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Drive functions
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Example · Basics · ASOMmini
Real-time kinematics
Two links, two drives and the trajectory of one point: the video shows how ASOMmini immediately calculates and displays every change to the model.
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The task
Two drives, one trajectory
A dyad consists of two links connected by a joint. Here, the first link is mounted on the frame, and each link has its own rotary drive. The dyad therefore has two degrees of freedom, and the trajectory of its end point depends on both drives. How does it change when a link length or the angular velocity of a drive changes?
What ASOMmini shows here
- When you move a joint, ASOMmini calculates the effects while you are still dragging: the trajectory and diagrams follow immediately.
- You change the angular velocity of a drive directly in the diagram of its drive function. The same dyad then produces a completely different trajectory, even a rosette.
- The vector tool measures the distance between the fixed bearing and the end point; the diagram shows it with its X and Y components over the entire motion.
Your benefits
Try it out instead of calculating by hand
You change the model and see the effect on the trajectory and measured values at the same moment. This lets you compare variants in a short time.
Visible immediately
Every change appears immediately in the trajectory and diagram, without you having to start a calculation. More on modeling and motion
Measure, don't estimate
You measure distances and angles between any points on the model and track them over the entire motion. More on analysis
Find the right trajectory quickly
Instead of calculating variants one by one, you try them out directly on the model.
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