| This text is an introduction to Simulink ®, a companion application to MATLAB ®. It is written for students at the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as for the working professional.
The author claims no originality of the content, and the description of the Simulink blocks is extracted from The MathWorks™ documentation without intent to infringe. The intent is to provide a complete reference text, and whenever necessary, the author refers the reader to The MathWorks™ documentation. Whenever there is a conflict between this text and The MathWorks™ documentation, the latter takes precedence.
Although some previous knowledge of MATLAB would be helpful, it is not absolutely necessary; Appendix A of this text is an introduction to MATLAB to enable the reader to begin learning both MATLAB and Simulink simultaneously, and to perform graphical computations and programming.
Chapters 2 through 19 describe the blocks in all Simulink Version 7.1 libraries. Their application is illustrated with Simulink models that contain the pertinent blocks, and some are supplemented with MATLAB functions, commands, and statements. Some background information is provided for lesser known definitions and topics. Chapters 1 and 20 contain several Simulink models to illustrate various applied math and engineering applications. Appendix B is an introduction to masked subsystems, and Appendix C introduces the reader to random generation procedures. Appendix D is an introduction to Weighted Moving Averages.
This text supplements our Numerical Analysis Using MATLAB and Excel, ISBN 978−1−934404−03−4. It is self-contained; the blocks of each library are described in an orderly fashion that is consistent with Simulink’s documentation. This arrangement provides insight into how a model is used and how its parts interact with each another.
Like MATLAB, Simulink can be used with both linear and nonlinear systems, which can be modeled in continuous time, sample time, or a hybrid of these. Examples are provided in this text. Most of the examples presented in this book can be implemented with the Student Versions of MATLAB and Simulink. A few may require the full versions of these outstanding packages, and these examples may be skipped. Some add−ons, known as Toolboxes and Blocksets can be obtained from The MathWorks,™ Inc., 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, MA, 01760-2098, USA, www.mathworks.com.
To get the most out of this outstanding application, it is highly recommended that this text is used in conjunction with the MATLAB and Simulink User’s Guides. Other references are provided in the reference section of this text. |
