Mass
Purpose
Model a sliding body with inertia
Library
Mechanical / Translational / Components
Description
This component models a sliding body with inertia and two rigidly connected flanges. The translational speed is determined by the equation
where and
are the forces acting at the two flanges towards the
body.
Parameters
- Mass
- The mass
, in
.
- Initial speed
- The initial speed
, in
.
- Initial position
- The initial position
, in meters. May be specified in order to provide proper initial conditions if absolute positions are measured anywhere in the system. Otherwise, this parameter can be left blank.
Probe Signals
- Speed
- The speed of the body.
- Position
- The absolute position of the body.