Automotive industry deals with reciprocating engines, in which the piston has a linear motion within …
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How to format plot axes with Latex in Scilab
In order to characterize the basic performance of an internal combustion engine, over …
Basic geometric parameters of the ICE’s piston and cylinder
A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) has two sources of power, an internal combustion …
BMW’s iPerformance plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain architecture
The Energy Method provides an alternative way to determine the mathematical model (equations …
Energy Method for modeling conservative dynamic systems
One of the most important concept in programming is the variable. The variable …
Data types in C programming language
A dynamic system can be represented mathematically in various forms, such as: set …
Dynamic system representation in configuration and matrix form
In control engineering and control theory the transfer function of a system is …
How to find the transfer function of a system
In this tutorial we are going to perform a very detailed mathematical analysis …
RL circuit – detailed mathematical analysis
A nonlinear function can be approximated with an linear function in a certain …
Linearization – linear approximation of a nonlinear function
Real world applications electric circuits are, most of the time, quite complex and …
Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage Law (KCL and KVL) with Xcos example
The intention of this tutorial is to explain what an open or closed …
Open loop vs. closed loop control systems (with Xcos simulations)
In the table below you can find the equivalent between the Simulink® and …
Xcos vs. Simulink® – Logic and Bit Operations library conversion
In this modeling and simulation tutorial, we are going to analyze the dynamic …
Simple engine and driveline modeling and simulation
In the table below you can find the equivalent between the Simulink® and …
Xcos vs. Simulink® – Mathematical operations library conversion
Quarter-car suspension models are used to study the dynamics of a vehicle’s suspension. …
Quarter-car suspension modeling and simulation in Xcos
The study of classical mechanics starts with Newton’s laws (principles) of motion. These laws …
The principles of classical (Newtonian) mechanics
Newton’s second law of motion states that in an inertial reference frame, the vector …