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Represent composite joint composed of two revolute primitives spatially separated by massless connector of constant length
Joints/Massless Connectors
The Revolute-Revolute block represents a composite joint composed of two revolute joint primitives. The Body coordinate systems (CSs) on either side of the Joint are each connected to a revolute primitive. The primitives are separated spatially by a vector of constant length but variable direction connecting the two Body CS origins. Both revolute primitives are assembled.
Warning This joint becomes singular if the two revolute primitive axes align with the vector separating the primitives. The simulation stops with an error in this case. |
You specify the two revolute axes of these two joint primitives in the dialog. The distance separation between the two axes is computed automatically from the Body CS origins to which the Joint is connected. This distance separation (the magnitude of the vector between the Body CS origins) remains fixed at its initial value during the simulation. This initial value must be nonzero.
You cannot connect an Actuator or Sensor to a Massless Connector.
You must connect any Joint block to two and only two Body blocks, and Joints have a default of two connector ports for connecting to base and follower Bodies.
A Joint block represents only the abstract relative motion of two bodies, not the bodies themselves. You must specify a reference CS to define the directions of the joint axes.
Massless Connector Between Revolute and Revolute Joints
The dialog has two active areas, Connection parameters and Parameters.
The base (B)-follower (F) Body sequence determines the sense of positive motion. Positive rotation is the base or follower rotating in the right-handed sense about its respective rotation axis.
When you connect the base (B) connector port on the Revolute-Revolute block to a Body CS Port on a Body, this parameter is automatically reset to the name of this Body CS. See the following figure, Revolute-Revolute Base and Follower Body Connector Ports.
When you connect the follower (F) connector port on the Revolute-Revolute block to a Body CS Port on a Body, this parameter is automatically reset to the name of this Body CS. See the following figure, Revolute-Revolute Base and Follower Body Connector Ports.
Revolute-Revolute Base and Follower Body Connector Ports
Toggle between the Axes and Advanced panels with the tabs.
The entries on the Axes pane are required. They specify the direction of the rotation axes of these DoFs that the Revolute-Revolute represents.
This column automatically displays the name of each primitive joint contained in the Joint block. For Revolute-Revolute, there are two revolute primitives, labeled R1 and R2, connecting to base and follower, respectively.
This column automatically displays the type of each primitive joint contained in the Joint block. For Revolute-Revolute, there is only one primitive type, labeled Revolute.
Enter here as a three-component vector the directional axis about which these rotational DoFs can move. The default vectors are [0 0 1] and [0 1 0]. The axes are directed vectors whose overall signs matter.
Using the pull-down menu, choose the coordinate system (World, the base Body CS, or the follower Body CS) whose coordinate axes the vector axes of rotation are oriented with respect to. These CSs also determine the absolute meaning of torque and motion about the primitive axes. The defaults are World.
The Advanced pane is optional. You use it to control the way SimMechanics™ simulation interprets the topology of your schematic diagram.
In a closed loop, the simulation internally and automatically cuts one and only one joint.
If you want this particular joint to be weighted preferentially for cutting during the simulation, select the check box. The default is not selected.
See Modeling Degrees of Freedom for more on representing DoFs with Massless Connectors.
See Verifying Machine Topology and How SimMechanics™ Software Works for more on closed loops and cutting.
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