09-09-2017, 12:50 PM
In Simulink, it is very simple to represent and then simulate a mathematical model that represents a physical system. The models are plotted in Simulink as block diagrams. A wide range of blocks is available to the user in libraries provided to represent various phenomena and models in a variety of formats. One of the main advantages of using Simulink (and simulation in general) for the analysis of dynamic systems is that it allows us to quickly analyze the response of complicated systems that may be prohibitively difficult to analyze analytically. Simulink is able to approximate numerically the solutions to mathematical models that we can not or do not want to solve "by hand".
In general, mathematical equations representing a given system that serve as the basis for a Simulink model can be derived from physical laws. On this page we will demonstrate how to derive a mathematical model and then implement that model in Simulink. This model is used in the Introduction: Simulink Control page to demonstrate how to use Simulink to design and simulate control of a system.
In general, mathematical equations representing a given system that serve as the basis for a Simulink model can be derived from physical laws. On this page we will demonstrate how to derive a mathematical model and then implement that model in Simulink. This model is used in the Introduction: Simulink Control page to demonstrate how to use Simulink to design and simulate control of a system.