This example models a mining loader with fully actuated steer, boom, and bucket tilt systems. Both axles are powered.
- Size actuators using prescribed motion for cylinder positions.
- Tune control systems using abstract actuation systems.
- Explore kinematics of bucket linkage.
- Measure mechanical loads with abstract models for fast simulation.
- Evaluate braking distance by sweeping test conditions.
- Develop virtual braking sensors by training surrogate models using generated data.
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Acknowledgements: MathWorks would like to thank
- M V Krishna Teja, PhD, Virtual Proving Ground and Simulation Lab, Raghupati Singhania Centre of Excellence at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for providing the tire parameters for this example.
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