Numeric Integration (Not in Base Package)

Performs a numeric integration on the input array of data using one of four popular numeric integration methods.

Note  The x values you wire to this VI must be evenly spaced. If the values are not evenly spaced, result is incorrect.

Details  

	Input Array contains the data to be integrated, which is obtained from sampling some function f(t) at multiples of dt, that is, f(0), f(dt), f(2dt),…
	dt is the interval size, which represents the sampling step size used in obtaining data in Input Array from the function. If you supply a negative dt, the VI uses its absolute value.
	integration method specifies the method used in performing the numeric integration. 0 Trapezoidal Rule 1 Simpsons' Rule 2 Simpsons' 3/8 Rule 3 Bode Rule
	result contains the result of the numeric integration.
	error returns any error or warning from the VI. You can wire error to the Error Cluster From Error Code VI to convert the error code or warning into an error cluster.

Numeric Integration Details

If 224 points are provided and the Bode Method is chosen, the VI arrives at the result by performing 55 Bode Method partial evaluations and one Simpsons' 3/8 Method evaluation.

Each of the methods depends on the sampling interval (dt) and computes the integral using successive applications of a basic formula in order to perform partial evaluations, which depend on some number of adjacent points. The number of points used in each partial evaluation represents the order of the method. The result is the summation of these successive partial evaluations.

where j is a range dependent on the number of points and the method of integration.

The following are the basic formulas for the computation of the partial sum of each rule in ascending method order:

• Trapezoidal: 1/2(x[i] + x[i + 1])*dt
• Simpsons': (x[2i] + 4x[2i + 1] + x[2i + 2])*dt/3, k = 2
• Simpsons' 3/8: (3x[3i] + 9x[3i + 1] + 9x[3i + 2] + 3x[3i + 3]) * dt/8, k = 3
• Bode: (14x[4i] + 64x[4i + 1] + 24x[4i + 2] + 64x[4i + 3] + 14x[4i + 4])*dt/45, k = 4
  for i = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4..., Integral Part of [(N–1)/k]

where N is the number of data points, k is an integer dependent on the method, and x is the input array.

Note  If the number of points provided for a certain chosen method does not contain an integral number of partial sums, then the method is applied for all possible points. For the remaining points, the next possible lower order method is used. For example, if the Bode method is selected, the previous example shows what this VI evaluates for different numbers of points.