MATLAB based graphical user interface application for vibration simulation of beam structure

Author

Eek, Rickey Ting Pek ; Binti Abd Jalil, Nurhanafifi ; Sahlan, Shafishuhaza ; Mat Darus, Intan Z.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Mech. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

fYear

2013

fDate

7-9 April 2013

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

38

Abstract

This paper represents the Graphical User Interface (GUI) MATLAB application for teaching in vibration simulation of beam structure. The fixed-free mode of flexible beam is chosen. The finite difference (FD) method is proposed in this paper as the algorithm for the beam motion. The layout of the GUI is built using `guide´ MATLAB which contains many components which can be programmed easily to run the FD algorithm. As a result, the GUI is user friendly due to the easiness to get understanding and the results of the simulation. All the parameters used in FD method can be saved in any named file and location set by the user, especially the output and the input will be used in System Identification.

Keywords

beams (structures); digital simulation; finite difference methods; graphical user interfaces; mathematics computing; structural engineering computing; vibrations; GUI layout; Matlab; beam motion; beam structures; finite difference method; fixed-free mode; flexible beams; graphical user interface; vibration simulation; Computational modeling; Computers; Education; Finite difference methods; Graphical user interfaces; MATLAB; Vibrations; Flexible Beam; Graphical User Interface; MATLAB;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers & Informatics (ISCI), 2013 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Langkawi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0209-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCI.2013.6612371

Filename

6612371