Simulink 3D Animation 5.1.1

Getting Started with Simulink 3D Animation (Part 1) - Build a Simulink Model   7:36  

In this video demonstration, we walk through the steps of modeling a bouncing ball from concept to the realization of a Simulink model.

Getting Started with Simulink 3D Animation (Part 2) - Build a 3D World in VRML   5:21  

In this video demonstration, we create a 3D world in VRML consisting of the ball and the hard floor using V-Realm Builder.

Getting Started with Simulink 3D Animation (Part 3) - Connect Simulink Model with 3D World   6:28  

In this video demonstration, we show how you can animate a 3D World authored in VRML with Simulink signals. Additional examples also showcase debugging errors in simulation and the 3D world.

Getting Started with Simulink 3D Animation (Part 4) - Damped Oscillations   6:46  

In this video demonstration, we modify the contact equations to model the damping of the bouncing ball.

Getting Started with Simulink 3D Animation (Part 5) - Temperature Visualization   11:16  

In this video demonstration, we show how you can visualize the heating of the surface owing to the energy loss of the ball. We also show how you can change the color dynamics separately from the physical simulation.

Solar System Visualization  

This model represents the dynamics of the inner Solar System (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth + Moon, Mars). This is a Simulink 3D Animation example vrplanets.

Inverted Pendulum with Joystick Control  

This is a variant of the VR inverted pendulum example which allows several methods of setpoint definition input (random, using mouse, using joystick).This model can serve as an example of interactive control of model with joystick as an input device.

Heat Transfer Visualization    

In this demonstration, matrix-type data is transferred between MATLAB and a virtual reality world. Using this feature, you can achieve massive color changes or morphing. This is useful for visualizing various physical processes.

Animate a Wind Farm with MATLAB (Part 1)   12:53  

In this video demonstration, we show how you can model a wind farm consisting of identical wind turbines. We model the complex 3D blade geometry in VRML using a NACA 0015 thickness form. To realize the complex shape, we vary the cross-section size and orientation along the spine of the blade.

Animate a Wind Farm with MATLAB (Part 2)   15:25  

In this video demonstration, we use grouping and replication to assemble the wind turbine. We also model the hub and the tower. We animate the motion of the blades from MATLAB and then replicate the wind turbine to create a wind farm.

Fly a 747 with MATLAB   16:25  

In this video demonstration, we animate the 3D motion of a 747 aircraft along a helical trajectory. The challenge is to align the axis of symmetry along the velocity vector. By solving the problem for the special case and generalizing it, we observe a mysterious 360 degree flip at well-defined points in the trajectory. Try and see if you can figure out why.

Terrain Visualization Demo  

This demonstration shows how to convert generally available Digital Elevation Models into VRML format for use in virtual reality scenes. A simple pre-created Boeing 747 model is included in the scene to show the technique of creating virtual scenes from several sources on-the-fly. The demonstration also highlights the use of MATLAB interface of Simulink 3D Animation.

Plane Take-Off with Trajectory Tracing  

This model shows how to trace the trajectory of a moving object (the plane) in the scene. The aircraft model represents the simplified shape of a Jaguar fighter. A marker is dropped at the current position of the traced object in regular time intervals specified by the model. Markers form a visible trace of the object's trajectory.

Plane Take-off with Sound  

This example shows visualization of a simple plane take-off model. The aircraft model represents a simplified shape of Jaguar fighter. In addition to the example included in the product, in this example there is also sound added. The control tower and fighter jet each emit a different noise. When the user navigates around the virtual world and as the plane takes off, the sound varies accordingly and creates realistic spatial impression.

Design of Satellite Flight Software  

This demonstration illustrates how to use Aerospace Blockset to perform some of the steps of satellite flight software design with visualization.

Modeling a Launch Abort System   12:43

In this video demonstration, we model a launch abort system with visualization. An aircraft is launched into outer space. If an anomaly or fault occurs during the launch, the operation is aborted, and the aircraft is sent back down to Earth.

Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of a Position Control System   17:55

In this demo we show how you can use Simulink to model a position control system for radar tracking. The controller is separated from the plant and is discretized. Additional nonlinearities are added in the form of saturation. Finally, the controller model is downloaded to the Freescale MPC555 microcontroller and the plant model to xPC Target for hardware-in-the loop testing with visualization

Automotive Power Window  

In this case study we model an automotive passenger power window system using Model-Based Design with Simulink, Stateflow^®, SimMechanics™, SimPowerSystems™ and Simulink 3D Animation. We will design the controller from a set of requirements, build a plant model to test the controller, visualize it and finally verify that the controller meets the requirements.

Animated Demo: Skoda Octavia Driving, Seen at Different Viewpoints   3:45

This example is described in the article published in the MathWorks News & Notes, February 2002. This example shows the dynamics of a car using a virtual reality interface with a 3D model of the Czech Skoda Octavia car and a virtual model of Pearlblossom Highway in the background. In this example a technique for animating the user viewpoint to track the position of moving objects in the scene is shown.

Skid-Steer Parking   0:48

This example, presented first at the MATLAB automotive conference in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2000, shows virtual reality representation of a real life situation - parking in a skid. Additionally, it can serve as an example of combining several types of input information to form a complete virtual reality simulation solution.

Vehicle Dynamics Visualization with Video Output   3:13

This demonstration shows how to use video output from the Simulink 3D Animation Video Output block. The demo performs a few simple operations on the output video signal. The Video Viewer display then shows the resulting video stream where the image edges are detected.

Car in the Mountains    

This demonstration illustrates the use of the Simulink^® 3D Animation™ MATLAB^® interface. In a step-by-step tutorial, it shows commands for querying and manipulating virtual world objects. You will learn about virtual world structures and then navigate a virtual car along a path through the mountains.

Virtual Prototyping: Manipulator with SpaceMouse Control  

This example shows the use of the Magellan SpaceMouse for manipulating objects in the virtual world. SpaceMouse is supported via the SpaceMouse Input block, which is included in the Simulink 3D Animation Simulink library. This is a Simulink 3D Animation example vrmanipul.

Programming the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Robotics Toolkit   4:11

Learn about some of the LEGO^® MINDSTORMS^® NXT robots that you can design with simulation in Simulink, visualize with Simulink 3D Animation and implement with code generation with Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder.

Robot-Arm Control System using xPC Target   29:15

Learn how to model, visualize, and automatically generate code to control, tune, and log data from a robot arm with a real-time simulator in industrial automation and machinery applications.

Portal Crane with Joystick Control    

In this demonstration, the portal crane dynamics is modeled in Simulink and visualized in virtual reality. A standard external joystick can be used to control the end effector position.