ME 360 Simulink Tutorials


Simulink Basics Tutorial
Discusses the basics of operating Simulink, including starting the program, using blocks and lines, building models, and running simulations.

Modeling a First Order System in Simulink
Explains how to build a first order system model using Simulink (using the motion of a car as an example system), and looks at how this type of system responds to step and pulse inputs.

First Order System:  Ramp Response
Deals with the first order system response to a ramp input (car system), and considers the effects of input saturation.

First Order System:  Linearizing System Equation
Uses the car example to linearize a first order system equation, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this approach.

First Order System:  System Identification
Uses a first-order propeller-shaft system to discuss methods for identifying unknown system parameters.

First Order System:  Identifying System Parameters from Scattered Response
Deals with identifying unknown system parameters from a largely scattered response (propeller-shaft system).

First Order System:  A Closer Look at the Propeller-Shaft System
Explains the characteristics of the masked Simulink block that was used to "test" the propeller-shaft system.

Second Order System:  System Identification
Uses the deflection of a cantilever beam as an example of a second order system where system parameters can be estimated.


The development of these tutorials was funded in part by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 98-76039 and 97-52392