Object oriented modeling tool for creating a model running on Veristand real-time target

[TTRD]

We are looking for a tool that allows us to create a model (with hydraulic and mechanical components), which can be run on a Veristand real-time target. The tool should support object oriented modeling (not just signal oriented modeling).

By reading some documentation, I'm certain that SimulationX supports a dll-Export explicitly designed for Veristand. Alternatives may be Matlab/Simulink (including SimMechanics, SimHydraulics, Real-Time Workshop), Dymola or MapleSim (and perhaps others).

Has anyone some experience with a similar task and can recommend a tool or run into problems with one of the mentioned tools?

[PhilipDeppe]

Hi,

These are the supported modeling environments:

•The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink® software

•LabVIEW

•LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module

•MapleSim models from Maplesoft

•SimulationX from ITI

•GT-POWER engine models from Gamma Technologies Inc.

•Tesis DYNAWare models

•NI MATRIXx SystemBuild

•Esterel SCADE Suite

•C/C++/FORTRAN/Ada

I would prefer LabVIEW, because it's easy to create models and if you need Custom Devices you don't need to use a second development environment. Labview can create models and custom devices! Anyway Matrixx and Simulink are good modeling envireonments as well.

[TTRD]

Hi,

thanks for your answer. But is there really the possibility of object oriented modeling in LabView? Is there a hydraulics library for example?

I am not certain, if "object oriented modeling" is a generally known term: In this article there is a nice comparison of what I call object oriented modeling and signal oriented modeling.

[PhilipDeppe]

LabVIEW has several toolkits but not for hydraulics. SimulationX includes a hydraulics library. By the way: ITI is an Alliance Partner of NI.