chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed Class Reference

Description

A joint that enforces position and rotation between two frames on two bodies, using six rheonomic constraints.

That is, position and rotation of Body 1 are precisely enforced respect to Body 1 by using functions of time, where functions are defined via ChFunctionRotation and ChFunctionPosition objects. A typical usage scenario is where Body 2 is a fixed body, representing the absolute reference, so you move/rotate Body 1 in space according to the provided functions; this is the case for example where you have some data coming from a motion capture hardware following the motion, say, of a human head, and you want to replicate the motion of that head in 3D space. This joint imposes all the 6 DOFs of a body, including rotations, differently from the ChLinkTrajectory that imposes only the position but leaves rotation free. Note that if you are interested in simply imposing a straight motion, just use ChLinkMotorLinearPosition, and if you just need to impose a rotation on a shaft, just use the ChLinkMotorRotationAngle. Note: no compliance is allowed, so if the imposed motion hits an undeformable obstacle it mets a pathological situation and the solver result can be unstable/unpredictable. Think at it as a 6DOF servo drive with "infinitely stiff" control. By default it is initialized with no motion / no rotation, so by default is just like welding the two bodies, so it is up to the user to provide proper ChFunctionRotation and a proper ChFunctionPosition.

#include <ChLinkMotionImposed.h>

Inheritance diagram for chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed:
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Public Member Functions

 ChLinkMotionImposed (const ChLinkMotionImposed &other)
 
virtual ChLinkMotionImposedClone () const override
 "Virtual" copy constructor (covariant return type).
 
void SetPositionFunction (const std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionPosition > mf)
 Set the position function for a generic 3D rotation, as p=p(t) vector function. More...
 
std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionPositionGetPositionFunction () const
 Get the position function q=q(t).
 
void SetRotationFunction (const std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionRotation > mf)
 Set the rotation function for a generic 3D rotation, as q=q(t) quaternion rotation function. More...
 
std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionRotationGetRotationFunction () const
 Get the rotation function q=q(t).
 
ChFrameGetFrameM2 ()
 For plotting etc: get the last computed value of imposed rotation and position, expressed as the "moving" ChFrame M respect to frame2.
 
virtual ChCoordsys GetLinkRelativeCoords () override
 Get the link coordinate system, expressed relative to Body2 (the 'master' body). More...
 
void Update (double mytime, bool update_assets) override
 Override all time, jacobian etc. updating.
 
virtual void IntLoadConstraint_Ct (const unsigned int off, ChVectorDynamic<> &Qc, const double c) override
 Takes the term Ct, scale and adds to Qc at given offset: Qc += c*Ct. More...
 
virtual void ConstraintsBiLoad_Ct (double factor=1) override
 Adds the current Ct (partial t-derivative, as in C_dt=0-> [Cq]*q_dt=-Ct) to the known term (b_i) of encapsulated ChConstraints.
 
virtual void ArchiveOUT (ChArchiveOut &marchive) override
 Method to allow serialization of transient data to archives.
 
virtual void ArchiveIN (ChArchiveIn &marchive) override
 Method to allow deserialization of transient data from archives. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::ChPhysicsItem
 ChPhysicsItem (const ChPhysicsItem &other)
 
ChSystemGetSystem () const
 Get the pointer to the parent ChSystem()
 
virtual void SetSystem (ChSystem *m_system)
 Set the pointer to the parent ChSystem() and also add to new collision system / remove from old coll.system.
 
void AddAsset (std::shared_ptr< ChAsset > masset)
 Add an optional asset (it can be used to define visualization shapes, es ChSphereShape, or textures, or custom attached properties that the user can define by creating his class inherited from ChAsset)
 
std::vector< std::shared_ptr< ChAsset > > & GetAssets ()
 Access to the list of optional assets.
 
std::shared_ptr< ChAssetGetAssetN (unsigned int num)
 Access the Nth asset in the list of optional assets.
 
virtual unsigned int GetAssetsFrameNclones ()
 Optionally, a ChPhysicsItem can return multiple asset coordinate systems; this can be helpful if, for example, when a ChPhysicsItem contains 'clones' with the same assets (ex. More...
 
virtual bool GetCollide () const
 Tell if the object is subject to collision. More...
 
virtual void SyncCollisionModels ()
 If this physical item contains one or more collision models, synchronize their coordinates and bounding boxes to the state of the item.
 
virtual void AddCollisionModelsToSystem ()
 If this physical item contains one or more collision models, add them to the system's collision engine.
 
virtual void RemoveCollisionModelsFromSystem ()
 If this physical item contains one or more collision models, remove them from the system's collision engine.
 
