Steve Miller

MathWorks

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Steve Miller is responsible for the technical marketing of the Simscape products at The MathWorks. Steve joined The MathWorks as an Application Engineer in 2005 and moved to the Design Automation Marketing group in 2006. Prior to that, Steve worked at Delphi Automotive in Braking Control Systems and at MSC.Software Adams consulting in various capacities at Ford, GM, Hyundai, BMW, and Audi. Steve has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

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Mars Rover Model in Simscape
Six-wheeled electrically-driven rover that navigates uneven terrain to retrieve a sample.

1 jour ago | 3 downloads |

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Modelling a spinning disk attached to a rod in simscape multibody
A model that is quite close to what you describe has been attached to this post: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answer...

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Modelling Foucault's pendulum attached to a cylindrical disk in Simscape Multibody
Hi Jake - attached to this answer is a model I built that I believe models the system you describe. Please note the location of...

16 jours ago | 1

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Fuel Cell Vehicle Model in Simscape
Fuel cell electric vehicle with battery model and cooling system.

environ un mois ago | 62 downloads |

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PMLSM simulation based on SVPWM
Hi - please see this example: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2021b/physmod/sps/ug/three-phase-pmlsm-drive.html -...

environ un mois ago | 0

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Battery Pack Design Solution for Battery EVs in Simscape
Battery pack model for thermal management tasks, with modules of cells in series and parallel.

environ un mois ago | 55 downloads |

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Describe the steps for create a mask with subsystems, simulink & multibody
Hi Jessica, There are a lot of things you can do with a Simulink Mask. The Simulink documentation describes each of these capa...

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Advantages of Simulink Multibody over other Multibody Software
Which simulation tool you use depends on many things, including your application, task you wish to perform, your experience leve...

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Simscape "Boost Converter" not functioning as expected.
As recommended by Antonio above: Open-loop analysis with stand-alone boost converter - use an ideal voltage source with value a...

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Solver was unable to reduce the step size without violating the minimum step size value
I examined your model. The diagnostic clearly points to the heat exchanger components. If you eliminate them from the loop, th...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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Quadcopter Drone Model in Simscape
Quadcopter with multibody, electrical and thermal models follows a path to deliver a package.

environ 2 mois ago | 72 downloads |

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How can I actuate spherical joint of Simscape/Multibody not by torque but by motion?
Through R2021b, the Spherical joint can only be directly actuated using a torque. You do have options for actuating a joint t...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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Simscape Multibody will not move
Hi Andy - you appear to have rigidly attached your wheels to the platform and to the World frame. Your landing gear should be c...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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Creating Gears with Extruded Solid
Take a look a this File Exchange submission: Simscape Multibody Parts Library https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/filee...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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I have Solar ,Battery in Discrete model but i want to run in continuous time
If your simulation results change when you switch from a variable-step solver to a fixed-step solver, you probably need to reduc...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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error normal force of sphere to plane force (3D contact model)
Hi - I was not able to run your model because many files are missing, including F:\biped ankle pushOff simulation\biped_DataFile...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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Gear geometry, constraints, and creation
1. Does the difference in geometry make any difference in the calculation of torque, friction, etc.? The transmitted force and ...

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How to edit 4-Post Rig example suspension geometry?
Hi Ricardo, There is a setting you should clear if you alter the hardpoint locations. Clear this checkbox so that it doesn't u...

environ 2 mois ago | 0

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Simscape Vehicle Templates
Set of templates for creating custom vehicle models using Simscape for use within Simulink.

environ 2 mois ago | 119 downloads |

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How to measure the acceleration of sun gear in planetary gear system?
Hi there - the constraints that define how the gears move with respect to each other are ideal. The effect of the teeth engagin...

2 mois ago | 1

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Simscape is aligning tyre wrong.
The initial position of the joints can be influenced using joint targets. Those are set within the joint. Here is a screenshot...

2 mois ago | 1

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reg sim mechanics total mi calculation and solidworks linking error...
To get the moment of inertia of a set of bodies, you can use the Inertia Sensor block in Simscape Multibody. It lets you measur...

2 mois ago | 0

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How to measure distance between wheel robot frame and uneven ground during motion in simscape multibody?
If you are measuring vertical distance only (z), you can measure the distance to a flat surface using the Rigid Transform block ...

2 mois ago | 0

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How to model and control and underwater robotic arm
There are many different approaches for creating a stable controller for your robotic arm. I would suggest you look at at this ...

2 mois ago | 0

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Attempting to model a "roller coaster" with curved rails and friction-based pad braking system
This can be done using a Point-on-Curve Constraint which is available in Simscape Multibody (formerly named SimMechanics). --St...

2 mois ago | 0

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I require plug-n nonlinear springs together to form a ring, to obtain a stress-deformationbehavior
You can programmatically build up a set of nonlinear springs using add_block(), add_line() commands. An example of how to do th...

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How to create VRML Environment using Creo and import to VR Sink block
If you are going to model the environment in CREO, you should be able to import that into Simscape Multibody as well. That woul...

2 mois ago | 0

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Inverse dynamics in SimMechanics 2nd Gen
You can perform inverse dynamic simulations with Simscape Multibody second generation technology. --Steve

2 mois ago | 0

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Controlling two links by moving the first link follow with second link in simmechanics?
Yes. If the links are two independent degrees of freedom, you can actuate the joints that move them independently. You could h...

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How to solve situation showing picture below?
I believe based on the image you can replace the spherical joints with universal joints at the top and bottom (or even just at t...

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