Modeling a Vibrating String with Simscape

Simscape model of the transverse vibration of a flexible tensioned string.

These files model the transverse vibrations of a tensioned flexible string following the theory described in Garrett [1]. A seven segment model is shown here.

A Simscape Code file is provided that implements a ten-segment version a piece of a longer string. These model may be cascaded to make models woth more segments. A 40-segment string model is provided. That model created the string displacement movie below. The string is first pulled at the center to its starting position, then released fi vibrate freely.

[1] Garrett, S.L. (2020). String Theory. In: Understanding Acoustics. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Cham.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44787-8_3.