Ways to Use Adams Controls
You can use Adams Controls in a variety of ways.
Adams Controls offers you the option of simulating the combined mechanical system and controller:
■entirely within the controls application via Function Evaluation.
■entirely within Adams via Control System Import.
■by solving the controls equations with the control package and solving the mechanical system equations with Adams via co-simulation.
Using co-simulation or Function Evaluation:
By using Adams Controls with Adams View, you can animate your model and view the effects of the control system and any structural modifications you make. For faster simulation results, you can run Adams Controls directly with Adams Solver, MSC Software’s powerful analysis engine. The process is faster because you're running a simulation in batch mode.
You can also run Adams Controls with Adams template-based products, such as Adams Car, and others. In these environments, you run the simulations in batch mode and view model animations when the simulation is complete. Adams Car also requires co-simulation mode to run.
Using Control System Import:
You also have the option with Adams Controls to import the controls system definition into Adams. Importing the control system requires either Mathwork's Real-Time Workshop® or Easy5's XFE.