Appendix A: User Information and Instructions for MATLAB®

A.1 Required MATLAB Toolkits

To utilize the MATLAB and Simscape MultibodyTM files that accompany this textbook (available for download at https://www.routledge.com/p/book/9781032328317), the following toolkits must be included when installing MATLAB:

  • Symbolic Math Toolbox: Required for performing symbolic mathematics
  • Optimization Toolbox: Required for solving equations (e.g., simultaneous equation sets)
  • Simscape Multibody, Simscape and Simulink: Required for running Simscape Multibody files

To view the installed toolkits, the user can type the command ver in the MATLAB command window. The MATLAB and Simscape Multibody™ files that accompany this textbook can also be downloaded from ...

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