MATLAB and Simulink Training

Modeling Multibody Mechanical Systems with Simscape

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Course Details

This course focuses on how to model rigid-body mechanical systems in the Simulink® environment using Simscape Multibody™ (formerly SimMechanics™). Topics include:
 
  • Modeling simple multibody systems
  • Creating custom geometries and compound bodies
  • Creating reusable models of mechanical systems
  • Assembling, guiding, and verifying mechanisms
  • Importing models from CAD software
  • Modeling contact forces between bodies
  • Combining Simulink, Simscape™, and Simscape Multibody blocks

Day 1 of 1


Modeling Rigid Bodies

Objective: Discuss the components that make up mechanical models and how to define them in Simscape Multibody.

  • Defining basic rigid bodies
  • Visualizing systems
  • Adding coordinate frames
  • Creating compound rigid bodies
  • Specifying joints
  • Setting initial conditions

Assembling Mechanisms

Objective: Define and configure kinematics of a multibody machine in Simscape Multibody.

  • Defining custom rigid bodies
  • Reusing components with subsystems and masks
  • Guiding and verifying a closed-loop mechanism
  • Actuating joint motion
  • Logging simulation results

Importing CAD Models

Objective: Import existing parts from CAD platforms into Simscape Multibody.

  • Importing rigid bodies from CAD
  • Defining custom reference frames
  • Applying joint limits and internal mechanics

Modeling Contact Forces

Objective: Model the contact forces between bodies.

  • Modeling contact forces
  • Sensing contact forces
  • Improving simulation performance
  • Creating contact proxies using point clouds

Connecting to Simscape and Simulink

Objective: Connect Simscape Multibody blocks to Simscape and Simulink blocks.

  • Connecting multibody models to Simscape
  • Controlling multibody models with Simulink
  • Locking joints during simulation

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 1 day

Languages: Deutsch, English, 中文, 日本語, 한국어

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