Case Study: GasTOPS achieves faster simulations and risk mitigation with MathWorks Model-Based Design

Using Model-Based Design to Mitigate Risk: Q&A with GasTOPS

GasTOPS, a designer and manufacturer of advanced machinery fluid sensing and analysis products for defense, aviation, marine, energy, and transportation, needed to analyze the dynamic response and design the control strategy for the hybrid gas turbine and electric propulsion system on the USS Makin Island. They required accurate plant models, parametric studies, and code generation for hardware-in-the-loop tests while freeing engineers from developing software tools, so they adopted MathWorks' Model-Based Design approach using Simulink.

Using MathWorks' Model-Based Design and Simulink, GasTOPS built multidomain simulations to validate system behavior before sea trials, generate controller code for HIL testing, and create an onboard training environment. The MathWorks solution reduced simulation time from about six months to under two months, enabled model reuse to lower costs, and helped mitigate risk by catching issues in the design phase.

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Shaun Horning

Vice President of Technical & Engineering Services