What does vdp stand for? (Mathworks Example Simulation Model)

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Held - 2021-09-18T13:21:52+00:00
Question: What does vdp stand for? (Mathworks Example Simulation Model)

I was wondering why the models in the Mathwork Help Center are always called vdp. This is pure curiosity and a little bit insecurity if I should use the same variable :)  

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  • What does vdp stand for? (Mathworks Example Simulation Model)

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    Profile picture of John Williams John Williams answered . 2025-11-20

    Van der Pol equation : The mathematical model for the system is a well known second order ordinary differential equation with cubic nonlinearity. You'll find this model used in many examples in Matlabsolutions Documentation.
     
    Also, to open the VDP-Simulink, run the below command by entering it in the MATLAB Command Window.
    open_system(docpath(fullfile(docroot,'toolbox','simulink','examples','vdp')))
    Note : Web browsers do not support MATLAB commands.
     
    You can use 'vdp' as variable name because this is a model name, and not any function name.


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