Continuous

Continuous function blocks such as Derivative and Integrator

Use blocks from the Continuous library to model differential equations. You can take the time derivative of a signal. You can integrate or delay a signal. You can model PID controllers and linear systems using transfer function or state-space representations.

Blocks

Derivative	Compute approximate continuous derivative of continuous input signal with respect to time
Descriptor State-Space	Model linear implicit system
Entity Transport Delay	Introduce a delay in propagation of a SimEvents message
First Order Hold	Implement linearly extrapolated first order hold on input signal
Integrator	Integrate signal
Integrator Limited	Integrate signal
PID Controller	Continuous-time or discrete-time PID controller
PID Controller (2DOF)	Continuous-time or discrete-time two-degree-of-freedom PID controller
Second-Order Integrator	Second-order integration of input signal
Second-Order Integrator Limited	Second-order integration of input signal
State-Space	Implement linear state-space system
Transfer Fcn	Model linear system as transfer function
Transport Delay	Delay input by given amount of time
Variable Time Delay	Delay input by variable amount of time
Variable Transport Delay	Delay input by variable amount of time
Zero-Pole	Model system using zero-pole-gain transfer function

Topics

Model a Continuous System
Model a system with variables defined at all time values.
Modeling Cyber-Physical Systems
Model transport delay in a variable speed conveyor belt.

Related Information

Virtual Hardware and Labs for Controls (MathWorks Teaching Resources)