Force::TwoPointLinearDamper Class Reference

#include <Force.h>

Inheritance diagram for Force::TwoPointLinearDamper:

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

A force which resists changes in the distance between two points, acting along the line between those points.

The points are specified as a station on each of two bodies. A damping constant c >= 0 is given. If the relative (scalar) velocity between the points is v, then we apply a force of magnitude f=c*|v| to each point in a direction which opposes their separation. This is not a potential force and thus does not contribute to the potential energy calculation. It is an error if the two points become coincident, since we are unable to determine a direction for the force in that case.

Public Member Functions
	TwoPointLinearDamper (GeneralForceSubsystem &forces, const MobilizedBody &body1, const Vec3 &station1, const MobilizedBody &body2, const Vec3 &station2, Real damping)
	Create a TwoPointLinearDamper.
	SimTK_INSERT_DERIVED_HANDLE_DECLARATIONS (TwoPointLinearDamper, TwoPointLinearDamperImpl, Force)

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TwoPointLinearDamper	(	GeneralForceSubsystem &	forces,
		const MobilizedBody &	body1,
		const Vec3 &	station1,
		const MobilizedBody &	body2,
		const Vec3 &	station2,
		Real	damping
	)

Create a TwoPointLinearDamper.

Parameters:

	forces	the subsystem to which this force should be added
	body1	the first body to which the force should be applied
	station1	the location on the first body at which the force should be applied
	body2	the second body to which the force should be applied
	station2	the location on the second body at which the force should be applied
	damping	the damping constant

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Member Function Documentation

SimTK_INSERT_DERIVED_HANDLE_DECLARATIONS	(	TwoPointLinearDamper	,
		TwoPointLinearDamperImpl	,
		Force
	)

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Force.h