| Using Simulink | |
| What Is Simulink |
Brief overview of Simulink. |
| Modeling Dynamic Systems |
How Simulink models a dynamic system. |
| Simulating Dynamic Systems |
How Simulink simulates a dynamic system. |
| Modeling and Simulating Discrete Systems |
How Simulink models and simulates discrete systems. |
What Is Simulink
Simulink is a software package that enables you to model, simulate, and analyze systems whose outputs change over time. Such systems are often referred to as dynamic systems. Simulink can be used to explore the behavior of a wide range of real-world dynamic systems, including electrical circuits, shock absorbers, braking systems, and many other electrical, mechanical, and thermodynamic systems.
Simulating a dynamic system is a two-step process with Simulink. First, you create a graphical model of the system to be simulated, using the Simulink model editor. The model depicts the time-dependent mathematical relationships among the system's inputs, states, and outputs (see Modeling Dynamic Systems). Then, you use Simulink to simulate the behavior of the system over a specified time span. Simulink uses information that you entered into the model to perform the simulation (see Simulating Dynamic Systems).
| | Setting Simulink Preferences | Modeling Dynamic Systems | |