virtual void GetTotalAABB (ChVector<> &bbmin, ChVector<> &bbmax)
 Get the entire AABB axis-aligned bounding box of the object. More...
 
virtual void GetCenter (ChVector<> &mcenter)
 Get a symbolic 'center' of the object. More...
 
virtual void StreamINstate (ChStreamInBinary &mstream)
 Method to deserialize only the state (position, speed) Must be implemented by child classes.
 
virtual void StreamOUTstate (ChStreamOutBinary &mstream)
 Method to serialize only the state (position, speed) Must be implemented by child classes.
 
virtual void Setup ()
 This might recompute the number of coordinates, DOFs, constraints, in case this might change (ex in ChAssembly), as well as state offsets of contained items (ex in ChMesh)
 
virtual void SetNoSpeedNoAcceleration ()
 Set zero speed (and zero accelerations) in state, without changing the position. More...
 
virtual int GetDOF ()
 Get the number of scalar coordinates (variables), if any, in this item. More...
 
virtual int GetDOF_w ()
 Get the number of scalar coordinates of variables derivatives (usually = DOF, but might be different than DOF, ex. More...
 
unsigned int GetOffset_x ()
 Get offset in the state vector (position part)
 
unsigned int GetOffset_w ()
 Get offset in the state vector (speed part)
 
unsigned int GetOffset_L ()
 Get offset in the lagrangian multipliers.
 
void SetOffset_x (const unsigned int moff)
 Set offset in the state vector (position part) Note: only the ChSystem::Setup function should use this.
 
void SetOffset_w (const unsigned int moff)
 Set offset in the state vector (speed part) Note: only the ChSystem::Setup function should use this.
 
void SetOffset_L (const unsigned int moff)
 Set offset in the lagrangian multipliers Note: only the ChSystem::Setup function should use this.
 
virtual void IntStateGather (const unsigned int off_x, ChState &x, const unsigned int off_v, ChStateDelta &v, double &T)
 From item's state to global state vectors y={x,v} pasting the states at the specified offsets. More...
 
virtual void IntStateScatter (const unsigned int off_x, const ChState &x, const unsigned int off_v, const ChStateDelta &v, const double T)
 From global state vectors y={x,v} to item's state (and update) fetching the states at the specified offsets. More...
 
virtual void IntStateGatherAcceleration (const unsigned int off_a, ChStateDelta &a)
 From item's state acceleration to global acceleration vector. More...
 
virtual void IntStateScatterAcceleration (const unsigned int off_a, const ChStateDelta &a)
 From global acceleration vector to item's state acceleration. More...
 
virtual void IntStateIncrement (const unsigned int off_x, ChState &x_new, const ChState &x, const unsigned int off_v, const ChStateDelta &Dv)
 Computes x_new = x + Dt , using vectors at specified offsets. More...
 
virtual void IntLoadResidual_F (const unsigned int off, ChVectorDynamic<> &R, const double c)
 Takes the F force term, scale and adds to R at given offset: R += c*F. More...
 
virtual void IntLoadResidual_Mv (const unsigned int off, ChVectorDynamic<> &R, const ChVectorDynamic<> &w, const double c)
 Takes the M*v term, multiplying mass by a vector, scale and adds to R at given offset: R += c*M*w. More...
 
virtual void VariablesFbReset ()
 Sets the 'fb' part (the known term) of the encapsulated ChVariables to zero.
 
virtual void VariablesFbLoadForces (double factor=1)
 Adds the current forces (applied to item) into the encapsulated ChVariables, in the 'fb' part: qf+=forces*factor.
 
virtual void VariablesQbLoadSpeed ()
 Initialize the 'qb' part of the ChVariables with the current value of speeds. More...
 
virtual void VariablesFbIncrementMq ()
 Adds M*q (masses multiplied current 'qb') to Fb, ex. More...
 
virtual void VariablesQbSetSpeed (double step=0)
 Fetches the item speed (ex. More...
 
virtual void VariablesQbIncrementPosition (double step)
 Increment item positions by the 'qb' part of the ChVariables, multiplied by a 'step' factor. More...
 
virtual void InjectVariables (ChSystemDescriptor &mdescriptor)
 Tell to a system descriptor that there are variables of type ChVariables in this object (for further passing it to a solver) Basically does nothing, but maybe that inherited classes may specialize this.
 
virtual void ConstraintsBiLoad_Qc (double factor=1)
 Adds the current Qc (the vector of C_dtdt=0 -> [Cq]*q_dtdt=Qc ) to the known term (b_i) of encapsulated ChConstraints.
 
