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Old 10-17-2013, 01:52 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by stugray View Post
Matlab can be converted directly into C code, so why the surprise?
We use that exact method to develop attitude control software for missions like Deep Impact (to hit the comet)

Now if we said it was running a Labview executable under windows, then I would be scared!
I didn't know that, thanks for the info. Why not just program directly in C? Development time I would assume, but are you sacrificing runtime performance?
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