cross product

[Bertrand_ENAC]

Hello,

I could not find in the advanced analysis library the Cross Product function.

There is an Outer Product function but it does not deliver a result consistant with the Cross Product of 2 vectors.

Is the Cross Product function missing or is it under an other name?

Thanks

Bertrand

[Guillaume_H]

Hi,

Indeed, I’ve made some research and there is apparently no function dedicated to the calculation of a cross product in LabWindows CVI, whereas one exists in LabVIEW.

You have several options though to realize this: Create a DLL (like a LabVIEW DLL) coming from another programming language which includes the cross product functionality. Make the calculus yourself inside of a subroutine. Or create an appropriate matrix and then use the “determinant” function for matrix – with a carefully selected matrix, it should give you something corresponding to the cross product.

I hope this information helps.

Best regards,

[Bertrand_ENAC]

Thank you for your answer.

In fact I made a subroutine to calculate the complex cross product I needed in my application but it would be nice to have it in a future release of CVI

Best regards

Bertrand