Matlab Code to Android

I've created an algorithm in Matlab using Image Processing Toolbox. I'd like to use this algorithm on Android Tablet. I've found two options so far: a. Manually porting Matlab code to native C using Matlab functions in C (requires significant & time consuming programming efforts). b. Automatically porting Matlab code using Matlab Coder (requires purchase of the very expensive Matlab Coder; in addition, not sure if it covers everything I need).

My questions are: 1. What is the preferred way to do it? 2. Are there any other ways to run my Matlab algorithm on Android? 3. What should I take into consideration while deciding about an option

P.S. I came across two another options which I do NOT want to use: a. Installing Matlab Run-Time on Android (too heavy for Android Tablet and not sure if possible) b. Running Matlab algorithm externally on some server (my Android app is stand-alone, so I cannot use this option)

Answer 1

[Sean Little]

The Matlab coder is probably your best option. You can find what functions are supported for code generation in the documentation, or at the following link:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2012b/coder/ug/functions-supported-for-code-generation--alphabetical-list.html

Otherwise, I would consider using one of the excellent image processing libraries like http://opencv.org/. I believe there is already pretty good support for android in that library.