SimMechanics

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SimMechanics features important advanced modes for analyzing machine motion beyond Forward Dynamics integration of forces. This chapter explains how to specify machine motion, then deduce the necessary forces and torques, with the inverse dynamics and kinematic analysis modes. You can also analyze perturbations about a given machine trajectory by trimming and linearizing your model.

Finding Forces from Motions
Examples of the Inverse Dynamics and Kinematics analysis modes of SimMechanics

Trimming SimMechanics Models
Examples of finding machine steady states with the Trimming mode of SimMechanics

Linearizing SimMechanics Models
Determining the linear response of trimmed mechanical systems with SimMechanics and Simulink

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Finding Forces from Motions	Examples of the Inverse Dynamics and Kinematics analysis modes of SimMechanics
Trimming SimMechanics Models	Examples of finding machine steady states with the Trimming mode of SimMechanics
Linearizing SimMechanics Models	Determining the linear response of trimmed mechanical systems with SimMechanics and Simulink