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
Combining Simulink, Simscape™, and Simscape Multibody blocks

Day 1 of 1

Introduction to Multibody Simulation

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

Terminology
Solids
Coordinate frames
Joints
Visualization

Refining Components

Objective: Create custom and complex rigid bodies, and parameterize parts for reusable Simscape Multibody models.

Defining geometries
Creating compound bodies
Specifying body interfaces
Parameterizing bodies for reuse

Assembling Mechanisms

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

Reusing existing components
Specifying degrees of freedom
Sensing and logging simulation results
Adding stiffness and damping to joints
Setting initial conditions
Guiding and verifying an assembled mechanism

Importing CAD Models

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

Visualizing bodies with CAD geometries
Identifying the different CAD import workflows
Exporting from CAD software
Importing into Simscape Multibody
Features captured by Simscape Multibody Link

Connecting to Simscape and Simulink

Objective: Illustrate the ways that Simscape Multibody blocks can interact with Simscape and Simulink blocks.

Adding a combustion model using Simscape
Actuating the piston head
Sensing constraint forces on joints
Adding a control system for throttle
Creating a multidomain physical model

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites:

Duration: 1 day

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

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