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Introduction to Simulink
Jean-Baptiste Lanfrey
Ruth-Anne Marchant
MathWorksAustralia
What is Simulink?
How do companies use Simulink?
This presentation answers three questions
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Why use Simulink?
Simulink is a programming environment that is:graphical, built around solvers, to model and simulate time-dependent systems
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What is Simulink?
How do companies use Simulink?
This presentation answers three questions
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Why use Simulink?
In Simulink, you can model and simulate your entire system
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In Simulink, you can interact with, visualise, and test your system
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In Simulink, you can use a common design platform for your full development process
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RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
DESIGN
Models
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IMPLEMENTATION
MCU DSP FPGA ASIC
VHDL, VerilogC, C++Structured
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PLC
Link design and requirements
Understand system behaviour by
modeling system and environment in a single platform
Save time and reduce risk with
automatic code generation
Optimise system-level
performance
Detect errors earlier by testing
earlier
What is Simulink?
How do companies use Simulink?
This presentation answers three questions
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Why use Simulink?
TAFE Expedites Development of Embedded Control Software for Agricultural Tractors Using Model-Based Design
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“Model-Based Design is a fundamental requirement for teams
that need to take on larger projects of increasing complexity. At
TAFE, it reduced the effort required at virtually every stage of the
project, including plant modeling, software development, and all
phases of testing.”
- Suchin Karthik, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
Tractor plowing operation using hydraulic controls.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Develops Robotic Arm for Removing Nuclear Fuel Debris
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“Model-Based Design with MATLAB and Simulink supports a
wide range of options, from classic to modern control, which
made it possible to respond easily to any changes in design
constraints and to meet the demanding accuracy requirement for
this robot.”
- Tadashi Murata, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Rendering of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ seven-
meter-long robotic arm capable of withstanding up
to 2000 kg of processing reaction force
ABB Accelerates the Delivery of Large-Scale, Grid-Connected Inverter Products with Model-Based Design
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“Simulink and Embedded Coder enabled us to open the door to
new markets. With increased productivity from extensive
simulation and efficient code generation, we have confidence in
our ability to produce the systems that larger customers are
asking for in the time frames they want.”
- Dr. Robert Turner, ABB
A cabinet of Power Electronic
Building Blocks (PEBBs).
In summary, Simulink is a graphical environment for modeling and simulating dynamic systems, and is the platform for Model-Based Design
Questions?
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