The examples can be viewed also directly using standard VRML 97 browser plug-ins by clicking the corresponding "View virtual scene" links.

Below are some examples that were created using Simulink 3D Animation™, a tool that lets you view and interact with dynamic system simulations in a 3-D virtual reality environment. All of the behavioral dynamics of the examples are being driven by MATLAB® and Simulink® developed by The MathWorks, Inc. that allow effective creating dynamic models of real systems physics.   Read more.

Vehicle Dynamics Visualization with ESP / without ESP System

This example shows the visualization of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation being modeled by MATLAB and Simulink. In this example, the vehicle is being tested under various conditions on a testing circuit.     View virtual scene - Vehicle on a testing circuit, with active ESP system.     View virtual scene - Vehicle on a testing circuit, without active ESP system.     View virtual scene - Line change manoeuvre, shadow comparison of 2 cars with/without active ESP system.   Download zipped VRML worlds # Skoda Octavia model Copyright Skoda Auto, courtesy of Ismar VR, Czech Republic # Road geometry and simulation data generated using veDYNA by TESIS DYNAware, Germany

Crash Test with Airbag / without Airbag

This example shows a virtual reality visualization of an airbag influence during frontal crash tests. The dynamics of this simulation are being modeled using Simulink and SimMechanics. The effect of correctly deployed airbag is clearly visible - the passenger upper body movement is cushioned so that the head does not hit any part of the car. The movements are slowed down 3 times.     View virtual scene - Crash test simulation with airbag.     View virtual scene - Crash test simulation without airbag.   Download zipped VRML worlds # Simulink model and VRML world created by The MathWorks, Inc.

Four Cylinder IC Engine

This example shows virtual reality visualization of a four-cylinder internal combustion engine modeled with Simulink and SimMechanics.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world # Simulink model and VRML world created by The MathWorks, Inc.

Power Window Controller

Virtual reality representation of the anti-pinch window lift-mechanism allows studying the geometry of the design in combination with its modeled dynamics using Simulink, SimMechanics, and SimPowerSystems. According to safety standards, car power windows need to reverse direction before exerting a squeezing force of 100 to avoid accidental injuries.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world # Simulink model and VRML world created by The MathWorks, Inc.

Robot Arm

This model is a visualization of a detailed dynamic model of the Siemens Manutec r3 robot. All of the important physical effects are included in the dynamic model using SimMechanics, notably: the multibody dynamics, Coulomb friction, elasticity and damping in the gearboxes, the dynamics of the motors including the current controller and the tachogenerators, and the cascade controllers. All of the parameters of this model were obtained by experiment and can be found in the following paper. This model is used as a demanding benchmark to test the simulation capabilites of robot simulation packages.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world # "The Manutec r3 Benchmark Models for Dynamic Simulation of Robots", DLR FF-DR-ER, Technical Report TR T101-93, March 1993. Paper available at: www.citeseer.com # Simulink model and VRML world created by The MathWorks, Inc.

Conveyor Model

Simulation of a conveyor loader guided by a feedback controller with saturation limit and anti-windup logic using Simulink and SimMechanics. Controller actuates revolute crank to move pusher to a user-set reference position.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world # Simulink model and VRML world created by The MathWorks, Inc.

Solar System

This model represents the dynamics of inner Solar System (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth + Moon, Mars). For visualization purposes, the relative planet sizes to their distances and the distance between Moon and Earth were adjusted. Otherwise, the model is a good approximation of Solar system dynamics.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world

Plane Take-off

This example represents a simplified aircraft taking-off from a runway. There are several viewpoints defined in this model, both static and attached to the plane, allowing you to see the take-off from various perspectives.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world

Portal Crane

This example shows simulation of a portal crane with a predefined load trajectory.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world # The Portal crane VRML model is based on the work done by Mr. Martin Foltin and Mr. Samuel Bartos, Department of Automatic Control Systems, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Inverted Pendulum

A model of a 2-dimensional inverted pendulum controlled by a PID controller. VRML PlaneSensor output is used to change the setpoint (green cone) when the model is simulated in Simulink.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world

Heat Transfer

This example illustrates the use of the Simulink 3D Animation product with the MATLAB interface for manipulating complex objects. Unlike in previous examples, where single object properties (typically positions and rotations) are controlled by the dynamic model (realized in Simulink / SimMechanics), in this demonstration, matrix-type data is transferred between MATLAB and the virtual reality world. Using this feature, you can achieve massive color changes, morphing and other distributed parameters visualizations. This is useful for visualizing various physical phenomena. We use precalculated data of time-based temperature distribution in an L-shaped metal block and send that data to the virtual world.     View virtual scene   Download zipped VRML world