This week we continue looking at new features in R2015b. After going through editing features, let's now look at new features affecting how blocks work. Waveform Generator Block Using a... read more >>

MATLAB R2015b has been recently released. It's time to see what's new! When going through the release notes, what hits me the most is that R2015b contains a ton of small improvements that will... read more >>

Today I want to share a trick I recently found out. The Problem: Getting the Value of Nested Mask Parameters I want to write a script that will look in a model for blocks of a particular type,... read more >>

The other day, I was teaching a lab for recently hired at MathWorks. In that lab, I ask attendees to program LEGO MINDSTORMS robots using Simulink. One of the things I see in this lab is that people... read more >>

Update: The Modeling and Simulation Challenge group has been deprecated. I recommend looking at Simulink OnRamp, which can be run in MATLAB Online in your browser. ---------------- I am sure... read more >>

Did you notice that in R2015a, simulations now have metadata in their output? What is simulation metadata? The getSimulationMetadata method of the Simulink.SimulationOutput object returns a... read more >>

I have seen many users run into trouble when resolving an algebraic loop, so this week I want to explain why you should never break a continuous algebraic loop with a Memory block. The... read more >>

Today I will share a technique I often use when debugging Simulink models, and more especially Simscape models. Algebraic Constraint Violated Did you ever run into the following... read more >>

Some time ago, I wrote a post about Getting the most out of Rapid Accelerator mode. That post describes how to use the RapidAcceleratorUpToDateCheck = 'off' option to skip the initialization... read more >>

Today I want to share a technique I like to use when I need to create custom hydraulic components in Simscape. The Problem I often get questions similar to the following from users: I need... read more >>