Guidance on Integrating JSBSim as a Simulink S-Function in MATLAB 2024a on Windows

[hb-aero]

Hello JSBSim Team,

I am planning to use JSBSim as the plant for my aircraft model and design a control architecture in MATLAB/Simulink. I want to integrate JSBSim as an S-function in Simulink. However, I have encountered several problems trying to do this.

My current setup is:

Windows 10

MATLAB 2024a

MinGW compiler for MATLAB

Visual Studio Insider installed (planning to switch to Visual Studio 2022)

JSBSim source code (not yet built)

As someone without a strong software background, I am unsure about the exact steps I should follow to make this integration work. My questions are:

1. Should I build JSBSim first, and if so, should it be built as an executable or a library?

2. Should I use Visual Studio 2022 for the build?

3. Once built, what is the recommended approach to wrap JSBSim as a MATLAB S-function?

4. Are there any example projects or step-by-step instructions for Windows + MATLAB 2024a users?

Any detailed guidance or instructions would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to successfully integrate JSBSim as the plant in my Simulink control design.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[agodemar]

@hb-aero did you go through the explanation here: JSBSim interface with MATLAB?