PrescribeInitialAcceleration

Defines an initial angular acceleration for a rotational mechanical spline.

This component sets a specific initial angular acceleration via its internal Spline subcomponent. The user provides the desired initial angular acceleration as the parameter a0. At the commencement of the simulation, an internal variable a is equated to a0. This acceleration a is then imposed as the second time derivative of the Spline's angular displacement (phi), as described by the equation:

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{d^2 \\ ph{i}_{spline}}{d{t}^2}=a \end{gathered}$$

Simultaneously, the torque (tau) associated with the spline is maintained at zero, ensuring that this component only dictates kinematic motion (specifically initial acceleration) without applying any torque.

Usage

RotationalComponents.PrescribeInitialAcceleration(a0)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Units	Default value
a0	User-defined initial angular acceleration to be prescribed.	rad/s2

Connectors

• spline - This connector represents a rotational spline with angle and torque as the potential and flow variables, respectively. (Spline)

Variables

Name	Description	Units
a	Angular acceleration.	rad/s2

Behavior

$$\begin{array}{rl}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\frac{\mathrm{d}\mathtt{spline}\mathtt{.}\mathtt{phi}\left(t\right)}{\mathrm{d}t}& =a\left(t\right)\\ \mathtt{spline}\mathtt{.}\mathtt{tau}\left(t\right)& =0\end{array}$$

Source

"""
Defines an initial angular acceleration for a rotational mechanical spline.

This component sets a specific initial angular acceleration via its internal `Spline` subcomponent.
The user provides the desired initial angular acceleration as the parameter `a0`.
At the commencement of the simulation, an internal variable `a` is equated to `a0`.
This acceleration `a` is then imposed as the second time derivative of the `Spline`'s
angular displacement (`phi`), as described by the equation:

math \frac{d^2\phi_{spline}}{dt^2} = a

Simultaneously, the torque (`tau`) associated with the `spline` is maintained at zero,
ensuring that this component only dictates kinematic motion (specifically initial acceleration)
without applying any torque.
"""
component PrescribeInitialAcceleration
  spline = Spline() {"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": -50, "y1": 450, "x2": 50, "y2": 550}}}}
  "User-defined initial angular acceleration to be prescribed."
  parameter a0::AngularAcceleration
  "Angular acceleration."
  variable a::AngularAcceleration
relations
  initial a = a0
  der(der(spline.phi)) = a
  spline.tau = 0
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "labels": [{"label": "initial a=$(a0)", "x": 500, "y": 800, "rot": 0}],
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://RotationalComponents/Pos-Speed-Acc-Move.svg"}
  }
}
end

Flattened Source

"""
Defines an initial angular acceleration for a rotational mechanical spline.

This component sets a specific initial angular acceleration via its internal `Spline` subcomponent.
The user provides the desired initial angular acceleration as the parameter `a0`.
At the commencement of the simulation, an internal variable `a` is equated to `a0`.
This acceleration `a` is then imposed as the second time derivative of the `Spline`'s
angular displacement (`phi`), as described by the equation:

math \frac{d^2\phi_{spline}}{dt^2} = a

Simultaneously, the torque (`tau`) associated with the `spline` is maintained at zero,
ensuring that this component only dictates kinematic motion (specifically initial acceleration)
without applying any torque.
"""
component PrescribeInitialAcceleration
  spline = Spline() {"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": -50, "y1": 450, "x2": 50, "y2": 550}}}}
  "User-defined initial angular acceleration to be prescribed."
  parameter a0::AngularAcceleration
  "Angular acceleration."
  variable a::AngularAcceleration
relations
  initial a = a0
  der(der(spline.phi)) = a
  spline.tau = 0
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "labels": [{"label": "initial a=$(a0)", "x": 500, "y": 800, "rot": 0}],
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://RotationalComponents/Pos-Speed-Acc-Move.svg"}
  }
}
end

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