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Introduction
Simulink® is a software
package that enables you to model, simulate, and analyze systems whose
outputs change over time. Such systems are often referred to as dynamic
systems. The Simulink software can be used
to explore the behavior of a wide range of real-world dynamic systems,
including electrical circuits, shock absorbers, braking systems, and
many other electrical, mechanical, and thermodynamic systems. This
section explains how Simulink works.
Simulating a dynamic system is a two-step process. First,
a user creates a block diagram, using the Simulink model editor, that graphically
depicts time-dependent mathematical relationships among the system's
inputs, states, and outputs. The user then commands the Simulink software to simulate
the system represented by the model from a specified start time to
a specified stop time.
| How Simulink® Works | | Modeling Dynamic Systems | |