Piston in simscape block from simmechanics
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Hi I would be grateful for any help. I wish to model a piston with parameters for, crank radius, connecting rod length, piston position, crank rotation, and angular velocity.
I am very new to simulink and have found this tutorial
https://uk.mathworks.com/videos/modeling-a-piston-68842.html
I have attached a screen shot of the block layout. My first problem is that this was made in simechanics and I have the latest simscape. I am struggling to find the corresponding blocks in the new simscape.
Thanks for your time
e D
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Steve Miller
on 14 Apr 2018
Hi Denise,
That tutorial is quite old, so it is no surprise that you are confused. This video uses the newer libraries: https://www.mathworks.com/videos/modeling-an-engine-68848.html
A step-by-step example is attached as a zip file. Run >> startup_Piston and you will get a four-cylinder model. Model Piston_1 is the simplest one, and closest to the example from the video you watched.
From your screenshot, you are off to a good start. Hopefully the examples and tutorials will help. Let us know if you get stuck.
--Steve
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