Cross Product of Two 3x1 Vectors Using LabVIEW

[OliviaC]

Overview

This VI calculates the vector cross product of two 3x1 vectors.

Description

Cross product is perpendicular to A Vector and B Vector. The following figure shows A Vector, B Vector, and Cross product of A x B.

The VI uses the following equation to calculate the cross product of A x B:

A_x, A_y, and A_z are x-, y-, and z-coordinates of A Vector. B_x, B_y, and B_z are x-, y-, and z-coordinates of B Vector.

x,y and z are unit vectors in Euclidean space.

Requirements

Software:

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Enter the x-, y-, and z- coefficients of vectors A and B into the defined arrays.

2. Run the VI and observe the resulting cross product.

Additional Information or Resources

 

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

[Todd S.]

Thanks for posting! Could you rename your attachment to include the LabVIEW version? "_lvXX.vi" would be fine.

[altenbach]

The cross product is included in LabVIEW 2009 and newer.