Solution Partner Product

Simscape Multibody Link

MathWorks

Simscape Multibody Link enables you to integrate your SOLIDWORKS CAD assemblies with electrical, hydraulic, control, and other systems, and simulate your entire system within the Simulink environment. You can refine the requirements for your mechanical system and optimize system-level performance.

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Simscape Multibody Link enables you to integrate your SOLIDWORKS CAD assemblies with electrical, hydraulic, and control systems, and simulate your entire system within the Simulink environment. A plug-in lets you export SOLIDWORKS CAD assemblies to an XML file and corresponding geometry files. Importing the XML file into MATLAB creates bodies using the geometry files and converts CAD mate definitions to joints. Simulation can be used to refine the requirements for your mechanical system and optimize system-level performance.

Features

  • Automatically assembles multibody simulation model from SOLIDWORKS CAD assembly
  • Rigid subassemblies in SOLIDWORKS are converted into a single rigid body in Simscape Multibody.
  • Mass, inertia, and location of the part center of gravity automatically transferred to simulation model
  • Topology and constraints automatically transferred to simulation model

Benefits

  • Fewer iterations on mechanical design because requirements are accurate and consistent
  • Fewer mechanical prototypes because mistakes are caught earlier
  • Reduced system cost because components are not oversized
  • Less system downtime because integrated system is tested using virtual commissioning on a digital twin

Resources

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Robot Arm with Conveyor Belts

This example models a robotic arm and two conveyor belts. One conveyor belts bring blocks to the robot. The robot grabs the block, flips it over and transfers it to another conveyor belt which tran…

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Scissor Lift Test Environment

This example shows a scissor lift modeled in Simscape Multibody. The lift is run through some simple tests to explore requirements for the actuator and see how the entire system behaves.

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Mechatronic Running Robot

This model shows how a running or walking robot can be modeled to support system design. This four-legged robot has compliant legs that can store and re-release kinetic energy. As such it is biolog…

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Water Wheel Generator

This example models the transfer of power from hydraulic flow to an electrical system. Water flowing from a spout fills buckets on a water wheel. A hole in the bottom of each bucket allows the wate…

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