo code

13

3.4

Testing

13

Responses

14

4.1

Function used

14

4.2

Flow chart

15

4.3

Pseudo code

16

4.4

Testing

16

Convolution

17

5
4

5.1

Function used

18

5.2

Flow chart

19

5.3

Pseudo code

20

5.4

Testing

20

Step

21

6.1

Function used

21

6.2

Flow chart

22

6.3

Pseudo code

23

6.4

Testing

23

bode

24

7.1

Function used

24

7.2

Flow chart

25

7.3

Pseudo code

26

7.4

Testing

26

Conclusion/Future scope

27

Bibliography

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List of Figures
Sr. No.

Topic

Page no.

Fig 2.1 Calculator

fig 3.1 Sine curve

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Fig 4.1: Convolution sum of the two systems.

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Fig 5.2 impulse response of system

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Fig 6.1step response of system

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Fig7. 1 bode plot of system

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Chapter 1.
Introduction

Here by using basic tools of MATLAB GUI

(graphical user interface ) we have made

calculator , plots of basic function ,bode plots ,impulse response ,step response ,convolution of
system .for understanding the basic function of the GUI and programming we have made the
calculator which will perform the basic function mathematics like addition, multiplication,
subtraction , division and some more .which helped lots us to understand tools in in matlab and
programming . Here by understanding concepts of GUI we have applied to find out bode plot of
any system to graphically means without going for programming and which will easy for
anybody to find bode plot of system.
For convolution we had plotted two given function and range we have taken from user.
The we have added that this two function by using graphical method. Mainmenu is a
combination of all function through which we can go to all for operation.

1.1

Motivation:

We have studied the Signals and system and Control System then we came across many terms
like bode plot, impulse response, step response, convolution of two signals. We have
implemented this all in the very wonderful matrix laboratory tool MATLAB, and then we
thought of making it very user friendly so that without knowing the programming for the
particular function one can use it.
For that we used the Matlab GUI tool to make it user friendly in this way we come up with this
project.

1.2

Scope:

By using this matlab GUI tool the mathematical concept like impulse response, step response,
bode plot, convolution can be made very user friendly without knowing these above concepts
how to implement in matlab one can use this tool. No need to do programming again and again it
will save lots of time of user to get output.

1.3

Problem statement:

To develop an algorithm for calculator, plots, responses, convolution using matlab

programming and graphical user interface .make the GUI in such a way that user can give input
and he will get the output in the graphical or algebraic form

Chapter 2.

Fig 1.1 Calculator:

2.1 Function used

1. strcat
2. str2num
3. get
4. set

2.2 Flow chart:

START

INPUT OF NUMBER &

OPERATION
THROUGH GUI

CHECK IF
THE
NUMBER
IS PRESNT
IN TEXT
BOX
STRING =STRING
THROGH THE INPUT
+STRING FROM TEXT BOX

CONVERT STRING INTO

NUMBER

RESULT

STOP
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2.3 Algorithm:
1. For this we have first made GUI ,added this push button to which will serve as an input
for taking the number through user and arithmetical input such as ( + ,- , *, /, )
2. We have added static text box for displaying input which is given by user and for
showing the result.
3. Here we have used the logic as taking input from user as string it will take as string
from the user through button and it will add this string to string which if already present
in the static text box .
4. PSUDO CODE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOW
n=get(handles.text1,'String');
m=get(handles.pushbutton17,'String');
set(handles.text1,'string',strcat(n,m))
% Here we adding two string through function strcat
When we press the equal to (=) button the this string which is present
in static text bar will be converted into the number by using
comment% str2num
n=str2num(get(handles.text1,'String'));
set(handles.text1,'string',n)
For function like all clear [AC] we have made hole string zero .
set(handles.text1,'string','0')

2.4 Testing:
1 This follows bodmos rule if you gave function
2*3 +4 it will give 10
2. This calculator will give the output for division by zero to any no. as inf means infinity
Eg 4/0 =inf
3 Here we have faced problem while developing scientific calculator.
4 we are trying to develop on the scientific calculator

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Chapter 3:
Plots:

Sine curve fig 3.1:-

3.1 Function used

1. strcat
2. str2num
3. get
4. set

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3.1 Flowchart
START

INPUT
RANGE OF T

FIND THE VALUE OF

TRIGNOMETRIC FUNCTION
PUTTING VALUE OF T IN IT

PLOT THE GRAPH OF T

VERSUS
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTION

SHOW THE GRAPH

IN AXES

STOP

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3.2 Algotrithm:
1. For this we have made the GUI , which consist of button and axis ,edit text
2. Buttons are given
function to
plot the
curves of sin ,cos
t=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string')
r=get(handles.edit2,'string')
p=plot(t,r);
set(handles.axes1,'string',p)
3. here t is for taking the range in the form string converting into number
4. r is taking trigonometric function by putting value of t in it
5. Plot function is plotting the graph of t and r
6. Set is plotting this graph in axes

,tan

3.3 Testing
1. Here we are able to plot the basic plots sine, cos, tan with the given range of t.
E.g. sin(t) here ts range 0.1:0.1:5 then we are plotting the plot of sin(t), t.
2. We have faced the problem that we cant give the input function from the user.
3. And here we are planning to add the exponential function and logarithmic function in the near
future.
4. And we are also studying how to add the function from the user.

