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News from Embedded World 2010
In case you haven't been to a MathWorks conference or trade show recently, here is a look at what you might find at the...

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Causes of Algebraic Loops
A lot of people ask the question, "Why does my model have an algebraic loop?" Of course, every model is different, but here...

16 years ago

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Variables You Depend On
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Orion GN&C: MATLAB and Simulink Standards
Bottom-line on top: On April 13, 2010 Joel Henry from Draper Laboratory, NASA/Johnson Space Center, will present A...

16 years ago

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Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control and Simulation
HEV Control Strategies to Maximize Vehicle Efficiency via Model-Based Design Larry Michaels from Argonne National...

16 years ago

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Live from the Energy Virtual Conference
It feels like a normal Thursday morning. I'm sitting in my office, sipping on my coffee and working on my computer. BUT...

16 years ago

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MathWorks Energy Virtual Conference
Earlier this week Loren posted an invitation to the MathWorks Energy Virtual Conference. The online event will showcase...

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New Blocks in Simulink R2010a
This is the time of year (in the northern hemisphere), where the ice and snow start to recede, the birds return, and the...

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How to Estimate the Frequency Response of a Simulink Model
A core theme in Model-Based Design is reusing your intellectual property for different tasks. Analysis for the purpose of...

16 years ago

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Is that model already open?
I was just clicking through my vast inbox of unread e-mail, and saw a MATLAB Central news reader alert. I quickly...

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New (Since R2009a) Simulink inside Stateflow
This week I asked Michael Carone to introduce a relatively new Stateflow capability, Simulink Functions. Did you...

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Recent Grads Wanted for Jobs at MathWorks!
I don’t normally host gratuitous advertisements for MathWorks events, but this one is an uncommon opportunity. MathWorks...

16 years ago

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Building Models with MATLAB Code
Occasionally I get questions about how to build, modify, and add blocks, to Simulink models using MATLAB...

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PID Control Made Easy
Today I introduce guest blogger Arkadiy Turevskiy to share some new features in R2009b: the PID Controller Blocks in...

16 years ago

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Round-off Error
Loren recently posted a simple example of how single-threaded computations might produce different results from...

17 years ago

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Floating-Point Numbers
Numeric simulation is all about the numbers. In a previous post, I talked about integer and fixed-point number...

17 years ago

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Back-Seat Driver: Simulink Tips for Efficient Model Navigation
Does this ever happen to you? You are sitting in a meeting looking up at the projected image of your coworker’s computer...

17 years ago

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Generated Code for Variable Size Signals
Aarti recently posted about Variable Size Signals in Simulink. Han responded with this comment: Aarti, I would be...

17 years ago

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STEM Educational Initiative Signing, and Robotics Competitions
It is not every day that I attend a speech by political leaders of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Governor Patrick...

17 years ago

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Radar Tracking in Simulink: Variable Size Signals
This week I welcome guest blogger Aarti Ramani to talk about a long requested feature, variable size signals in...

17 years ago

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MathWorks Hosts EcoCAR
Recently, when I arrived at work, I found this parked on the lawn: This is the EcoCAR from the EcoCAR Challenge....

17 years ago

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Custom Components in Physical Models
This week I want to introduce guest blogger Steve Miller to talk about the Simscape language. Introduction to the...

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How do I test for NaN in Simulink R2009b? (NEW!)
Back in February 2009 I posted about how to test for NaN in Simulink. The approach I talked about was more of...

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New Stuff – Simulink R2009b
Last week the MathWorks released the R2009b family of products. There are many new capabilities in the latest release and...

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BEEP, Simulink versus MATLAB
Did you ever notice that a BEEP in Simulink means something different from a BEEP in MATLAB? BEEP, What BEEP? What...

17 years ago

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A Better If-Else Construct
In a previous post, I answered a question about how to model an If-Else behavior. Here I will restate the...

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How Many Blocks are in that Model?
My colleague Sam and I wanted to find an example model with about 10,000 blocks. I suggested the HL-20 model from the...

17 years ago

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Better Bus Modeling (How to remove Bus/Mux confusion)
Earlier this week, Guy and I were discussing the sometimes-strange behavior of mux and bus signals. Sometimes people find...

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Refining the Output of a Simulation
Today I am pleased to share a post from regular guest blogger, Guy Rouleau. Enjoy! I often use Simulink to model...

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My Mental Model of a Model
When you are new to something, it always helps to get a mental picture of how that something works. Since I learned...

17 years ago