Our first model – a cruise controller
There aren't many things in the world funnier than a sporty car. That's a fact.
Let's imagine we want to develop a simple cruise control system for such a car. This system will perform the following tasks:
- Read the target vehicle speed [km/h]
- Read the current vehicle speed [km/h]
- Command the throttle with the gas pedal [from 0 (not pressed) to 1 (fully pressed)]
This system will behave like a driver that keeps the car going straight using only the gas pedal to match the desired speed.
Let's get started!
Step 1 – create and save the model
After pointing MATLAB to your preferred working folder (for example, a folder called 1386EN_02 located in your home folder) and opening a new model, click on the Save button, or
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