Introduction to the simulation of dynamics using Simulink. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Author, Michael A. Gray.
• Other Names: Gray, Michael A
• Contents: Introduction and Motivation ; Systems; Dynamical Models of Physical Systems; Constructing Simulations from Dynamical Models; How Simulators Are Used The Basics of Simulation in Simulink; Simplest Model to Simulate; Models in Simulink; Simulation of the Simplest Model; Understanding How Time Is Handled in Simulation; A Model with Time as a Variable; How Simulink Propagates Values in Block Diagrams; A Model with Uniform Circular Motion; A Model with Spiraling Circular Motion; Uncertainty in Numbers and Significant Figures Simulation of First-Order Difference Equation Models ; What Is a Difference Equation?; Examples of Systems with Difference Equation Models; First-Order Difference Equation Simulation; Examining the Internals of a Simulation; Organizing the Internal Structure of a Simulation; Using Vector and Matrix Data Simulation of First-Order Differential Equation Models ; What Is a Differential Equation?; Examples of Systems with Differential Equation Models; Reworking First-Order Differential Equations into Block Form; First-Order Differential Equation Simulation; Saving Simulation Data in MATLAB Fixed-Step Solvers and Numerical Integration Methods ; What Is a Solver?; Understanding the Basics of Numerical Integration Algorithms; Understanding Solver Errors; Improving the Basic Algorithms; Fixed-Step Solvers in the Simulink Software Simulation of First-Order Equation Systems ; What Is a First-Order Difference Equation System?; Examples of First-Order Difference Equation Systems; Simulating a First-Order Difference Equation System; What Is a First-Order Differential Equation System?; Examples of First-Order Differential Equation Systems; Simulating a First-Order Differential Equation System; Combining Connections on a Bus Simulation of Second-Order Equation Models: Nonperiodic Dynamics ; Simulation of Second-Order Difference Equation Models; Simulation of Second-Order Differential Equation Models; Second-Order Differential Equation Models with First-Order Terms; Conditional Dynamics Simulation of Second-Order Equation Models: Periodic Dynamics ; Orbital Systems; Masked Subsystems; Creating Libraries Higher-Order Models and Variable-Step Solvers; Direct Simulation by Multiple Integrations; Producing Function Forms for Simulation Results; Variable-Step Solvers; Variable-Step Solvers in Simulink Advanced Topics: Transforming Ordinary Differential Equations, Simulation of Chaotic Dynamics, and Simulation of Partial Differential Equations ; Transforming Ordinary Differential Equations; Simulation of Chaotic Dynamics; Simulation of Partial Differential Equations Appendix A: Alphabetical List of Simulink Blocks; Appendix B: The Basics of MATLAB for Simulink Users; Appendix C: Debugging a Simulink Model Index A Summary, References, and Additional Reading appear at the end of each chapter.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620.1040113; Dynamics -- Computer simulation; Dynamics -- Computer simulation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439880999; 1439880999
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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