Matlab

Simulink
Eng. Ahmed Mustafa
Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
What is Simulink? (1)
A software package for modeling,
simulating, and analyzing dynamic systems.
Supports linear and nonlinear systems,
modeled in continuous time, sample time, or
a hybrid of the two.
Systems can also be multirate (i.e. different
parts that are sampled or updated at
different rates)
What is Simulink? (2)
For modeling, it provides a graphical user
interface (GUI) for building models as block
diagrams (using click-and-drag mouse
operations)
Can build models in hierarchical fashion
(using both top-down and bottom-up
approaches)
You can simulate, analyze the output results,
explore, revise your models and have FUN!
Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Start a Simulink Session
Click on the SIMULINK icon on toolbar

Type simulink
on Matlab command window
Simulink Library Browser
CREAT NEW MODEL icon SEARCH window

BLOCK set
for model construction

LIBRARY
Create a New Model
CREAT NEW MODEL icon

Workspace where you

construct your model
Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Building a Model
Simulink Block Diagram pictorial model of a
dynamic system
Each block represents an elementary dynamic
system that produces an output (either
continuous or discrete output)
Lines represent connections of block inputs to
block outputs

u x y
(Input) (states) (Output)
Building a Model (2)

The following steps will guide you to construct

a system/model:
STEP 1: Creating Blocks
STEP 2: Making connections
STEP 3: Set Parameters
STEP 4: Running Simulation
Building a Model (3)
Step 1: Creating Blocks
Save this model

This is the
Sine Wave block is
from the Sources library

Click-Drag-Drop the Sine Wave block to Workspace Window

Sources library
Building a Model (4)
Step 1: Creating Blocks

The Gain
block is
from the
Math library

These are
The Mux block is from from the
the Signals &Systems library Sinks library
Building a Model (5)
Step 2: Making connections
To make connection: left-click while holding down control key (on keyboard)
and drag from source port to a destination port

A connected Model
Building a Model (6)
Step 3: Set Parameters
Double click the Gain block to set the parameter for the Gain block

Name the output

parameter as out1

Gain value = 5
Building a Model (7)
Step 4: Running Simulation
Click here to run the simulation

click simulation parameters to set

up the desired parameters
You can change the stop time and
then click the OK button
Building a Model (8)
View output via Scope block

Output of the scope

To fit graph to frame

Yellow: Input sine wave

Purple: Output (sine wave with gain of 5

Double click on Scope block to display output of the scope

Note: Scope block is similar to oscilloscope!
Building a Model (9)
View output (workspace)

You can plot the output using the plot function

Three outputs show here

Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Example 1:Differential Equations (1)
Example of a dynamic system: A mass-
spring-damper system

The Mathematical model of the system

is describe by:
1
x f t x Bx Kx f t
M
M Lets M=2kg; B = 2 Ns/m; K=2 N/m
1
K B x 2 x 2 x f t
2
Example 1:Differential Equations (2)
Use Simulink to simulate the step response
of the system, i.e. f(t), N Unit Step Input
1
x& 2 x& 2 x f t
& 1
2
0 Time, s
STEP 1: Creating Blocks
Select BLOCK set Location in Simulink Library
Step Sources
Sum Math Operation
Gain Math Operation
Integrator Continuous
Scope & To Workspace Sinks
Example 1:Differential Equations (2)

STEP 2: Making connections

&
x& x& x
Example 1:Differential Equations (3)

STEP 3: Set Parameters

Set Step
Note:
x& x

time =0
Assume all initial conditions = 0
Example 1:Differential Equations (4)

STEP 4: Running Simulation

1 Open simulation parameters window
2
RUN
Set Stop time = 30
Simulation
Example 1:Differential Equations (5)

Step Response for the mass-spring-damper

system example

Output from Scope block Plot system response

Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Example 2: Transfer Function (1)
Usethe same mass-spring-damper system
example and simulate the response using
transfer function approach
1
x& 2 x& 2 x f t
&
2
The transfer function of the equation
(assume all initial conditions =0)

X (s) 1
2
F ( s) 2s 2s 2
Example 2: Transfer Function (2)
STEP 1: Creating Blocks

Select BLOCK set Location in Simulink Library

Step Sources

Transfer Function Continuous

Scope & To Workspace Sinks

Example 2: Transfer Function (3)
STEP 2: Making connections

x
Example 2: Transfer Function (4)
STEP 3: Set Parameters

x
Example 2: Transfer Function (5)
STEP 4: Running Simulation

1 Open simulation parameters window

2
RUN
Set Stop time = 30
Simulation
Example 2: Transfer Function (6)
Same output as before (Slide 21)

Output from Scope block Plot system response

Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Creating Subsystems (1)
Subsystem similar to Subroutine
Advantage of Subsystems:
Reduce the number of blocks display on the
main window (i.e. simplify the model)
Group related blocks together (i.e. More
organized)
Can create a hierarchical block diagram (i.e.
you can create subsystems within a subsystem )
Easy to check for mistakes and to explore
different parameters
Creating Subsystems (2)
Create Subsystem using model in Example 1
STEP 1: Creating Blocks (Main window)

This is the Subsystem block is

from the Ports &Subsystems library
 Creating Subsystems (3)

STEP 2: Double click Subsystem block and

create a model in the Subsystem block

Inport Outport
(named from sum (three outports)
Creating Subsystems (4)

STEP 3: Making connections (Main window)

Creating Subsystems (5)

STEP 4: Set Parameter (Main window)

STEP 5: Running Simulation
Then view output response

Output from Scope block

Lecture Overview
What is Simulink?
How to use Simulink
Getting Start with Simulink
Building a model
Example 1 (Differential Equations )
Example 2 (Transfer Function)
Creating Subsystems
Useful Information
Useful Information (1)
Ramp Function

Set Slope

Set Start time for Ramp function

Set initial value

Useful Information (2)
Input(t)

Unit Step Function or Impulse 5

0 5 t(s)

Start at 0 s

Start at 5.01 s
Useful Information (3)
To run programs, have to be in the current
active directory or in a directory in the path
(goto File Set path... )
To copy the SIMULINK Model from
Simulink Workspace and add to report
(Edit Copy model to clipboard)
Need help on SIMULINK (At Simulink
Library Browser Click Help)