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Chapter 4.
Convolution

Fig 4.1: Convolution sum of the two systems.

4.1 Function used

1. inline
2. str2num
3. get
4. set
5 stem

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4.2 Flow chart:

START

tt=str2num
(get(handl
es.edit1,'
string'))

h=inline('(2*((t=
=6)-(.8).^(t+2))).*(t>
=1)','t')

tvec=str2num(get(han
dles.edit2,'string')
)

T1

T2

Signal 1

Signal 2

Fig
1

x=inline('((exp(1)/10).^(
t-2)).*(t>=-5)','t')

Fig
2

Convolution
t=tvec
ti=ti+1;
xh=h(t-tau).*x(tau);
y(ti)=sum(xh.*dtau);

For loop
Condn(?)

RESULT

END

STOP
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4.3 Algorithm
1. For this we have first made GUI figure shown above ,here T1 & T2 button
will give time period for the signals to generate the graph of the signals.
2. Then from the signals two figures will generate to which we have to
convolute.
3. These two graph or (signals) undergo the convolution on pressing
convolution.
4. After that we will get the output of the two signals as a convolution or as a
result.
5. For that we have shown below the flow diagram and the logic for the
following.
6. Stop.

Testing:
1. Here we are taking two functions range from user and we are plotting the convolution
sum graphically.
2. And here also we are not able to take the input function from the user.
3. We are studying how to take the input function from the user.

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Chapter 5
Impulse

Fig 5.2 impulse response of system

5.1 Function used

1. plot
2. str2num
3. get
4. set
5

impulse

6 tf

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5.2Flow chart:

START
t=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string'))

DEN

NUM
M

G=tf (NUM, DEN)

Impulse(G)

Impulse(G)

Plot is obtained

END

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5.3Algoritham
1. For this we have first made GUI, added this push button (NUM, DEN) to which will
serve as an input for taking the number through user.
2. We have added static text box for displaying input which is given by user and for
showing the result.
3. Here we have used the logic as taking input from user as string it will take as string
from the user through button and it will add this string to string which if already present
in the static text box .
4. PSUDO CODE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOW
num=1
t=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string'))
g=tf(num,t)
impulse(g)
title('impulse response')
xlabel('time')
ylabel('amplitude')
set(handles.axes1,'string',p)

5.4 Testing :
1. We are taking the range of input function from the user and plotting the impulse
response of the system.
2. And we are not able to take the input function from the user.
3. We are studying how to take the function from the user.

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Chapter 6
Step

fIg 6.1step response of system

6.1 Function used

1. plot
2. str2num
3. get
4. set
5

impulse

6 tf

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Flow chart:
START
t=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string'))

DEN

NUM
M

G=tf (NUM,DEN
)
step(g)

Step(G)

Plot is obtained

END

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6.2 Algorithm:
1. For this we have first made GUI, added this push button (NUM, DEN) to which will
serve as an input for taking the number through user.
2. We have added static text box for displaying input which is given by user and for
showing the result.
3. Here we have used the logic as taking input from user as string it will take as string
from the user through button and it will add this string to string which if already present
in the static text box .
4. PSUDO CODE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOW
num=1
t=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string'))
g=tf(num,t)
step(g)
title('impulse response')
xlabel('time')
ylabel('amplitude')
set(handles.axes1,'string',p)

6.3Testing :
1We are taking the range of input function from the user and plotting the step response of
the system.
2And we are not able to take the input function from the user.
3We are studying how to take the function from the user.

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Chapter 7
Bode plot

Fig7. 1 bode plot of system

7.1 Function used

1. plot
2. str2num
3. get
4. set
5.bode
6. tf

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7.2 Flow chart:

START

t=str2num(get
(handles.edit1,
'string'))

DEN

NUM
M

G=tf (NUM, DEN)

Step(G)

Plot is obtained

END

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step(g)

t=str2num(get
(handles.edit1,'
string'))

7.4 Algorithm:
1. For this we have first made GUI, added this push button (NUM, DEN) to which will
serve as an input for taking the number through user.
2. We have added static text box for displaying input which is given by user and for
showing the result.
3. Here we have used the logic as taking input from user as string it will take as string
from the user through button and it will add this string to string which if already present
in the static text box .
4. PSUDO CODE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOW
num=str2num(get(handles.edit1,'string'))
den=str2num(get(handles.edit2,'string'))
g=tf(num,den)
bode(g)
title('bode graph')
grid on
xlabel('frequency')
ylabel('amplitude')
margin(g)
set(handles.axes1,'string',p)

7.5 Testing:
1. We are taking the numerator and denominator of the input system from the user and
plotting the bode and the gain and phase margin.

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Chapter 8

Conclusion and future scope

The project has been successfully completed by having established the user friendly interface
with the help of Matlab GUI tool. It consists of calculator, bode plot, impulse response, step
response, convolution of two signals and other basic trigonometric plots. At the same time there
is some scope for improvement in the future. It can be possible to make it more users friendly by
adding more variety of functions to it. If we are able to introduce user defined functions then it
will give user what he wants, that will be ultimate success of our attempts.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. www.mathworks.com
2. Build GUI
3. Control system by OGATA
4. Signal and system by Ramesh Babu

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