Hi Raffaele,
I understand that you have queries with setting the initial deformation of the spring and the difference in direction of the natural length of the spring.
To access spring double click on the Simulink model and search for “Translational Spring block” and select “Translational Spring block” from the drop-down menu. Once you have the block in your model double click on it and you would see this dialog box
Now, to set initial deformation of the spring.
- In the block dialog box, expand the Initial Targets section
- Select the check box next to the Deformation variable. Keep its Priority High.
- Change the Value to whatever you want to set.
For your query related to the difference in expectation of direction of the natural length of the spring, kindly provide more information to better understand the context of the issue
To know more about how to model the spring and damper between the two solids, kindly refer to the following MATLAB Documentation link:
To explore more you can follow these links:
Hope it helps!!
