.. _examples-pendulum2dconstraint: *********************** pendulum2Dconstraint.py *********************** You can view and download this file on Github: `pendulum2Dconstraint.py `_ .. code-block:: python :linenos: #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # This is an EXUDYN example # # Details: Mathematical pendulum with constraint; # Remark: update from pendulum.py example # # Author: Johannes Gerstmayr # Date: 2019-12-26 # # Copyright:This file is part of Exudyn. Exudyn is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Exudyn license. See 'LICENSE.txt' for more details. # #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ import exudyn as exu from exudyn.utilities import * #includes itemInterface and rigidBodyUtilities import exudyn.graphics as graphics #only import if it does not conflict SC = exu.SystemContainer() mbs = SC.AddSystem() L = 0.8 #distance mass = 2.5 g = 9.81 r = 0.05 #just for graphics graphicsBackground = GraphicsDataRectangle(-1.2*L,-1.2*L, 1.2*L, 0.2*L, [1,1,1,1]) #for appropriate zoom graphicsSphere = graphics.Sphere(point=[0,0,0], radius=r, color=[1.,0.2,0.2,1], nTiles = 16) #add ground object and mass point: oGround = mbs.AddObject(ObjectGround(referencePosition = [0,0,0], visualization = VObjectGround(graphicsData = [graphicsBackground]))) nMass = mbs.AddNode(NodePoint2D(referenceCoordinates=[L,0], initialCoordinates=[0,0], initialVelocities=[0,0])) oMass = mbs.AddObject(MassPoint2D(physicsMass = mass, nodeNumber = nMass, visualization = VObjectMassPoint2D(graphicsData = [graphicsSphere]))) mMass = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerNodePosition(nodeNumber=nMass)) mGround = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyPosition(bodyNumber=oGround, localPosition = [0,0,0])) oDistance = mbs.AddObject(DistanceConstraint(markerNumbers = [mGround, mMass], distance = L)) #add loads: mbs.AddLoad(Force(markerNumber = mMass, loadVector = [0, -mass*g, 0])) sDist = mbs.AddSensor(SensorObject(objectNumber=oDistance, storeInternal=True, outputVariableType=exu.OutputVariableType.Distance)) #print(mbs) mbs.Assemble() simulationSettings = exu.SimulationSettings() f = 1000000 simulationSettings.timeIntegration.numberOfSteps = int(1*f) simulationSettings.timeIntegration.endTime = 0.001*f simulationSettings.solutionSettings.solutionWritePeriod = simulationSettings.timeIntegration.endTime/5000 simulationSettings.solutionSettings.sensorsWritePeriod = simulationSettings.timeIntegration.endTime/50000 #simulationSettings.displayComputationTime = True simulationSettings.timeIntegration.verboseMode = 1 simulationSettings.timeIntegration.verboseModeFile = 0 #these Newton settings are slightly faster than full Newton: simulationSettings.timeIntegration.newton.useModifiedNewton = True simulationSettings.timeIntegration.newton.modifiedNewtonJacUpdatePerStep = True simulationSettings.timeIntegration.generalizedAlpha.spectralRadius = 0.60 #0.62 is approx. the limit simulationSettings.timeIntegration.adaptiveStep = False simulationSettings.timeIntegration.generalizedAlpha.computeInitialAccelerations = True simulationSettings.solutionSettings.coordinatesSolutionFileName= "coordinatesSolution.txt" simulationSettings.displayStatistics = True #simulationSettings.solutionSettings.recordImagesInterval = 0.04 SC.visualizationSettings.nodes.defaultSize = 0.05 exu.StartRenderer() #mbs.WaitForUserToContinue() #exu.InfoStat() mbs.SolveDynamic(simulationSettings, # solverType=exu.DynamicSolverType.TrapezoidalIndex2 ) #exu.InfoStat() SC.WaitForRenderEngineStopFlag() exu.StopRenderer() #safely close rendering window! nODE2 = len(mbs.systemData.GetODE2Coordinates()) print("ODE2=",nODE2) #plot constraint error: mbs.PlotSensor(sensorNumbers=sDist, offsets=[-L], closeAll=True) #old way, better use PlotSensor: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.ticker as ticker #plot y-acceleration: data = np.loadtxt('coordinatesSolution.txt', comments='#', delimiter=',') plt.figure() plt.plot(data[:,0], data[:,1+2*nODE2+1], 'b-') ax=plt.gca() # get current axes ax.grid(True, 'major', 'both') ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(ticker.MaxNLocator(10)) ax.yaxis.set_major_locator(ticker.MaxNLocator(10)) plt.tight_layout() plt.show()