The Simulink® product family builds on MATLAB, adding functionality for Model-Based Design, system-level simulation, and implementation of embedded systems. Simulink provides a block-diagram environment for modeling, simulating, and implementing complex systems—particularly for control, DSP, and communications systems. Other Simulink tools are Stateflow®, for modeling and implementing even-driven systems; Real-Time Workshop®, for automatically generating real-time code; and xPC Target, for rapid prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
MATLAB and Simulink are used throughout the automotive, aerospace, communications, electronics, and industrial automation industries as fundamental tools for research and development. They are also used for modeling and simulation in increasingly technical fields, such as financial services and computational biology. MATLAB and Simulink enable the design and development of a wide range of advanced products, including automotive systems, aerospace flight control and avionics, telecommunications and other electronics equipment, industrial machinery, and medical devices.