
5
Simulink
®
5.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter serves as an introduction to the continuous simulation program, Simulink
®
. It is similar
in many ways to its predecessors such as CSMP (Continuous System Modeling Program), ACSL
(Advanced Continuous Simulation Language), TUTSIM (Twente University of Technology Simu-
lator), MATRIX-X, STELLA, and EASY5. The maj or advantage of Simulink stems from its tight
integration with MATLAB
®
, the data analysis and visualization program with its own structured
programming language. The numerous (37 at the time of this printing) MATLAB toolboxes in
diverse areas of engineering, science, and business extend the capabilities ...