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Examples.Sensors

Demonstrate sensors for translational systems.

Replicates the structure of Modelica.Mechanics.Translational.Examples.Sensors.

A sinusoidal force drives a mass. Various sensors measure the system response: force, position, speed, acceleration, and multi-sensor (combined).

Note: MSL uses a one-flange Force source with ForceSensor in series. Here we use the two-flange Force with flange_b connected to a Fixed ground. The ForceSensor is placed between the Force source and the mass.

Usage

TranslationalComponents.Examples.Sensors()

Behavior

[connect(sineforce+y,force+f)connect(force+flangea,forceground+flange)connect(force+flangeb,forcesensor+flange_a)connect(forcesensor+flange_b,multisensor+flange_a)connect(multisensor+flange_b,mass+flangea)connect(mass+flangea,positionsensor1+flange)connect(mass+flangea,speedsensor1+flange)connect(mass+flangea,accsensor1+flange)connect(mass+flangeb,positionsensor2+flange)sineforce.y(t)=sineforce.offset+sineforce.amplitudeifelse(tsineforce.start_time,sin(sineforce.phase+6.283185307179586sineforce.frequency(sineforce.start_time+t)),sin(sineforce.phase))force.flangea.f(t)=force.f(t)force.flangeb.f(t)=force.f(t)forceground.flange.s(t)=forceground.s00=forcesensor.flange_a.f(t)+forcesensor.flange_b.f(t)forcesensor.flange_a.s(t)=forcesensor.flange_b.s(t)forcesensor.flange_a.f(t)=forcesensor.f(t)0=multisensor.flange_b.f(t)+multisensor.flange_a.f(t)multisensor.flange_a.s(t)=multisensor.flange_b.s(t)multisensor.f(t)=multisensor.flange_a.f(t)multisensor.v(t)=dmultisensor.flange_a.s(t)dtmultisensor.power(t)=multisensor.f(t)multisensor.v(t)mass.flangea.s(t)=12mass.L+mass.s(t)mass.flangeb.s(t)=mass.L2+mass.s(t)mass.v(t)=dmass.s(t)dtmass.a(t)=dmass.v(t)dt(mass.a(t)+mass.gsin(mass.theta))mass.m=mass.flangeb.f(t)+mass.flangea.f(t)0=positionsensor1.flange.f(t)positionsensor1.flange.s(t)=positionsensor1.s(t)0=speedsensor1.flange.f(t)speedsensor1.v(t)=dspeedsensor1.flange.s(t)dt0=accsensor1.flange.f(t)accsensor1.v(t)=daccsensor1.flange.s(t)dtaccsensor1.a(t)=daccsensor1.v(t)dt0=positionsensor2.flange.f(t)positionsensor2.flange.s(t)=positionsensor2.s(t)]

Source

dyad
"""
Demonstrate sensors for translational systems.

Replicates the structure of Modelica.Mechanics.Translational.Examples.Sensors.

A sinusoidal force drives a mass. Various sensors measure the system response:
force, position, speed, acceleration, and multi-sensor (combined).

Note: MSL uses a one-flange Force source with ForceSensor in series. Here we
use the two-flange Force with flange_b connected to a Fixed ground.
The ForceSensor is placed between the Force source and the mass.
"""
example component Sensors
  "Sinusoidal force signal"
  sine_force = BlockComponents.Sources.Sine(amplitude = 10, frequency = 4)
  "Force source"
  force = TranslationalComponents.Sources.Force()
  "Ground for force source"
  force_ground = TranslationalComponents.Components.Fixed()
  "Force sensor"
  force_sensor = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.ForceSensor()
  "Multi-sensor (force, position, speed, acceleration, power)"
  multi_sensor = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.MultiSensor()
  "Mass"
  mass = TranslationalComponents.Components.Mass(L = 1, m = 1, s = initial 0, v = initial 0)
  "Position sensor at flange_a"
  position_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.PositionSensor()
  "Speed sensor"
  speed_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.SpeedSensor()
  "Acceleration sensor"
  acc_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.AccelerationSensor()
  "Position sensor at flange_b"
  position_sensor2 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.PositionSensor()
relations
  connect(sine_force.y, force.f)
  connect(force.flange_a, force_ground.flange)
  connect(force.flange_b, force_sensor.flange_a)
  connect(force_sensor.flange_b, multi_sensor.flange_a)
  connect(multi_sensor.flange_b, mass.flange_a)
  connect(mass.flange_a, position_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_a, speed_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_a, acc_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_b, position_sensor2.flange)
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://TranslationalComponents/Example.svg"},
    "tests": {
      "case1": {
        "stop": 1,
        "atol": {
          "mass.s": 0.001,
          "mass.v": 0.001,
          "speed_sensor1.v": 0.001,
          "acc_sensor1.a": 0.01
        },
        "expect": {
          "final": {"mass.s": 0.3978874, "mass.v": 0, "speed_sensor1.v": 0, "acc_sensor1.a": 0},
          "signals": ["mass.s", "mass.v", "speed_sensor1.v", "acc_sensor1.a"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
end
Flattened Source
dyad
"""
Demonstrate sensors for translational systems.

Replicates the structure of Modelica.Mechanics.Translational.Examples.Sensors.

A sinusoidal force drives a mass. Various sensors measure the system response:
force, position, speed, acceleration, and multi-sensor (combined).

Note: MSL uses a one-flange Force source with ForceSensor in series. Here we
use the two-flange Force with flange_b connected to a Fixed ground.
The ForceSensor is placed between the Force source and the mass.
"""
example component Sensors
  "Sinusoidal force signal"
  sine_force = BlockComponents.Sources.Sine(amplitude = 10, frequency = 4)
  "Force source"
  force = TranslationalComponents.Sources.Force()
  "Ground for force source"
  force_ground = TranslationalComponents.Components.Fixed()
  "Force sensor"
  force_sensor = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.ForceSensor()
  "Multi-sensor (force, position, speed, acceleration, power)"
  multi_sensor = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.MultiSensor()
  "Mass"
  mass = TranslationalComponents.Components.Mass(L = 1, m = 1, s = initial 0, v = initial 0)
  "Position sensor at flange_a"
  position_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.PositionSensor()
  "Speed sensor"
  speed_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.SpeedSensor()
  "Acceleration sensor"
  acc_sensor1 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.AccelerationSensor()
  "Position sensor at flange_b"
  position_sensor2 = TranslationalComponents.Sensors.PositionSensor()
relations
  connect(sine_force.y, force.f)
  connect(force.flange_a, force_ground.flange)
  connect(force.flange_b, force_sensor.flange_a)
  connect(force_sensor.flange_b, multi_sensor.flange_a)
  connect(multi_sensor.flange_b, mass.flange_a)
  connect(mass.flange_a, position_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_a, speed_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_a, acc_sensor1.flange)
  connect(mass.flange_b, position_sensor2.flange)
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://TranslationalComponents/Example.svg"},
    "tests": {
      "case1": {
        "stop": 1,
        "atol": {
          "mass.s": 0.001,
          "mass.v": 0.001,
          "speed_sensor1.v": 0.001,
          "acc_sensor1.a": 0.01
        },
        "expect": {
          "final": {"mass.s": 0.3978874, "mass.v": 0, "speed_sensor1.v": 0, "acc_sensor1.a": 0},
          "signals": ["mass.s", "mass.v", "speed_sensor1.v", "acc_sensor1.a"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
end


Test Cases

Test Case case1

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