Required and Related Products

Simulink^® Design Optimization™ software requires MATLAB^®, Simulink, and Optimization Toolbox™ software.

The following table summarizes MathWorks^® products that extend and complement the Simulink Design Optimization software. For current information about these and other MathWorks products, visit https://www.mathworks.com/products/.

Product	Description
Control System Toolbox	Enables you to design controllers for linear time-invariant (LTI) models using optimization methods.
Global Optimization Toolbox	Provides genetic algorithms, and direct search methods to estimate and optimize model parameters.
Deep Learning Toolbox	Provides Simulink models of neural networks for optimization-based control design.
Parallel Computing Toolbox	Enables parallel computing on multicore processors and multiprocessor networks to speed up estimation and optimization.
Simulink Control Design	Lets you linearize Simulink models. Use Simulink Design Optimization software to design controllers for linearized models using optimization methods.
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox	Provides additional probability distributions and statistical analysis techniques for sensitivity analysis.
System Identification Toolbox	Lets you estimate linear and nonlinear models from measured data. Import the estimated model into Simulink software, and use Simulink Design Optimization software for optimization-based control design.