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Today, let me share why I would model and simulate while designing a race car.
Bottom line: It can save you time, resources, and help you test your ideas that would be difficult to realize using hardware prototypes.
Modeling
Modeling is a way to create a virtual representation of a real-world system that… read more >>

Today’s guest post is by Veer Alakshendra. Veer will be sharing a Simscape – Simulink modeling and controls workflow for pneumatic actuators throwing a ball at a target.
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For last few years, I have been following RoboCon very closely. Fortunately, this year I got a chance to watch the live… read more >>

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Today’s guest post is by Maitreyee Mordekar. Maitreyee is in charge of the MathWorks student drone competitions. She’ll be sharing first hand experience from an event where students were progamming the Parrot Mambo Minidrone using Simulink.
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You like using Simulink? –  or need an opportunity to learn the software better? You… read more >>

Today,  Jose Avendano Arbelaez shares another guest post with us. Make sure you let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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The rise of project-based learning and low-cost electronics kits have made it possible for an increasing number of primary and secondary school students to gain classroom experience with robots… read more >>

Today,  Jose Avendano Arbelaez shares another guest post with us. Make sure you let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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Robotics programmers have been putting more emphasis on simulation for both hardware and software design. Here are a few reasons why:

You may not have available hardware, or selecting… read more >>

We regularly hear about the need for HQ tire test data. Teams need it for modeling their vehicles, conducting lap-time simulation or even race-(scenario)-simulations. As we are good with software and not so good in getting our hands dirty, we thought we could help by providing a script for tire… read more >>

A Unique Support Package
Speedgoat and MathWorks are offering a unique support package to select Formula Student teams.
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Some Background
Automotive student racing teams are typically brilliant when it comes to modeling new ideas and advanced concepts. An area where I have seen teams performing less effective was deploying algorithms onto their… read more >>

In today’s post, Wojciech Regulski introduces you to modeling fluid dynamics using MATLAB. Wojciech has a PhD in mechanical engineering from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, and has specialized in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in his research work. Wojciech also co-founded the QuickerSim company that specializes in development of  fluid flow simulation software.
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Today, I am happy to introduce Andrea Casadio, he is a junior mechanical engineer and first-time guest in this blog. Andrea is going to describe his thesis work at Politecnico di Torino in which he developed Simscape™ libraries for vehicle modeling.
Thank you Andrea for providing the community with your work on… read more >>

Many students I know take issue with Plato’s famous quote: “Students are lazy, disengaged and have bad manners” (The Republic VIII, 562b-563e). Stepping back from the ‘bad manners’ accusation, engaging and effectively teaching bored students can be challenging and the reasons behind haven’t become clear to me for quite some… read more >>