Planar
Joint allowing two translational and one rotational degree of freedom (the rotational degree of freedom is about an axis perpendicular to the two translational axes)
Description
Connections
Parameters
See Also
A planar joint is shown in the diagram below with the two bodies that it connects. A planar joint allows the two connected frames to translate along two axes and rotate about a third axis that is orthogonal to the two translational axes; this joint type prevents all of the other relative motions of the two frames. In the diagram below, the joint displacement vector, r, and joint angle, q, represent the relative translation and rotation respectively of the end frame, x2y2z2, with respect to the start frame, x1y1z1. In this example, the x1y1 and x2y2 frames are constrained by the joint to remain in the same plane.
Name
framea
Joint inboard frame
frameb
Joint outboard frame
Symbol
Default
Units
Modelica ID
e^1
1,0,0
First axis along which the joint allows translational motion, expressed in the inboard frame
TranAxis1
e^2
0,1,0
Second axis along which the joint allows translational motion. It is orthogonal to the e^1axis and expressed in the inboard frame
TranAxis2
ICs,v
Ignore
Indicates whether MapleSim ignores, tries to enforce, or strictly enforces the translational initial conditions
MechTranTree
s&conjugate0;0
0,0
m
Initial displacement of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed along the e^1 and e^2 axes respectively
InitPos
v&conjugate0;0
ms
Initial velocity of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed along the e^1 and e^2 axes respectively
InitVel
ICθ,ω
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 e^1×e^2
InitAng
ω0
rads
Initial angular velocity of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed about e^1×e^2
InitAngVel
Joints and Motions
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