Uses and Examples of SystemModeler

Stewart Platform: Analyze Parallel Manipulator

A Stewart platform is a parallel robot consisting of a surface supported by six independently actuated legs. The platform can be arbitrarily positioned and oriented in three dimensions. Applications include everything from flight simulators to precise experimental optics to machine tools.

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SystemModeler 3 and Mathematica 8 or 9.

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Sensitivity Analysis

Study the sensitivity of the six state variables to a systematic error in the length of one leg.
         
 
Linear actuator in which a control force drives the leg length toward the reference signal
  
   
   
         
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Create a component representing an idealized linear actuator that can be reused in other mechanical models.
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