​Motor Grader Design with Simscape

Design a motor grader. Size blade position actuators, drive on uneven terrain, determine powertrain loads.

Motor Grader Design with Simscape

This example models a motor grader with fully actuated drawbar, blade, front axle steer and lean systems. Test harness models let you test individual systems.

• Size actuators using prescribed motion for cylinder positions.
• Tune control systems using abstract actuation systems.
• Explore kinematics of drawbar linkage.
• Measure mechanical loads with abstract models for fast simulation.
• Test powertrain architectures with CVT models, including power split designs.
• Develop operator assist algorithms within Simulink

See Heavy Equipment Design with Simscape to learn more.

Use the "Download" button above to get files compatible with the latest release of MATLAB.

For earlier MATLAB releases, use "Version History" tab above or these links:

• R2025b, R2025a, R2024b

Open the project file Motor_Grader_Simscape.prj to get started.

Motor Grader Animation Clip

Model of Motor Grader

Motor Grader Subsystems

Drawbar and Blade Actuation Systems

Learn how to use Simscape with

• Self-paced tutorials, including multi-domain systems, 3D mechanical systems, circuits, motors, and battery packs.
• Searching posts for the keyword "physical modeling".
• Stories from users: https://www.mathworks.com/solutions/physical-modeling.html

Product Capabilities:

• Simscape™
• Simscape Battery™
• Simscape Driveline™
• Simscape Electrical™
• Simscape Fluids™
• Simscape Multibody™