SimMechanics™ 2.7.1

Product Description

• Introduction and Key Features
• Building Mechanical Systems
• Simulating and Analyzing Mechanical Motion
• Developing and Testing Controls
• Exporting Assemblies from CAD Systems into SimMechanics
• Multidomain Physical Modeling in Simulink

Building Mechanical Systems

SimMechanics provides tools for building mechanical models that include bodies, joints, coordinate systems, and constraints. You can connect SimMechanics blocks with Simulink blocks to include nonmechanical, multidomain effects in your mechanical models. You can save models that combine Simulink and SimMechanics blocks as subsystems for reuse in many applications. These subsystems include:

• Nonlinear springs that use Simulink look-up tables and SimMechanics sensors and actuators
• Aerodynamic drag models that attach pressure distributions to aerospace components, such as ailerons and rudders
• Active vehicle suspension subsystems, such as antiroll mechanisms and controllers
• Tire models for aircraft and ground vehicles