ES 3011 C-2018
Lab #1: Introduction to MATLAB and Simulink
INTRODUCTION
In this lab, you and a partner will follow a set of instructions outlined and learn the basics of MATLAB
and Simulink. This session is geared for you to become comfortable and knowledgeable with this
software for use in future labs.
Please have the following outline for your report:
1. A few sentences of introduction of the topic of the lab.
2. Your code from MATLAB.
3. Screenshots of your final Simulink Model.
4. A paragraph concluding the report explaining the goals, what you learned, and any other
conclusions.
MATLAB TUTORIAL
1. Go to CANVAS and open the MATLAB_Tutorial File
2. Read and go through exercises from Chapter 1, 2, and 3 through ‘Identity Matrix’, but skip 3D
Plotting, multi-dimensional arrays, and structures as we won’t need this.
3. Create a script in MATLAB that does the following:
a. Adds two 3x3 Identity matrices and multiplies that result by the vector [
1
2
3
].
b. Plots the function y=sin(t) from 0 to 10 seconds with labeled axes and a title.
c. Finds the roots of 𝑠
4 + 3𝑠
3 − 15𝑠
2 − 2𝑠 + 9. Hint: First declare ‘s=tf(‘s’)’ and use
zero(_yourFunction_) to find the roots.
4. Take screenshots of outputs.
5. Copy and Paste your code from MATLAB.
SIMULINK TUTORIAL
1. Go to CANVAS and open the Simulink_Tutorial File.
2. Start with Chapter 2 and read through the basics of Simulink. No submission needed from this
section.
3. In Chapter 3, follow through the tutorial and take a screen shot of the final Simulink model.
Make sure your screen shot has the time and date displayed.