Matlab Simulation Examples

3/2/01

Step Response
Mass-Damper system, Technique 2

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Step Response
Mass-Damper system, Technique 1

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Step Response
MSD System, Technique 1

Step Response
MSD System, Technique 2
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Examples of simulations using Matlab

Two methods of simulting dynamic systems are demonstrated:
1. Technique 1 uses state equations
2. Technique 2 uses transfer functions
Two systems are considered: a mass-damper and mass-spring-damper system.
M.A. Minor - 3/02/01 - ME3210

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% MASS-DAMPER VELOCITY SIMULATIONS (First order system)
% Technique #1 - Using state space matrices: xdot=Ax+Bu, y=Cx+Du
% Defining system variables
m=1;
b=1;
% Defining the A,B,C,D matrices
A=-b/m;
B=1/m;
C=1;
D=0;
sys=ss(A,B,C,D)
subplot(2,2,1) %figure(1)
% The step command simulates the response of the system to a step input and plots the
result.
step(sys);
title('Mass-Damper system, Technique 1')
% Technique #2 - Using the coefficients of the transfer function, V(s)/F(s)=(1/(ms+b))
num=1;
den=[m b]
sys=tf(num,den)
subplot(2,2,2) %figure(2)
step(sys);
title('Mass-Damper system, Technique 2')
% MASS-SPRING-DAMPER VELOCITY SIMULATIONS (Second order system)
% Simulating a second order system is very similar. Consider a MSD system:
k=10;
% First by technique 1:
subplot(2,2,3) %figure(3)
A=[-b/m -1/m
k
0]
B=[1/m 0]'
C=[1 0]
D=[0]
sys=ss(A,B,C,D);
step(sys);
title('MSD System, Technique 1')
% Technique 2: transfer function,
subplot(2,2,4) %figure(4)
num=[1 0];
den=[m b k];
sys=tf(num,den);
step(sys)
title('MSD System, Technique 2')