Developing Autonomous Control Systems With Model-Based Design in MATLAB and Simulink

In-person, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Venue	Start Date	End Date
MathWorks UK, 1 Cambridge Science Park Milton Rd, Milton, Cambridge CB4 0JL	10 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT	10 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT

Overview

The cars we drive, the devices we buy and the infrastructure that powers and connects our everyday lives are being engineered to operate more autonomously, deliver better performance or simply offer new features and functionalities that were previously impossible.

The challenge remains with how to effectively design, test and validate the functionality and behaviours of autonomous systems working in a complex environment to ensure not just that these products work as intended, but that they can do so safely.

This event will showcase how MathWorks tools can accelerate the development of complex control systems for engineered systems including those that incorporate AI features as part of their functionality. Presentations by MathWorks engineers will introduce how MATLAB & Simulink enable a more integrated view of how a complex system comes together, starting with establishing how to model its physical behaviours and then understanding how a system changes when introducing autonomy and control. The day will also cover how to maximise the impact of model-based design, highlighting the use of MathWorks’ test and verification tools and code generation capability.

Highlights

Modelling complex multiphysics systems such as vehicles, robots and other industrial machinery.
Simulating virtual environments and scenarios for autonomous systems and linking this to real world data
The role of AI in autonomous systems and how to design and test it
Simulink tools for optimising control system design
Making systems robust with systematic test and verification tools
Taking designs out of MATLAB & Simulink and deploying on real hardware

Who Should Attend

This seminar is open to anyone considering or embarking on a journey to incorporate model-based design in their work. We will cover the very first steps you might want to take if you are just getting started using MathWorks tools for the first time to the more advanced capabilities you may want to consider adopting if you are already an established user.

This event will be an opportunity to get input from experienced MathWorks engineers but also to share challenges with other users from across a range of industries and applications

Agenda

Time	Title
9:00	Registration
9:30	Welcome and Introduction
9:40	Session 1: Where to Start Modelling a Complex System The journey and milestones in adopting model-based design Modelling multiphysics systems with Simulink and Simscape Expand your simulation capabilities with integration of 3^rd party simulation tools into Simulink such as Unreal engine.
10:30	Break
11:00	Session 2: Control system design and deployment using Model-Based Design Implement and test supervisory control logic using Stateflow charts. Design and tune reference tracking controllers to meet performance requirements. Perform optimisation-based tuning of controllers. Analyse controller performance in open-loop and closed-loop configurations. Deploy control systems on target devices through automatic code generation.
11:45	Customer Application Example
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Session 3: The Role of AI in Engineered Systems Examples of AI applications for autonomous applications such as forecasting, vision systems and reduced order models. How to train and test an AI models Interpretability and safety of AI models. Integrating AI into Simulink
14:30	Break
15:00	Session 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Development with Automated Testing and Continuous Integration Set up automated tests for models to save time and avoid manual errors. Connect tests to project requirements to verify meeting safety and certification needs. Use automation tools to run tests and build projects in continuous integration, speeding up development.
16:00	Close

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