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Introduction to SIMULINK
1 Simulink 2
Used to model, analyze and simulate dynamic systems
using block diagrams. Simulink is a graphical, “drag and drop” environment for building simple and complex signal and system dynamic simulations – therefore is easy to use. It allows users to concentrate on the structure of the problem, rather than having to worry about a programming language. We simulate a model to study the behavior of a system – need to verify that our model is correct Launch Simulink 3 Create a new model 4
Click the new-model icon in
the upper left corner to start a new Simulink file
Create new model under
file/new/model. Your workspace 5 Simulink- libraries 6
Sources: blocks that have only output, generators,
constant,... Sinks: blocks that have only input, scope, to worspace.. Continuous; integrator, transfer function.. Discrete: discrete transfer function, unite delay, memory.. Math operations: gain, product, sum, trigonometric functions.. User defined functions: S-function, S-function builder,.. SimPowersystem: Electrical blocks – electrical sources, machines, measurements, …. Libraries …. 7 Creating a model 8
Model is created by choosing the blocks from different
libraries, dragging them to model window and linking them. The parameters of block (shown on picture, sine wave parameters), can be reached with double click on the block. Select an input block 9
Drag a Sine Wave block from
the Sources library to the model window Select an operator block 10 Select an output block 11
Drag a Scope block from the Sinks library to the model
window Connect blocks with signals 12
Place your cursor on the
output port (>) of the Sine Wave block Drag from the Sine Wave output to the Integrator input Drag from the Integrator output to the Scope input Arrows indicate the direction of the signal flow Set block parameters 13
The parameters of block (shown on picture, sine wave
and integrator parameters), can be reached with double click on the block Configuration parameters 14
Numerical solver method, start time, stop time (it
can be also set directly)... Run the simulation 15
In the model window, from the Simulation pull-down
menu, select Start Simulation results 16
Double-click on the Scope to view the simulation results
Summary 17
Type the following at the Matlab
command prompt >> simulink The Simulink library should appear
Click File-New to create a new
workspace, and drag and drop objects from the library onto the workspace.
Selecting Simulation-Start from the
pull down menu will run the dynamic simulation. Click on the blocks to view the data or alter the run-time parameters 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Thanks 32