Description : The VTB is a software environment that has been developed for design, analysis, and virtual prototyping of large-scale multi-technical systems [1-4]. The two most important features of the VTB are (i) it has the capability of integrating models, that have been created in a variety of languages such as SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis), ACSL_ (Advanced Continuous Simulation Language) and SABER_, into one simulation environment, and (ii) it provides advanced displays of simulation results including full-motion animation of mechanical components, oscilloscope-like displays of waveform data, and imaginative mappings of computed results onto the system topology [1-4]. Consider a multi-technical dynamic system, which consists of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical components. Simulation of such a system is usually challenging since the existing simulation tools are generally developed for specific applications [1-4]. For example, ACSL and MATLAB_ are excellent tools for modeling and simulation of control systems, which include mechanical and electromechanical parts for which the differential equations can be easily written [3].
Source : http://vtb.engr.sc.edu/
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