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Load Cell

Measure applied force in X and Y directions

	Description
	The Load Cell component measures the force components in the X and Y directions.

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
${frame}_{b}$		frame_b
${frame}_{a}$		frame_a
$Fx$	Real output signal, force in X-direction	Fx
$Fy$	Real output signal, force in Y-direction	Fy

Parameters

Settings

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
Use support	$false$		When checked (true), a multibody port is enabled to mount the load cell to another piece	useSupport
$r$	$[0, 0]$	$m$	Location of frame_b with respect to ground	InitPos
$θ$	$0$	$rad$	Rotation about z-axis	InitAng
Output unit	N		Select units of force	toUnit
Flip sensor direction	$false$		When checked (true), the sign of the measured forces are reversed	flipDir

Visualization Parameters

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
Show reaction force arrow	$false$		When checked (true), ground reaction force is visualized with an arrow	showReactionForce
Scale	$1000$		Force scale (N to m)	forceScale
Color	Red		Force arrow color	forceColor
Transparency	$false$		Force arrow transparency	forceTransparent

See Also

Web Handling Library

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