MATLAB / SIMULINK / TOOLBOX
Training Courses

Hands on laboratory courses stressing practical usage techniques
for product development and research engineers

Matlab Partner

Since 1994
  • Instruction by leading technical expert
  • Learn by example
  • Hands-on, on-site laboratory instruction
  • Extensive use of examples, hints & shortcuts
  • Practical modeling and simulation techniques
    • Incorporate client-specific applications
    • In-depth MATLAB, SIMULINK & Toolbox coverage
    • Free customized course outlines available
    • Advice on client's specific technical issues
    • Flexible scheduling

    Why choose Dr. Sidman's MATLAB/SIMULINK/Toolbox Training Courses?  The training courses taught by Dr. Sidman reflect his extensive experience as a recognized leader in both product design and applied research.  His practical perspective and unique interdisciplinary approach span a wide range of dynamic system and signal processing applications. By scheduling this course on-site, attendees are able to freely discuss design issues of concern to them and receive expert advice.   Clients are encouraged to supply their own sample problems to be incorporated as class examples.  Besides course notes, participants each receive a disk containing course material, examples and models which run under MATLAB or SIMULINK.  

    The INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB and SIMULINK COURSE is a two day hands-on laboratory course that makes extensive use of examples and stresses practical modeling and simulation techniques.  The course covers MATLAB fundamentals and commands, language constructs, matrix and vector operations, manipulations and functions, math functions, graphics, control flow, M-file scripts and functions, file I/O, and SIMULINK fundamentals.  The course also covers selected portions of the Control System and Signal Processing Toolboxes and the practical usage of SIMULINK for application areas of interest such as electromechanical systems, electric motors and motor drives, motion control systems, chemical process control, signal processing modeling and simulation.

    The INTERMEDIATE MATLAB/SIMULINK COURSE is a two, three or four day, hands-on laboratory course intended for engineers with some previous MATLAB experience.  The course includes a review of the above MATLAB material, but delves deeper into sophisticated usage of SIMULINK, including vectorized model and subsystem construction, compound masking, and importing and exporting SIMULINK data and parameters.  The use of MATLAB and SIMULINK for modeling and analyzing signal processing and control systems is also covered, as well as many practical hints and caveats to achieve successful simulations.  The class develops, builds and runs several SIMULINK models of practical control system and signal processing problems found in industry.  Selected portions of the Signal Processing and Control System Toolboxes, such as practical analog and digital filter design may be included, as well as digital control examples.

    An ADVANCED COURSE for seasoned users allows more time to work on SIMULINK problems of interest to the class, to cover system identification fundamentals and examples, to introduce the use of the DSP Blockset and cover additional Tooboxes and Blocksets and/or advanced SIMULINK topics such as S-function construction, extracting linearized models, parameter estimation and dynamic process optimization.  This course may also be added on to the Intermediate Course, above.

    Customers may also request a 3 or 4 day CUSTOMIZED MATLAB/ SIMULINK/ TOOLBOX TRAINING COURSE with covered Toolboxes and Blocksets you select from the list below and case studies prepared for your specific application. Simply tell us what you need, and we'll draft a free customized course outline you can distribute to interested in-house attendees.

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    Available Toolbox & Blockset Coverage

    • SIMULINK
    • Signal Processing Toolbox
    • Filter Design Toolbox
    • Control Systems Toolbox
    • Stateflow
    • Symbolic Math Toolbox
    • Optimization Toolbox
    • Nonlinear Control Design Toolbox
    • System Identification Toolbox
    • Digital Signal Processing Blockset
    • Fixed Point Blockset
    • Real-Time Workshop
    • Database Toolbox
    • Excel Link
    • More are being added all the time!

    Application Areas

    • Computer systems peripherals
    • Electromechanical systems and products
    • Control system design/analysis
    • Modeling, simulation and optimization
    • Chemical and industrial process control
    • Signal processing and filtering
    • Test equipment/instrumentation
    • Digital servo systems
    • Motor and motion control
    • System identification/parameter estimation
    • Aerospace and naval signal & control systems
    • Speech Processing

    The Instructor

    Dr. Sidman has been a Third Party Provider/MATLAB Partner and consultant to The MathWorks beginning in 1994 and provides advanced, comprehensive training directly to its customers.  Dr. Sidman has performed both alpha and beta testing for The MathWorks.  With 30 years as a practicing engineer in industry, Dr. Sidman brings a practical perspective to MATLAB and SIMULINK training, helping you get your design and analysis tasks done most expeditiously. He also provides expert technical advice on your specific concerns during the course.

    Please see Dr. Sidman's MATLAB NEWS & NOTES feature article, Control Design Made Faster and More Effective.

    Michael D. Sidman, Ph.D. Engineering Consultant

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