Socket Programming for External Servers

#1 Self response:

/* MATLAB Interface Script
*/

new TCPObject(MATLABSocket);
MATLABSocket.serverAddress = "127.0.0.1";


// Function for connecting to the MATLAB Server
function connectToMATLABServer(%port) {
MATLABSocket.connect(MATLABSocket.serverAddress @":"@ %port);
}

function disconnectFromMATLABServer() {
MATLABSocket.disconnect();
}

function sendToMATLABServer(%value) {
MATLABSocket.send(%value);
MATLABSocket.send("\r\n");
}

function MATLABSocket::onConnected(%this) {
// Output red text to show we connected
echo("Connected to MATLAB Computing Server");
// Send the request for the file to the server
%this.send("12345");
%this.send("\r\n");
}

// Procedures on disconnection (NOT Necessary)
function MATLABSocket::onDisconnect(%this) {
// Output red text to show we connected
echo("MATLAB Server's connection is terminated");
}

function MATLABSocket::onReceive(%this) {
echo("Received Packet:"@ %this.buffer);
}

function MATLABSocket::onConnectFailed(%this)
{
error("Connection Failed: " @ %this.serverAddress);
}

function MATLABSocket::onLine(%this, %line)
{
echo(%line);
}

#2 :)

Whats the use of the MATLAB server?

Thought MATLAB was a tool for doing calculations, etc ... never heard of MATLAB server ... makes me wonder ... kind of curious ;)

#3 Well... hmm. let me explain.
Matlab is a technical computing platform in which there are lots of provided mathematical libraries for rapid prototyping. By openning a MATLAB server you can accept commands from external applications and respond to them.
As a part of my graduate course in Bilkent (Robot Motion and Control), me and my partner will try to implement a 3D path-planning algorithm by using MATLAB for computations and Torque for visualization.
For instance assume that a butterfly-bot has to generate a collision free path from a starting configuration (in terms of X-Y-Z coordinates) to a goal configuration (again in terms of X-Y-Z, naturally). Note that, between these configurations, there will be dynamic obstacles (like: flying eagles) or static obstacles (like: hanging balloons).
So, David. What do you say? :) I mean I need your comments.

#4 That is a sweet idea, and should be pretty simple to implement on the Torque side of things.

#5 Recently, I got some questions.
First of all,
Is there a way to extract the collision X-Y-Z coordinate values when a moving object (bot) hits an obstacle?
One solution could be to use getTransform() and onCollision(%this, %obj, %col) methods. But by using these methods how precise can I obtain the exact collision coordinate values?
My main discussion is; "Is there a specialized method or a more detailed onCollision method built in TGE?
Secondly,
Is it possible to use onCollision method which is indicated on the following link?
http://tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/Determining_collision_source_destination
Thirdly,
is there a way to extract the polygonal details of obstacles (static shapes) in Torque?