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Matlab & MATLAB & Visual Visual Nastran Nastran Matlab & MATLAB & Visual Visual Nastran Nastran Integration Integration

This document discusses integrating MATLAB and Visual Nastran to allow simultaneous simulation. Visual Nastran is a CAE tool that can import CAD files and perform dynamic analysis, heat transfer analysis, and stress FEM analysis. It is more user friendly than SimMechanic in MATLAB and provides graphical outputs, though it is less efficient for using MATLAB functions. The basic rule is that Visual Nastran acts as the mechanical plant, with meters as sensors, bodies connected by joints or constraints, and actuators connecting to ground. Integration is achieved using the V.N 4D's block, and examples of integrated 1D mass-spring control and inverse pendulum models are provided.

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Matlab & MATLAB & Visual Visual Nastran Nastran Matlab & MATLAB & Visual Visual Nastran Nastran Integration Integration

This document discusses integrating MATLAB and Visual Nastran to allow simultaneous simulation. Visual Nastran is a CAE tool that can import CAD files and perform dynamic analysis, heat transfer analysis, and stress FEM analysis. It is more user friendly than SimMechanic in MATLAB and provides graphical outputs, though it is less efficient for using MATLAB functions. The basic rule is that Visual Nastran acts as the mechanical plant, with meters as sensors, bodies connected by joints or constraints, and actuators connecting to ground. Integration is achieved using the V.N 4D's block, and examples of integrated 1D mass-spring control and inverse pendulum models are provided.

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MATLAB & Visual Nastran Integration

Presented by M. M. Aref aref.mechatronix.ir

The Main Goal


z

Using Matlab Simulink and Visual Nastran simultaneity g y

Meters Commands

Visual Nastran Properties

A CAE Tool (Computer Aided Engineering) z Visual Design or CAD files Import z Numerical Dynamic Analysis of y y Mechanisms z Heat Transfer Analysis z Stress FEM Analysis

Visual Nastran, In Comparision with Si M h i I C i i ith SimMechanic


z

CAD Exported files are Importable z More Types of Links yp z More Types of Constraints z User Friendly Environment z Graphical Outputs zL Less Efficiency of Using Matlab Functions Effi i f U i M tl b F ti

Basic Rule of

V. Nastran V
Matlab Integration Tools

Basic Rule
Meter M t (Sensor)

Body1

Coord

Constraint

Coord

Body2

Joint (Passive) ( )

Ground

Actuator (Active)

V.Nastran V Nastran as a Mechanical Plant

Me eter (Sen nsor)

Body1 y Jo oint (Passive) Actu uator (Act tive) Controller

Coo ord

Cons straint

Output

Co oord

Body2 B

Ground

Reference

V.N For Matlab 5.5 to 6.5


An MSC.visualNastran Desktop library is inserted as a block (vNPlant) into the Simulink model during installation process, allowing feedback between the control system and the dynamic model.

Matlab 7.x
z

Having no library installation, we had to add x:\vnastrandir\matlab to matlab dd x:\vnastrandir\matlab t t di tl b b tl b search path and use vNPlantBlock.mdl library from that directory manually. lib f h di ll

Actuators
z

Motor

Actuators
z

Hydraulic & Pneumatic P ti Actuators

Actuators
z

Spring & Damper Damper

Sensors

Integration Using

The V.N 4Ds Block V N Ds

Design Sample: 1D Mass-Spring Mass- p g Control S C t l Sample: l Inverse Pendulum


inv_pen.mdl inv_pen.mdl i dl spring1.mdl spring.WM3

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