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AAE4006 Lab Sheet For Session 1

The document is a lab sheet for an introduction to SIMULINK, emphasizing its visual programming capabilities for easier understanding and maintenance compared to traditional coding. It provides instructions on how to build a new Simulink file, familiarize with various blocks, and practice longitudinal control for a B747 aircraft. The lab includes steps for creating models, entering matrices, and running simulations to evaluate system responses.

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AAE4006 Lab Sheet For Session 1

The document is a lab sheet for an introduction to SIMULINK, emphasizing its visual programming capabilities for easier understanding and maintenance compared to traditional coding. It provides instructions on how to build a new Simulink file, familiarize with various blocks, and practice longitudinal control for a B747 aircraft. The lab includes steps for creating models, entering matrices, and running simulations to evaluate system responses.

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AAE4006 Lab Sheet for Session 1, Semester II, 2020/21

Introduction to SIMULINK

Part I: Get to know SIMULINK

Why we use SIMULINK?


The simplest of all languages are the visual ones.
When a programmer tries to explain how his code works, he usually starts drawing blocks-
something like the following oversimplified example:

Fig. 1
It isn't hard to understand that the logic flows from left to right (because of the
arrows), and that two inputs will be multiplied together to obtain the output. With
nothing more than a simple glance, you've understood what the computer has been
programmed to do.
Let's compare it with a warning-free, standards-compliant C code:

Fig. 2
Obviously, a visual representation of the code is much easier to understand and
maintain.
That's where visual programming comes the rescue. A graphical programming tool
can save countless hours of work in a job where explaining the code is as important
as a code without bugs, or where a bug can have disastrous (safety-critical) effects.
Simulink is such a tool.
SIMULINK is embedded in MATLAB.
1. Build a new Simulink file
Two ways to open the Simulink Start Page:

Fig. 3

You may start from Blank Model.


Fig. 4
Now you have a Model Browser, where you can build your model.

Fig. 5
Click “Library Browser” to see a ton of blocks you may use.

Fig. 6

Find and drag the “Step” and “Scope” blocks into model browser. Connect them, and click the
“Run” button in the menu. After completion, double click the Scope, and check the result.
Fig. 7

You may double click each block to change settings.


Finally, don’t forget to save your model that has a file suffix “.slx” for new versions of
MATLAB.

2. Get familiar with the following blocks:


Continuous
Discrete
Math operations
Signal routing
Sinks
Sources
…
Part II Practice
1. Let’s do the longitudinal control for B747 (Page 11, Lecture 5). In specific, try to evaluate
longitudinal response given elevator deflection angle δ e =1°.

Longitudinal equation:

B747 data:

Control stability derivatives:

System matrix in longitudinal direction for B747 (Note that the matrix below is a bit different
from that on Page 11, Lecture 5 due to the different unit. For instant, -9.8m/s2 = -32.2 ft/s2):

Control matrix:
Step 1: Build the following model using “State-space” block.

Fig. 8

Step 2: Double “State-space” block, and enter the matrices. Using semicolon to start another
row.
Fig. 9

Step 3: Set the simulation time as 10000 sec as shown in the menu in Fig. 8.
Step 4: Run the simulation and check the result by comparing the result with that on Page 12
Lecture 5, which is obtained using the M script.

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