MathWorks is simplifying model-based design for engineers and researchers in the aerospace, automotive, and wireless communications industries with a new MATLAB release that includes 28 new features, including defect-proofing testing and requirements traceability.

MathWorks announced on the 20th that it recently announced Release 2023b of its MATLAB and Simulink product families.

This R2023b release includes new products and several major updates that simplify the workflows of engineers and researchers, supporting reliable and systematic design and requirements testing.
A new product, Simulink Fault Analyzer, announced in R2023b performs fault injection simulations without engineering design modifications, with systematic fault impact and safety analysis through simulation.

Engineers can perform safety analyses, such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), by measuring fault triggers and occurrence times under specific system conditions.

When used with the Requirements Toolbox, this product enables engineers to create and document formal connections between faults, hazards, fault detection and mitigation logic, and other artifacts.

Polyspace Test also helps engineers develop, manage, and run C and C++ code on embedded systems.

Polyspace xUnit API and a graphical test authoring editor allow users to create stubs and mock objects to isolate and verify components under test, while Polyspace Tests enables engineers to run and automate tests on host computers or embedded targets, and trace tests back to requirements.

“As design models grow in complexity, simulation becomes an essential engineering tool,” said Dominic Viens, director of technical product marketing at MathWorks. “The new products and updates in R2023b are designed to simplify model-based design and help engineers and researchers achieve their best results.”