Does a tutorial on the use of the vehicle dynamics blockset exist?

I am exploring using the vehicle dynamics blockset to do some simulation work and am interested in using the template models provided. Are there tutorials available for the use of these templates, specifically on configuring vehicle parameters? For example, I would like to use the Passenger 14DOF Vehicle, but cannot find documentation on how to use it or the project it is attached to. Thanks.

[Mike Sasena]

We spoke on the phone recently, but I want to comment on this thread in case other MATLAB users have a similar question. (FYI, the documentation links require a valid Vehicle Dynamics Blockset license).

For people new to the product, the “ Getting Started with Vehicle Dynamics Blockset ” documentation provides links to several tutorials and general information.

As for the vehicle body templates specifically, they are intended as a test harness on one particular subsystem of interest. If you want to use these vehicle bodies in the context of a full vehicle model, then the vehicle reference applications are the best place to start. The “ Vehicle Reference Applications ” documentation provides more information on what’s included in these models and what kinds of analyses you can run with them.

Answer 1

[Chris Erkkinen]

Yes, as Mike stated in the comments, there are tutorials for the Vehicle Dynamics Blockset in the product documentation.

For users new to the product, start with the Getting Started tutorials.

You can also look at the documentation for the Vehicle Reference Applications.

You do need a Vehicle Dynamics Blockset license to view the documentation.

Hope that helps,

Chris Erkkinen

Senior Technical Writer, MathWorks

[Steve Schaefer]

There is also this webinar recording on "Getting Started with the Vehicle Dynmaics Blockset (VDBS)" from 10 April 2019.