Project Objective
This project aims to model a sliding pendulum in Simulink or Simscape Multibody and analyse cart displacement, pendulum angle, constraint forces and transient response. It is suitable for engineering scholars and PhD researchers who need a clear model explanation, simulation workflow and thesis-ready result discussion.
System Architecture
The implementation can be organized as a modular research model with plant, controller, measurement and result-visualization blocks. This page is structured for literature extension, methodology writing and reproducible simulation reporting.
- cart or slider body connected to a pendulum link
- revolute and prismatic joint definitions with gravity
- input force or initial-angle excitation model
- measurement blocks for displacement, angular motion and energy response
Research Methodology
The recommended methodology begins with base-case modelling, parameter selection and initial validation. The next step is to introduce the control, energy-management, protection or fault-diagnosis algorithm and evaluate the system under carefully selected operating conditions. The final report should compare baseline and improved responses using measurable indicators.
Recommended Simulation Cases
- free oscillation from initial pendulum angle
- cart force input and coupled pendulum response
- damping sensitivity and settling behaviour
- linearised versus nonlinear motion interpretation