virtual void ConstraintsFbLoadForces (double factor=1)
 Adds the current link-forces, if any, (caused by springs, etc.) to the 'fb' vectors of the ChVariables referenced by encapsulated ChConstraints.
 
virtual void InjectKRMmatrices (ChSystemDescriptor &mdescriptor)
 Tell to a system descriptor that there are items of type ChKblock in this object (for further passing it to a solver) Basically does nothing, but maybe that inherited classes may specialize this.
 
virtual void KRMmatricesLoad (double Kfactor, double Rfactor, double Mfactor)
 Adds the current stiffness K and damping R and mass M matrices in encapsulated ChKblock item(s), if any. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::ChObj
 ChObj (const ChObj &other)
 
int GetIdentifier () const
 Gets the numerical identifier of the object.
 
void SetIdentifier (int id)
 Sets the numerical identifier of the object.
 
double GetChTime () const
 Gets the simulation time of this object.
 
void SetChTime (double m_time)
 Sets the simulation time of this object.
 
const char * GetName () const
 Gets the name of the object as C Ascii null-terminated string -for reading only!
 
void SetName (const char myname[])
 Sets the name of this object, as ascii string.
 
std::string GetNameString () const
 Gets the name of the object as C Ascii null-terminated string.
 
void SetNameString (const std::string &myname)
 Sets the name of this object, as std::string.
 
void MFlagsSetAllOFF (int &mflag)
 
void MFlagsSetAllON (int &mflag)
 
void MFlagSetON (int &mflag, int mask)
 
void MFlagSetOFF (int &mflag, int mask)
 
int MFlagGet (int &mflag, int mask)
 
virtual std::string & ArchiveContainerName ()
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Attributes inherited from chrono::ChPhysicsItem
ChSystemsystem
 parent system
 
std::vector< std::shared_ptr< ChAsset > > assets
 set of assets
 
unsigned int offset_x
 offset in vector of state (position part)
 
unsigned int offset_w
 offset in vector of state (speed part)
 
unsigned int offset_L
 offset in vector of lagrangian multipliers
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from chrono::ChObj
double ChTime
 the time of simulation for the object
 

Member Function Documentation

◆ ArchiveIN()

void chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed::ArchiveIN ( ChArchiveIn marchive)
overridevirtual

Method to allow deserialization of transient data from archives.

Method to allow de serialization of transient data from archives.

Reimplemented from chrono::ChLinkMateGeneric.

◆ GetLinkRelativeCoords()

virtual ChCoordsys chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed::GetLinkRelativeCoords ( )
inlineoverridevirtual

Get the link coordinate system, expressed relative to Body2 (the 'master' body).

This represents the 'main' reference of the link: reaction forces and reaction torques are expressed in this coordinate system. Note: differently from most other ChLinkMate -inherited links, that assume the frame2 as link coodrinate system, in this case we use the "moving" auxiliary frame M whose motion is concatenated to frame2 (in absolute coordinates, such moving frame will be cohincident with frame1 if the constraint is well assembled - in fact this makes constraint forces more intuitive, as one will get reaction forces and torques as applied to the frame1 of moving body 1).

Reimplemented from chrono::ChLinkMateGeneric.

◆ IntLoadConstraint_Ct()

void chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed::IntLoadConstraint_Ct ( const unsigned int  off,
ChVectorDynamic<> &  Qc,
const double  c 
)
overridevirtual

Takes the term Ct, scale and adds to Qc at given offset: Qc += c*Ct.

Parameters
offoffset in Qc residual
Qcresult: the Qc residual, Qc += c*Ct
ca scaling factor

Reimplemented from chrono::ChLinkMateGeneric.

◆ SetPositionFunction()

void chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed::SetPositionFunction ( const std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionPosition mf)
inline

Set the position function for a generic 3D rotation, as p=p(t) vector function.

Use an object from one of the ChFunctionPosition inherited classes to this end. This function should be C0 continuous and, to prevent acceleration spikes, it should ideally be C1 continuous. The position is imposed to frame1 respect to frame2, in frame2 coordinate system.

◆ SetRotationFunction()

void chrono::ChLinkMotionImposed::SetRotationFunction ( const std::shared_ptr< ChFunctionRotation mf)
inline

Set the rotation function for a generic 3D rotation, as q=q(t) quaternion rotation function.

Use an object from one of the ChFunctionRotation inherited classes to this end. This function should be C0 continuous and, to prevent acceleration spikes, it should ideally be C1 continuous. The position is imposed to frame1 respect to frame2, in frame2 coordinate system.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/physics/ChLinkMotionImposed.h
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/physics/ChLinkMotionImposed.cpp