Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems using Simscape

Modeling the behavior of mechatronic systems is an important step for analysis, synthesis, and optimal design of such systems. One key training necessary for developing this expertise is to have comfort and understanding of the basic physics of different domains. A second need is a suitable software tool that implements these laws with appropriate flexibility and is easy to learn.

Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems using Simscape addresses these two needs. It is written for an audience who will likely have good knowledge and comfort in one of the several domains that we will consider, but not necessarily all domains. The book will also serve as a guide for students to learn how to develop mechatronic system models with Simscape. The book uses many examples from different engineering domains to demonstrate how to develop mechatronic system models and what type of information can be obtained from the analyses.

MATLAB and Simscape are used throughout the book to provide example figures.