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COUPLER – Coupler Definition for Multi-body Solution Sequence
Description
Defines a coupler connecting two or three joints.
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COUPLER |
COID |
JID1 |
TYPE1 |
RATIO1 |
JID2 |
TYPE2 |
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COID |
Unique coupler identification number. (Integer > 0) |
JIDi |
Joint identification numbers. No default (Integer > 0) |
TYPEi |
Type. No default (TRA or ROT) – See comment 3. |
RATIOi |
Coefficients of the coupler constraint equation. Default = 1.0 (Real) |
| 1. | COUPLERs are only valid in a multi-body solution sequence. |
| 2. | At least JID1 and JID2 need to be defined. |
| 3. | The type is optional if the Joint is revolute or translation. But if the joint is cylindrical, the type should be set to TRA to denote that the translational motion is coupled or ROT to specify that the rotational motion is coupled. |
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