Vectors and Vector Operations
摘要
This chapter describes the use of numerical and symbolic vectors in MATLAB. Physical vectors are expressed in terms of a magnitude and an arrow that represents the vector’s direction. In MATLAB vectors are described either by a scalar magnitude and a unit vector to represent the vector direction, or by their components. Both the vector dot product and vector cross product, which appear frequently in vector applications, are discussed. Engineering examples of vectors and vector operations are given.