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Ideal Force Source

Ideal source of mechanical energy that generates force proportional to the input signal

  • Ideal Force Source block

Libraries:
Simscape / Foundation Library / Mechanical / Mechanical Sources

Description

The Ideal Force Source block represents an ideal source of mechanical energy that generates force proportional to the input physical signal. The source is ideal in a sense that it is assumed to be powerful enough to maintain specified force at its output regardless of the velocity at source terminals.

Connections R and C are mechanical translational conserving ports. Port S is a physical signal port, through which the control signal that drives the source is applied. You can use the entire variety of Simulink® signal sources to generate the desired force variation profile. Positive signal at port S generates force acting from C to R. The force generated by the source is directly proportional to the signal at the control port S.

The block positive direction is from port C to port R. This means that the force is positive if it acts in the direction from C to R. The relative velocity is determined as v = vCvR, where vR, vC are the absolute velocities at ports R and C, respectively, and it is negative if velocity at port R is greater than that at port C. The power generated by the source is negative if the source delivers energy to port R.

Examples

Ports

Input

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Physical signal input port, through which the control signal that drives the source is applied.

Conserving

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Mechanical translational conserving port associated with the source moving part (rod).

Mechanical translational conserving port associated with the source reference point (case).

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2007a