I am running multiple Simulink/Simscape models in parallel using a parfor loop and would like to stop simulations prematurely if they exceed a predefined time for running. Some of the simulations tend to get trapped with very small time steps, making them run for ages. These simulations need to be stopped.
I was inspired by the following piece of code:
model = 'mymodel';
load_system(model)
timeout = 10;
set_param(model,'SimulationCommand','start')
tic;
while(true)
if not(strcmpi(get_param(model,'SimulationStatus'),'running'))
disp('simulation exited')
break;
end
if toc>=timeout
disp('timout reached')
set_param(model,'SimulationCommand','stop')
break;
end
pause(1);
end
bdclose(model)
The code works nicely. However, when embedding this code in a parfor loop, I get the following error:
'You cannot use set_param to run a simulation in a MATLAB session that does not have a display.'
Is there a way to resolve this problem?
The regular 'sim' functionality does not allow to stop the simulation prematurely based on some run time. I looked for an alternative implementation in Simulink itself with a clock and 'Stop Simulation' object, but unfortunately there is no clock available which represents real-world time which can trigger the stop.
