Introduction

Simscape™ extends Simulink^® with tools for modeling systems spanning mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and other physical domains as physical networks. It provides fundamental building blocks from these domains to let you create models of custom components. The MATLAB^® based Simscape language enables text-based authoring of physical modeling components, domains, and libraries.

Key Features

• Single modeling environment for modeling and simulating physical systems, such as mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and thermal systems
• Library of fundamental physical modeling building blocks and mathematical elements, for modeling custom components
• MATLAB based Simscape language, enabling text-based authoring of physical modeling components, domains, and libraries
• Ability to specify units of parameters and variables, with all unit conversions handled automatically
• Connection blocks for bridging physical domains
• Full simulation and limited editing capabilities for models built with Simscape add-on products without requiring a license for these products
• Ability to convert Simscape models to C code (with Real-Time Workshop)

Cross-section illustration of an electrohydraulic servo-valve that uses a flapper-nozzle amplifier, highlighted in yellow (right). The colored blocks in the associated Simscape model (left) correspond to the colored arrows, which represent typical hydraulic flow paths.