Translational Hard Stop
Purpose
Ideal translational hard stop
Library
Mechanical / Translational / Components
Description
The Translational Hard Stop models an ideal one- or two-sided hard stop in a translational system, which restricts the relative displacement of the two flanges between an upper and lower limit. While the displacement is within the limits, no torque is transmitted. When the displacement hits either limit, the displacement is clamped at the limit and the flanges become rigidly connected until the transmitted force reverses.
The figure below shows the displacement/force characteristic and the state chart of the component.
Parameters
- Upper limit
- The maximum displacement
between the flanges, in meters. Set to inf to disable this limit.
- Lower limit
- The minimum displacement
between the flanges, in meters. Set to -inf to disable this limit.
- Initial displacement
- The initial displacement of the flanges, in meters.
Probe Signals
- Force
- The transmitted torque
flowing from the unmarked to the marked flange, in Newton (N).
- Displacement
- The displacement
of the marked flange with respect to the unmarked flange, in meters (m).
- State
- The internal state of the component: -1 in lower limit, 0 inside limits, +1 in upper limit.