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R2014b… my favorite things!
MATLAB R2014b is now available for download. Here is a quick overview of my favorite new Simulink features. Fast...

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Detecting Failures with Online Parameter Estimation
In R2014a, System Identification Toolbox has new online parameter estimation capabilities. Let’s see how this works using...

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What If? – The Little Planet
Recently, I was happy to find in my mailbox the book What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions,...

11 years ago

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My Introduction to Embedded Coder
This week, I want to share the example which helped me, a long time ago, to get started with Embedded Coder. For readers who...

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Guidelines For Optimal Model Navigation and Editing
I recently had a discussion with a friend about touch typing. Obviously, if you work on a computer all day, it is worth...

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Simulink - Excel
The Signal Builder block allows you to import a signal directly from Excel: http://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/sign...

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A MATLAB vs. Simulink battle? I’m in!
When I saw the latest post by Matt Tearle on Steve's blog, I had to do something. Since the video at the center of this...

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The Hyperloop Journey – Year 1
In honor of the first anniversary of Elon Musk's announcement, this week, Matt Brauer takes a look back at the evolution of...

11 years ago

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How do you hold the value of a signal?
Yesterday, I was giving a training to new hires at MathWorks and one of the attendees asked me how to hold a value in...

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What can Simulink Code Inspector do for you?
Some time ago I was having a discussion with my colleague Sarah Dagen, from our Consulting Services, and she began...

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Stateflow Active State Output
Did you know that with Stateflow, it is possible to monitor which state is currently active, and use that information in...

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From SolidWorks to SimMechanics
This week we see how to export a CAD assembly from SolidWorks to SimMechanics. Once a mechanism is translated into a...

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What about a Resettable Subsystem?
In various applications I work on, I often end up needing to reset the states of multiple blocks at the same time. Some...

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Simulink : Slow editing of Data Store Memory with Matlab R2011B - how to make it faster ?
I am not 100% sure this will fix it, but try those bug reports: http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/874385 http://...

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(Simulink) Triggered Delay Line gone in 2014a. Replacements?
Look at the doc doc page for this block: http://www.mathworks.com/help/dsp/ref/triggereddelaylineobsolete.html The first t...

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Plant Identification Using the PID Tuner (Part Deux)
In a previous post, we highlighted how the system identification capability of the PID Tuner app can help identifying an...

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Banking on the Hyperloop
This week, Matt Brauer is back to improve his three-dimensional analysis of the hyperloop transportation concept to...

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Plant Identification Using the PID Tuner
In R2014a, system identification capabilities have been added to the PID Tuner app to create a plant model, allowing you...

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Flexible Bodies in SimMechanics
This week we see how to create flexible bodies in SimMechanics. For that, we will use techniques seen in previous posts...

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Optimizing the Hyperloop Trajectory
We previously published two-dimensional analysis for deriving a route for the hyperloop based on lateral acceleration...

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A ramp block going backwards?
You are probably using a variable step solver. Variable step solvers often need to take steps backward to ensure they respect th...

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Running Model Advisor Checks in the Background
If you are a user of the Model Advisor and have a license for the Parallel Computing Toolbox, you probably noticed a new...

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Accelerating the Simulink Debugger
This week I want to share a useful trick to save debugging time: Using the Simulink Debugger in Accelerator Mode.... read...

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Social Collaboration: Using Git for Model-Based Design
This week, Matt Brauer is back to talk about Git Integration in Simulink Projects, and how he used it to share his...

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How Polyspace could have detected the vulnerability in Apple’s iOS
Many users of Simulink and Embedded Coder target their applications to embedded systems. Embedded systems require high...

12 years ago

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Control System Tuning without Guess or Stress
This week I am happy to welcome guest bloggers Pascal Gahinet, Suat Gumussoy, Erman Korkut, and Mathieu Cuenant to...

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Sneak Peek: Simulink Virtual Reality Editor
Have you ever dreamed of living inside a Simulink model?...

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Improved Workflow for Converting a Subsystem to a Referenced Model
This week I want to highlight one of my favorite enhancement in R2014a: The improved workflow for converting a subsystem...

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Using mathematica code in Simulink
Almost... look at this link: http://blogs.mathworks.com/seth/2013/10/10/from-symbolic-to-simulink

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Modeling Thermal Liquid Systems: Choosing a Water Heater
This week we talk about the new Simscape Thermal Liquid domain introduced in R2013b, and we see how it helped me to...

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