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What’s New in R2015b – Part 4
I am not done yet... there are still a few more new things in Simulink R2015b I need to highlight. Scope In R2015b, the Simulink Scope has been entirely redesigned with tons of new features. It looks a...
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Upgrade Advisor
Do you run the Upgrade Advisor on your models when upgrading to a new release? If not, you should! Upgrading a model to a new version Today, I want to show how the Upgrade Advisor can help when...
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The Martian: Can you save Mark Watney? (Part 1)
About a year ago, I read the book The Martian, by Andy Weir. I really enjoyed the story, with all the technical details of how Mark Watney solves one problem after another to survive alone on Mars. A...
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The Martian – Part 2 – Simulating the Spacecraft Trajectory
In last week's post, I demonstrated how we can use MATLAB to find the launch date of the Ares 3 crew from the book The Martian, by Andy Weir. This week, I will describe in more detail how we can use...
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The Martian – Part 3 – Optimizing the Trajectory
After finding the launch date of the mission and putting together a simulation of the spacecraft trajectory, it's time to see how we can optimize this trajectory. Let's bring him home! Optimizing the...
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Messages: Stateflow’s got mail
As our devices get smaller and systems get embedded into everything, there is a greater need to properly model inter-system communication. Let's take a simple example: imagine a smart thermostat that...
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Easily Accessing Block Parameters
How often you end up wondering what the value of a block parameter in Simulink is? In the past, I used to open the block dialog, copy the variable name, go the MATLAB prompt, paste the value and hit...
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Creating Custom Requirements Link Type
If you’re working in the system engineering space, you are very likely familiar with the Requirement Traceability feature of Simulink Verification and Validation. I have discussed this topic in...
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Stateflow Semantics: Shortcut to Default
Today I want to share with you one of the lesser known semantics of Stateflow: the transition that ends on an inner boundary of a state. This is not an inner transition; those start on an inner...
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Commonly Asked Questions About S-Functions
Today, we are welcoming Michael Carone, who provides responses to the most frequent questions we receive about S-Functions. What can you use S-Functions for? S-Functions allow you to create custom...
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The variables you need
Today I want to share two lines of code I find very useful. The problem I often need to exchange models with users. One of the thing people struggle the most while doing that is providing the...
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Adopting Model-Based Design
Are you a frequent MATLAB user whose knowledge of Simulink is limited to sldemo_househeat? Maybe you're looking to join the Hyperloop project? Or you just want to use Simulink more, but don't quite...
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Comparing Runs in SDI
Today I upgraded a large model to the latest release of MATLAB. I found a trick to compare the results before and after the update that I thought I should share. Different Results To validate that the...
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My top 5 new features in R2016a
Simulink R2016a has just been released and it includes a ton of new features and improvements. There is so much it is impossible to cover everything in just one blog post. For this first blog post...
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CoolProp to the Rescue
This week, I am happy to welcome guest blogger Tom Egel from MathWorks Consulting Services. CoolProp to the Rescue Do you use the Simscape Thermal Liquid domain? If so, then you should know about...
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Simulating The 2016 Baseball Season
A few weeks ago, Matt, Corey and I had a conversation about the rise of sabermetrics and sports analytics. With the baseball season opening on April 3rd we decided to apply the power of MATLAB and...
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Tips and tricks when using the sim command
Today, I want to share a few tips and tricks about when and how to use the sim command. The sim command vs. The Play Button As you all know, there are two ways to simulate a model: using the play...
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System Object Editor Enhancements
Today I am happy to welcome guest blogger Jacob Halbrooks to describe enhancements to the MATLAB Editor to help editing System Objects. In R2016a, MATLAB Editor includes new tools to help you write...
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Tips for simulating models in parallel
As I mentioned many times on this blog, running simulation in parallel using the Parallel Computing Toolbox can save you a lot of time. Today I want to share a few tips to help you getting started with...
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Simulation Data Inspector inside parfor
Last week I presented a few tips to run simulations in parallel, and received an interesting comment asking how to use the Simulation Data Inspector in that context. So let's take a look! Background...
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