Cross Product

(To be removed) Cross product of two 3-D vectors

Cross Product will be removed in a future release. For more information, see Version History.

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Libraries:
Simulink 3D Animation / Utilities

Description

Return the cross product–or vector product–of two 3-by-1 vectors. Each input is a vector of the form $$a_1\widehat{i}+a_2\widehat{j}+a_3\widehat{k}$$ where i, j, and k are unit vectors parallel to the x, y, and z coordinate axes. The output vector $$\overrightarrow{y}=\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}$$ is a 3 element vector orthogonal to the input vectors $$\overrightarrow{a}$$ and $$\overrightarrow{b}$$.

Ports

Input

Port 1 (a) — 3-element vector

vector

Input vector $$\overrightarrow{a}$$, where the elements represent the magnitude of the vector parallel to the x, y, and z coordinate axes.

Data Types: double

Port 2 (b) — 3-element vector

vector

Input vector $$\overrightarrow{b}$$, where the elements represent the magnitude of the vector parallel to the x, y, and z coordinate axes.

Data Types: double

Output

Port 1 (y) — Resultant vector

vector

Output vector $$\overrightarrow{y}=\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}$$, which is orthogonal to $$\overrightarrow{a}$$ and $$\overrightarrow{b}$$.

Data Types: double

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation

Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Actual data type or capability support depends on block implementation.

Version History

Introduced in R2006a

R2023b: To be removed

The Cross Product will be removed in a future release. Instead, use sim3d classes and Simulation 3D blocks to interface MATLAB^® and Simulink^® with the Unreal Engine^® 3D simulation environment. To get started, see Create 3D Simulations in Unreal Engine Environment.