Mastering Simulink 4 (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

James B. Dabney (Author), Thomas L. Harman (Author)

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Publication Date: April 5, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0130170852 | ISBN-13: 978-0130170859 | Edition: 2

Mastering Simulink® presents readers with in-depth coverage of programming using Simulink. This book is intended to serve as a detailed tutorial for all new users of Simulink and as a reference for experienced users. The book presents an overview of Simulink and describes in detail the procedures for building, editing, and running a Simulink model. Provides explanations for debugging techniques, including the interactive debugger. Introduces Stateflow™, a Simulink extension which adds the capability to model finite state machines subsystems using a variant of the popular Statecharts formalism. Covers subsystems, masking, callbacks, graphical animations, and S-functions. For anyone interested in Control Theory and Operational Amplifiers.

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"...there are numerous engaging illustrations of situations involving motivation ... It is likely to appeal to a concrete, down-to-earth type of person looking for very practical advice." -- Dr. Jeffrey G. Reed, Marian College"Each section uses a variety of tools to engage and challenge the reader ... These tools lead the reader to greater self-discovery." -- Dr. Kenneth Davis, Villanova University

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Mastering Simulink® presents readers with in-depth coverage of programming using Simulink. This book is intended to serve as a detailed tutorial for all new users of Simulink and as a reference for experienced users. The book presents an overview of Simulink and describes in detail the procedures for building, editing, and running a Simulink model. Provides explanations for debugging techniques, including the interactive debugger. Introduces Stateflow™, a Simulink extension which adds the capability to model finite state machines subsystems using a variant of the popular Statecharts formalism. Covers subsystems, masking, callbacks, graphical animations, and S-functions. For anyone interested in Control Theory and Operational Amplifiers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (April 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130170852
• ISBN-13: 978-0130170859
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A brief introduction, certainly not "mastering Simulink", June 20, 2001

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This review is from: Mastering Simulink 4 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I have been using Simulink ever since it's born in early 90's. I got this book because I have "Mastering Simulink 2" from the same authors. Few years ago, Simulink official manual is poorly written in the sense that a lot of important information were left out. "Master Simulink 2" was useful then. Starting Matlab 6, MathWorks has put in a big effort to roll out its official manuals, especially on Simulink 4. Therefore, this new book has little value (no more information) on top of the existing manuals.

This book has a few nontrivial c-mex file examples that are pretty much the only useful pages I can get some benefits from. The official manual "Writing S-Function" covers a lot more detailed materials to show user how to write c-mex, Fortran-mex, Ada-mex files with Simulink, which is the essence of building any real world design applicaiton. The book did not talk about Simulink Performance Tools, which is a very useful side product to work with Simulink.

Overall, for any beginner who can not access the official MATLAB 6/Simulink 4 manuals, this book is a good choice to solve some simple "textbook" problems. But I doubt anyone can learn much from this book to accomplish serious, pratical, and real-world design applications.

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers All Of The Important Capabilities Of Simulink, November 9, 2008

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This review is from: Mastering Simulink 4 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

"We intend for this book to serve both as a tutorial for new users of Simulink and as a reference for experienced users.
The book COVERS ALL OF THE IMPORTANT CAPABILITIES OF SIMULINK, including sybsystems, masking, callbacks, S-Functions, and debugging....."
[from the book of the preface]