This tab is composed of Driving condition, Driving Parameter and Spring Characteristics sections.
Figure 12.183: Description of Driving tab
| Parameter | Description | Dimension (Range) |
| 1. Driving Condition | Use to define the driving condition with angular velocity of the sprocket or driving torque. | N/A |
| 2. Function Expression | Use to define the driving condition with the function expression. | N/A |
| 3. Mass of Track Link | Use to define total mass of track links. |
M (Real>0) |
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4. Contact Radius of Sprocket | Use to define the contact radius of sprocket. |
L (Real>0) |
| 5. Scale for traction force | Use to define the scaling factor for traction force. | N/A (Real>=0) |
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6. Longitudinal Stiffness | Use to define the longitudinal spring coefficient of track links. |
F/L (Real>=0) |
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7. Longitudinal Damping | Use to define the longitudinal damping coefficient of track links. |
F*T/L (Real>=0) |
| 8. Longitudinal Preload | Use to define the longitudinal preload coefficient of track links. |
F (Real) |