Modeling Physical Systems in Teaching - Technology and Didactics

Modeling dynamical systems is an integral part of engineering and science degree curricula. The mass-spring-damper system is one of the prime examples students work with starting in their first year.

In this webinar, we demonstrate different modeling approaches and philosophies with the help of the rotating pendulum. We start with symbolic, textual modeling in MATLAB and work our way to advanced physical modeling techniques using Simscape/SimMechanics. We show how the first approach nicely replicates traditional pen-on-paper calculations taught in freshman courses, and how the physical modeling environment allows for analyzing complex systems encountered in higher-level courses. We will compare the two modeling approaches with respect modeling complexity and accessibility and create animations as an effective means to verification.

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