Motor Grader Design with Simscape

This example models a motor grader with fully actuated drawbar, blade, front axle steer and lean systems. Test harness models let you test individual systems.

• Size actuators using prescribed motion for cylinder positions.
• Tune control systems using abstract actuation systems.
• Explore kinematics of drawbar linkage.
• Measure mechanical loads with abstract models for fast simulation.
• Test powertrain architectures with CVT models, including power split designs.
• Develop operator assist algorithms within Simulink

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Setup

Open the project file Motor_Grader_Simscape.prj to get started.

Motor Grader Animation Clip

Model of Motor Grader

Motor Grader Subsystems

Drawbar and Blade Actuation Systems

To learn more about modeling and simulation with Simscape, please visit:

• Simscape Getting Started Resources
• Product Capabilities:
  • Simscape™
  • Simscape Battery™
  • Simscape Driveline™
  • Simscape Electrical™
  • Simscape Fluids™
  • Simscape Multibody™

License

The license is available in the LICENSE.md file in this GitHub repository.

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