Torque is reported in the Motion Postprocessor as shown in the table below.
Figure 6.21: Definition of Rotational Spring outputs
Parameter | Symbol | Description | Dimension |
Force_on_Action_Marker | The acting force vector on the action marker is always zero. | Force | |
- Measure_in_Base_Marker | The acting force vector transformed into the reference frame of the base marker is always zero. | Force | |
- Measure_in_Action_Marker | The acting force vector transformed into the reference frame of the action marker is always zero. | Force | |
Torque_on_Action_Marker |
From Equation 4–11, the acting torque vector on the action marker can be calculated as follows:
Where, the vector is the direction vector of the z-axis of the base marker. | Force*Length | |
- Measure_in_Base_Marker |
The acting torque vector is transformed into the reference frame of the base marker as follows:
where, the variable is the Marker of the base marker. | Force*Length | |
- Measure_in_Action_Marker |
The acting force vector is transformed into the reference frame of the action marker as follows:
where, the variable of is the Marker of the action marker. | Force*Length | |
Force_on_Base_Marker | The reacting force vector on the base marker is zero. | Force | |
- Measure_in_Base_Marker | The reacting force vector transformed in the reference frame of the base marker is zero. | Force | |
- Measure_in_Action_Marker | The reacting force vector transformed in the reference frame of the action marker is zero. | Force | |
Torque_on_Base_Marker |
The reacting torque vector on the base marker can be represented as follows:
| Force*Length | |
- Measure_in_Base_Marker |
The reacting torque vector is transformed into the reference frame of the base marker as follows:
| Force*Length | |
- Measure_in_Action_Marker |
The reacting torque vector is transformed into the reference frame of the action marker as follows:
| Force*Length |