Translational Spring
Purpose
Ideal translational spring
Library
Mechanical / Translational / Components
Description
The Translational Spring models an ideal linear spring in a translational system described with the following equations:



Note An translational spring may not be connected in series with a force source. Doing so would create a dependency between an input variable (the source force) and a state variable (the spring force) in the underlying state-space equations.
Parameters
- Spring constant
- The spring rate or stiffness
, in
.
- Equilibrium (unstretched) displacement
- The displacement
between the two flanges of the unloaded spring, in meters.
- Initial deformation
- The initial deformation
of the spring, in meters.
Probe Signals
- Torque
- The spring force
, in Newton (N).
- Deformation
- The spring deformation
, in meters (m).