About Marine system simulator

The Marine Systems Simulator (MSS) is a Matlab/Simulink library and simulator for marine systems. It includes models for ships, underwater vehicles, and floating structures. The library also contains guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) blocks for real-time simulation.

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How to download and install Marine system simulator

The library is available for download at GitHub (link).

Getting started with Marine system simulator

  1. After downloading the library unzip it to your matlab directory. Default location is C:\Program Files\matlab\R2017a. Add the \MSS folder.
  2. Open matlab, and under the home menu choose "set path" → "add with subfolders" and select the new \MSS folder.
  3. Save the "set path" window and close.
  4. Type "Help MSS" in the console to get a light explanation to the content of the library

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