i need to have a variable which i can access into and assign to during the simulation in simulink. any suggestions please?

i am implementing a motion planning algorithm in simulink, I have to collect the successful nodes in a multi dimensional array on the go during simulation and also be able to access the nodes. Currently the only options i came across are

1. Initializing, lets say 500x2 array in matlab workspace,then use it as a initial value in data store memory block in simulink. I also declared the data store memory block as global so that i can access it into other function's work space. Every time i want to add a node i read the data store memory value and then write into it by assignment from a matlab function block.
2. using persistent variables within the scope of matlab function blocks.

I am still trying to implement the above two ideas. But i am a bit skeptic and i am seeking some experts advice here for better options.

Also, I will be generating vehicle waypoints which will be an array of size nx2 at every iteration which i need to store somewhere accessible during simulation. If not the whole array at least the end point of the waypoint array, i need to be able to use for every next iteration (as the rest of the waypoint array values can be written to matlab workspace which i can access after the simulation is complete).

When i implemented the algorithm in .m script file i used cell array to store the array of waypoints generated at every iteration.

Answer 1

[Nishant Gupta]

You can use 'To workspace' block, it might help you. Refer to the following link for its documentation:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/toworkspace.html

[giridhar vitta-bukka]

'To workspace' block doesnt solve my problem. as i mentioned in my question clearly that i need to collect values in an array on the go during simulation and also be able to access these values in other function blocks,subsystems etc

I used "Data store memory" block and it works! but my question was to get some insights on my approach and suggest better ideas.

If i am not clear in my question i can explain it in detail again.

[giridhar vitta-bukka]

hello again :) please feel free to correct me if i am missing something or in the wrong direction. Thanks alot in advance