TwoPointLinearDamper Class Reference
A force which resists changes in the distance between two points, acting along the line between those points. More...
#include <Force.h>
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) | |
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.
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
| TwoPointLinearDamper | ( | GeneralForceSubsystem & | forces, | |
| const MobilizedBody & | body1, | |||
| const Vec3 & | station1, | |||
| const MobilizedBody & | body2, | |||
| const Vec3 & | station2, | |||
| Real | damping | |||
| ) |
Create a TwoPointLinearDamper.
- Parameters:
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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
Member Function Documentation
| SimTK_INSERT_DERIVED_HANDLE_DECLARATIONS | ( | TwoPointLinearDamper | , | |
| TwoPointLinearDamperImpl | , | |||
| Force | ||||
| ) |
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