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Winch

Winch component for use with Rope, Chain, or Cable components

The Winch component models a simplified 3-D winch. The Winch component must be connected to Rope, Chain, or Cable components. Various use cases are shown below.

 

Details

Parameters

Connections

Details

Connecting Ropes

When connecting Rope/Chain/Cable components to a Winch:

1. Make sure the required options, Pulley on end a or Pulley on end b (found under Connections parameters) are checked on the connecting Rope/Chain/Cable components before making the connection to the Winch.

2. A connection between a Rope/Chain/Cable component and a Winch requires both the Multibody ports and the 1-D Translational ports:

3. Make sure that the arrows on the Winch components and the corresponding Rope/Chain/Cable components point in the same direction.

Rope Arrangement

When connecting a Rope/Chain/Cable components to a Winch, there are always two possible solutions:

To select one of the two possible solutions, use the option Use alternative configuration on the Winch component.

Frame Offset

The Add frame offset option adds a rigid body offset to the pulley frame mass and inertia. When enabled, simple visualization for the pulley frame can be added via additional visualization parameters.

The frame geometry is defined by the 2-vector parameter rf in the rotation plane of the pulley.

See Pulley for details.

Test Mode

The test mode helps arrange the Winch components in a model before connecting ropes, chains, or cables. In this mode, which is activated by setting the Boolean parameters Test mode to true, all geometric parameters can be adjusted and inspected in the 3-D playback window.

See Pulley for details.

Parameters

Settings

Name

Default

Description

Modelica ID

side

A

Choose pulley side to attach a rope

side

e^axis

0,0,1

Unit vector (w.r.t. local frame) defining the axis of rotation for the pulley

e_axis

Use alternative configuration

false

Choose between two possible solutions for the rope/pulley configuration.  Refer to the section Rope Arrangement above.

useAltConfig

Pulley

Name

Condition

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

R

 

0.2

m

Pitch radius of the pulley

R

m

 

1

kg

Pulley mass (excluding the holder)

m

Use cylindrical geometry

 

true

 

When checked (true) pulley inertia is calculated assuming a uniform thin-disk geometry

useCylindricalGeometry

I

Use cylindrical geometry is false

 

kgm2

Pulley rotational inertia

Inertia

Rope

Name

Default

Description

Modelica ID

Use tension correction

false

When checked (true) additional torque is applied to the winch to enforce torque=tension×radius even when the rope is not in the plane of the winch.

useTensionCorrection

Frame

Name

Condition

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

mf

Locked=false

1

kg

Frame (holder) mass

mf

If

Locked=false

 

kgm2

Frame (holder) rotational inertia

Inertiaf

Add frame offset

 

false

 

When checked (true), a rigid body frame is added to the winch frame to move the connection point away from the center

addFrameOffset

rf

Add frame offset=true

0,R

m

Offset in the winch plane. If the rotational axis is local X, the offset is local Y,Z. Offset for other choices for the rotation axis follow the right-hand rule.

rf

Initial Conditions

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

ICθ,ω

Ignore

 

Indicates whether MapleSim ignores, tries to enforce, or strictly enforces the rotational initial conditions

MechRotTree

θ0

0

rad

Initial rotation of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed about the e^axis axis

InitAng

ω0

0

rads

Initial angular velocity of the the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed about the e^axis

IntAngVel

Visualization

Name

Condition

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Show pulley

 

true

 

Show pulley visualization

showPulley

Show frame

Add frame offset=true

true

 

Show winch frame visualization

showFrame

Show rope

 

true

 

Show rope visualization

showRope

Transparent pulley

Show pulley=true

false

 

Select this option to make the pulley transparent

transparent_pulley

Transparent frame

Show frame=true

false

 

Select this option to make the frame transparent

transparent_frame

Transparent rope

Show rope=true

false

 

Select this option to make the rope transparent

transparent_rope

radius

show rope=trueshow pulley=true

0.02

m

This radius is only used for visualization

radius

Pulley color

Show pulley=true

blue

 

Pulley color

color_pulley

Frame color

Add frame offset=trueShow frame=true

orange

 

Frame color

color_frame

Rope color 1

Show rope=true

gray

 

Rope color 1

color

Setup

Name

Default

Description

Modelica ID

Test mode

false

Use this option to test the pulley configuration.  All rope connections and internal dynamics are switched off when in test mode

testMode

Connections

Name

Condition

Description

Modelica ID

framea

side=A

2-Vector multibody frame for Rope/Chain/Cable connection on side a

frame_a

frameb

side=B

2-Vector multibody frame for Rope/Chain/Cable connection on side b

frame_b

framec

Locked=false

Multibody frame for the pulley holder

frame_c

framed

 

Multibody frame for the pulley rigid body

frame_d

flangea

side=A

Side a 1-D translational flange for rope flow

flange_a

flangeb

side=B

Side b 1-D translational flange for rope flow

flange_b

flangec

Locked=false

1-D rotational flange for pulley rotation

flange_c

See Also

Cable

Chain

Pulley

Rope

Pulley

Winch3D

Ropes and Pulleys Library Overview