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Article: Tesla Motors Uses MathWorks Tools for Model-Based Design to Develop World's First Electric Production Sports Car.
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- April 21, 2009
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Detailed Simulations from MathWorks Modeling Tools Enable Engineers to Evaluate Design Tradeoffs of Groundbreaking Concept Vehicle
DETROIT -- The MathWorks today announced that Silicon Valley electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors employed Model-Based Design tools from The MathWorks to develop the 2008 Tesla Roadster, the world's first electric production sports car.
To meet aggressive technology goals on a strict budget and timeline, the Tesla Motors design team relied on Simulink and MATLAB to model the entire vehicle and its major subsystems. Engineers combined individual models for each major system of the car, including the motor, battery, ...