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Model Based Design

Introduction

• In Model-Based Design, a system model is at the center of the development process. The advantages of this are:

  • Parallel development by mechanical, electrical, software, and algorithmic teams
  • Using a common design environment
  • Automatically generate embedded software code and documentation
  • Safe testing of algorithms
• Start developing algorithms as soon as possible without needing the vehicle or the environment to be availabl
• Model-Based Design starts very simply - by visually modeling your vehicle and simulating it on the desktop. Small workgroups use Simulink in this way to dramatically improve their design and development efficiency.
• Start developing algorithms as soon as possible without needing the vehicle or the environment to be available
• Model-Based Design starts very simply - by visually modeling your vehicle and simulating it on the desktop. Small workgroups use Simulink in this way to dramatically improve their design and development efficiency.

Videos

Examples

• Hybrid Electric Vehicle Model in Simulink: Simulink model which shows how to simulate a hybrid electric vehicle
• Quad-Sim: How to create, model, and simulate a quadcopter
• ROV Design and Analysis (RDA) - Simulink - Provides Simulink blocks which enable underwater vehicle simulation
• Mobile Robot Simulation for Collision Avoidance with Simulink

Sections

• Vehicle and Environment Modeling
• Control Design and Simulation
• System Testing and Validation
• Rapid Prototyping and Hardware-in-the Loop Testing