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8 MATLAB Simulation

The document provides a detailed explanation of creating and using MATLAB functions to generate Gaussian noise, including how to define input and output arguments. It illustrates multiple examples of function calls, including those with no output arguments and functions containing subfunctions. Additionally, it explains how to plot results using a separate function and emphasizes the scope of subfunctions within primary functions.

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8 MATLAB Simulation

The document provides a detailed explanation of creating and using MATLAB functions to generate Gaussian noise, including how to define input and output arguments. It illustrates multiple examples of function calls, including those with no output arguments and functions containing subfunctions. Additionally, it explains how to plot results using a separate function and emphasizes the scope of subfunctions within primary functions.

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Function Example

The following code creates a new MATLAB function that


generates Gaussian noise with specified mean and
standard deviation. Type it in a file gauss.m:
1 function x = gauss(M,N,m,s)
2 %GAUSS - Generates Gaussian noise samples
3 % Usage: x = gauss(M, N)
4 % M, N: Dimensions of the output noise matrix x
5 % m, s: Mean value and standard deviation of x
6 x=m+s*randn(M,N);

Type >> help gauss to see the output message.


To run the function gauss:
1 >> y=gauss(1,1e5,0,1);
2 >> [mean(y), std(y)]
3 ans =
4 -0.0003 0.9997

Note how the variable x of the function is not available in


the workspace after the function call.
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Scripts and Functions (Cont.)

If no output argument is used the first output variable is


stored in ans.
1 >> gauss(1,5,1,0.5)
2 ans =
3 1.4357 0.9435 0.8946 1.1852 0.8910

Functions may have multiple outputs.


1 function [x, me, se] = gauss(M,N,m,s)
2 %GAUSS - Generates Gaussian noise samples
3 % Usage: x = gauss(M, N)
4 % M,N: Dimensions of the output noise matrix x
5 % m,s: Mean value and standard deviation of x
6 % me,se: Sample mean and standard deviation of x
7 x=m+s*randn(M,N);
8 me=mean(x);
9 se=std(x);

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Scripts and Functions (Cont.)
You may call a function without using its output arguments.
Possible calls
1 gauss(1,5,1,0.5);
2 y=gauss(1,1e5,0,1);
3 [y,mu,sigma]=gauss(1,1e5,0,1);
4 [y,mu]=gauss(1,1e5,0,1);
5 [y,˜,sigma]=gauss(1,1e5,0,1);

You can create functions that have neither input or output


arguments. Type in a file plot results.m the code
below:
1 function plot_results()
2 % Plots Gauss signal
3 plot(gauss(1,200,1,0.5),’ro’)
4 axis([ 0 200 -3 4])
5 xlabel(’Gaussian noise.’)

Run this file at the command prompt:


1 >> plot_results
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Functions (Cont.)

Function definitions inside functions are possible.


1 function a=rayleigh(N,s)
2 [x, y]=boxmuller(N);
3 a=s*sqrt(x.ˆ2+y.ˆ2);
4
5 function [x1, x2]=boxmuller(M)
6 u=rand(2,M);
7 x1=sqrt(-2*log(u(1,:))).*cos(2*pi*u(1,:));
8 x2=sqrt(-2*log(u(2,:))).*sin(2*pi*u(2,:));

The function rayleigh is called primary.


The function boxmuller is called subfunction.
Subfunctions are only available to the primary function.
Function definitions inside functions are useful to shorten
repeated code segments.

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