function [] = initializeSimscapeConfiguration(args)

    arguments
        args.gravity logical {mustBeNumericOrLogical} = true
    end

    conf_simscape = struct();

    if args.gravity
        conf_simscape.type = 1;
    else
        conf_simscape.type = 2;
    end

    if exist('./mat', 'dir')
        if exist('./mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'file')
            save('mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'conf_simscape', '-append');
        else
            save('mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'conf_simscape');
        end
    elseif exist('./matlab', 'dir')
        if exist('./matlab/mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'file')
            save('matlab/mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'conf_simscape', '-append');
        else
            save('matlab/mat/nass_model_conf_simscape.mat', 'conf_simscape');
        end
    end

end