Technical Solutions

Solution:

You can use the following command at the MATLAB command prompt to stop a simulation in SIMULINK from the MATLAB command window:
set_param(gcs, 'SimulationCommand', 'stop')
For more information on what other simulatin commands you can use with SET_PARAM see the Using Simulink Guide here:

http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/simulink/slref/set_param.html

You may also find the following tech note useful:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1900/1903.html