Technology continues to advance day by day. There has to be a paradigm shift in the conventional teacher-centric teaching to a student centric learning so that students grasp a better understanding of the subject. The computer technology and the internet have proven to have vast potential to provide an interactive learning environment. This paper focuses on two powerful software tools-MATLAB and LABVIEW extensively used for simulation and modeling of engineering applications. An example of simulation of a full converter using the two softwares is also shown to establish the great power and utility of the packages. © 2012 IEEE.

Gunabalan R

Electrical

School of Electrical Engineering

Chennai Campus

N. Leena

B.D. Raj

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

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