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MatSWMM
DormantMATLAB (and Python/LabVIEW) co-simulation with SWMM — built for real-time control research.
- Pricing
- Open Source
- License
- Open source (see repository)
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- MATLAB, SWMM, Python
- Platform
- Windows, macOS, Linux
About MatSWMM
MatSWMM wraps the SWMM engine for co-simulation from MATLAB, Python and LabVIEW: step the model in time, read system states, and apply control actions — the loop that real-time-control research needs. It came out of the Riaño-Briceño et al. work on RTC of urban drainage and has been cited widely in the smart-stormwater literature.
Development has been quiet for years and PySWMM now covers the same ground with more momentum, but for MATLAB/Simulink-centric control groups MatSWMM remains the established bridge — and the published benchmark many RTC papers still reference.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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