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RelativeAccelerationSensor

Ideal sensor measuring the relative acceleration between two translational flanges.

This sensor determines the acceleration of flange_b with respect to flange_a (where s_a and s_b in the equations below refer to flange_a.s and flange_b.s respectively). It operates by first calculating the relative displacement, srel=sbsa. This relative displacement is then differentiated with respect to time to obtain the relative velocity, vrel=d(srel)dt. Finally, the relative velocity is differentiated with respect to time to yield the relative acceleration, arel=d(vrel)dt. The sensor is ideal, meaning it does not exert any force on the connected components; specifically, the force at flange_a is defined as zero, ensuring no mechanical load is introduced by the sensor.

This component extends from PartialRelativeSensor

Usage

RelativeAccelerationSensor()

Connectors

  • flange_a - (Flange)

  • flange_b - (Flange)

  • a_rel - This connector represents a real signal as an output from a component (RealOutput)

Variables

NameDescriptionUnits
s_relRelative position of flange_b relative to flange_am
v_relRelative velocity of flange_b relative to flange_am/s

Behavior

0=flange_b.f(t)+flange_a.f(t)s_rel(t)=flange_b.s(t)flange_a.s(t)v_rel(t)=ds_rel(t)dta_rel(t)=dv_rel(t)dt0=flange_a.f(t)

Source

dyad
# Ideal sensor measuring the relative acceleration between two translational flanges.
#
# This sensor determines the acceleration of `flange_b` with respect to `flange_a`
# (where `s_a` and `s_b` in the equations below refer to `flange_a.s` and `flange_b.s`
# respectively). It operates by first calculating the relative displacement,
# $s_{rel} = s_b - s_a$. This relative displacement is then differentiated with
# respect to time to obtain the relative velocity, $v_{rel} = \frac{d(s_{rel})}{dt}$.
# Finally, the relative velocity is differentiated with respect to time to yield the
# relative acceleration, $a_{rel} = \frac{d(v_{rel})}{dt}$. The sensor is ideal,
# meaning it does not exert any force on the connected components; specifically, the force at
# `flange_a` is defined as zero, ensuring no mechanical load is introduced by the sensor.
component RelativeAccelerationSensor
  extends PartialRelativeSensor
  # Relative acceleration of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a` as output signal
  a_rel = RealOutput() [{
    "Dyad": {
      "placement": {"icon": {"x1": 450, "y1": 950, "x2": 550, "y2": 1050, "rot": 90}}
    }
  }]
  # Relative position of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a`
  variable s_rel::Distance
  # Relative velocity of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a`
  variable v_rel::Velocity
relations
  s_rel = flange_b.s-flange_a.s
  v_rel = der(s_rel)
  a_rel = der(v_rel)
  0 = flange_a.f
metadata {
  "Dyad": {"icons": {"default": "dyad://TranslationalComponents/RelativeSensor.svg"}}
}
end
Flattened Source
dyad
# Ideal sensor measuring the relative acceleration between two translational flanges.
#
# This sensor determines the acceleration of `flange_b` with respect to `flange_a`
# (where `s_a` and `s_b` in the equations below refer to `flange_a.s` and `flange_b.s`
# respectively). It operates by first calculating the relative displacement,
# $s_{rel} = s_b - s_a$. This relative displacement is then differentiated with
# respect to time to obtain the relative velocity, $v_{rel} = \frac{d(s_{rel})}{dt}$.
# Finally, the relative velocity is differentiated with respect to time to yield the
# relative acceleration, $a_{rel} = \frac{d(v_{rel})}{dt}$. The sensor is ideal,
# meaning it does not exert any force on the connected components; specifically, the force at
# `flange_a` is defined as zero, ensuring no mechanical load is introduced by the sensor.
component RelativeAccelerationSensor
  # Negative connection flange of the sensor, often considered the reference point.
  flange_a = Flange() [{"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": -50, "y1": 450, "x2": 50, "y2": 550}}}}]
  # Positive connection flange of the sensor, where the measurement is taken relative to flange_a.
  flange_b = Flange() [{"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": 950, "y1": 450, "x2": 1050, "y2": 550}}}}]
  # Relative acceleration of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a` as output signal
  a_rel = RealOutput() [{
    "Dyad": {
      "placement": {"icon": {"x1": 450, "y1": 950, "x2": 550, "y2": 1050, "rot": 90}}
    }
  }]
  # Relative position of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a`
  variable s_rel::Distance
  # Relative velocity of `flange_b` relative to `flange_a`
  variable v_rel::Velocity
relations
  0 = flange_a.f+flange_b.f
  s_rel = flange_b.s-flange_a.s
  v_rel = der(s_rel)
  a_rel = der(v_rel)
  0 = flange_a.f
metadata {
  "Dyad": {"icons": {"default": "dyad://TranslationalComponents/RelativeSensor.svg"}}
}
end


Test Cases

This is setup code, that must be run before each test case.

julia
using TranslationalComponents
using ModelingToolkit, OrdinaryDiffEqDefault
using Plots
using CSV, DataFrames

snapshotsdir = joinpath(dirname(dirname(pathof(TranslationalComponents))), "test", "snapshots")
"/home/actions-runner-10/.julia/packages/TranslationalComponents/khJb7/test/snapshots"