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Welcome to Adams/Controls
Welcome to Adams/Controls
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Adams/Controls
Adams/Controls, part of the MD R2 Adams® suite of software, is a plugin to MSC.Software’s
Adams/Car, Adams/Chassis, Adams/View, or Adams/Solver that helps you add sophisticated controls to
your Adams model. Adams/Controls lets you connect your Adams model to block diagrams that you've
developed with control applications such as Easy5® or MATLAB®.
Adams/Controls offers you the option of:
• Simulating the combined mechanical system and controller entirely within the controls
application.
• Simulating entirely within Adams.
• Solving the controls equations with the control package and solving the mechanical system
equations with Adams.
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Welcome to Adams/Controls
About the Adams/Controls Four-Step Process
The figure below describes the four-step process of combining controls with a mechanical system. Refer
to Getting Started Using Adams/Controls for detailed procedures for each step.
1. Build the Model - The first step in working with Adams/Controls is to build or import an Adams
model. The model should be complete and include all necessary geometry, constraints, forces,
and measures.
2. Identify the Adams Inputs and Outputs - Define the inputs and outputs through the information
or startup file in your Adams product. The outputs describe the variables that go to the controls
application (the output from the Adams model is the input to the controls system). The inputs
describe the variables that come back into Adams (the output of the controls application) and,
therefore, complete a closed loop between Adams and the controls application. All inputs and
outputs must be set up as variables. Optionally, export the plant system files from Adams for use
in the controls simulation software.
3. Build the Block Diagram - Build the control system block diagram with Easy5 or MATLAB.
Include the Adams plant in your block diagram, or if using Real-Time Workshop, export the
controls system and import into Adams.
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