SIMULINK A Tutorial by Tom Nguyen

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SIMULINK A Tutorial by Tom Nguyen
Introduction
Simulink (Simulation and Link) is an extension of MATLAB by Mathworks Inc. It
works with MATLAB to offer modeling, simulating, and analyzing of dynamical
systems under a graphical user interface (GUI) environment. The construction of a
model is simplified with click-and-drag mouse operations. Simulink includes a
comprehensive block library of toolboxes for both linear and nonlinear analyses.
Models are hierarchical, which allow using both top-down and bottom-up
approaches. As Simulink is an integral part of MATLAB, it is easy to switch back and
forth during the analysis process and thus, the user may take full advantage of
features offered in both environments. This tutorial presents the basic features of
Simulink and is focused on control systems as it has been written for students in
my control systems course.
This tutorial has been written for Simulink v.5 and v.6.
Getting Started
To start a Simulink session, you’d need to bring up Matlab program first.
From Matlab command window, enter:
>> simulink
Alternately, you may click on the Simulink icon located on the toolbar as shown:
Simulink’s library browser window like one shown below will pop up…