.. _testmodels-sphericaljointtest: ********************* sphericalJointTest.py ********************* You can view and download this file on Github: `sphericalJointTest.py `_ .. code-block:: python :linenos: #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # This is an EXUDYN example # # Details: Simulate Chain with 3D rigid bodies and SphericalJoint; # Also test MarkerNodePosition # # Author: Johannes Gerstmayr # Date: 2020-04-09 # # 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 useGraphics = True #without test #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #you can erase the following lines and all exudynTestGlobals related operations if this is not intended to be used as TestModel: try: #only if called from test suite from modelUnitTests import exudynTestGlobals #for globally storing test results useGraphics = exudynTestGlobals.useGraphics except: class ExudynTestGlobals: pass exudynTestGlobals = ExudynTestGlobals() #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SC = exu.SystemContainer() mbs = SC.AddSystem() nBodies = 4 color = [0.1,0.1,0.8,1] s = 0.1 #width of cube sx = 3*s #lengt of cube/body cPosZ = 0.1 #offset of constraint in z-direction zz = sx * (nBodies+1)*2 #max size of background background0 = GraphicsDataRectangle(-zz,-zz,zz,sx,color) oGround=mbs.AddObject(ObjectGround(referencePosition= [0,0,0], visualization=VObjectGround(graphicsData= [background0]))) mPosLast = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyPosition(bodyNumber = oGround, localPosition=[-sx,0,cPosZ*0])) #create a chain of bodies: for i in range(nBodies): f = 0 #factor for initial velocities omega0 = [0,50.*f,20*f] #arbitrary initial angular velocity ep0 = eulerParameters0 #no rotation ep_t0 = AngularVelocity2EulerParameters_t(omega0, ep0) p0 = [-sx+i*2*sx,0.,0] #reference position v0 = [0.2*f,0.,0.] #initial translational velocity nRB = mbs.AddNode(NodeRigidBodyEP(referenceCoordinates=p0+ep0, initialVelocities=v0+list(ep_t0))) #nRB = mbs.AddNode(NodeRigidBodyEP(referenceCoordinates=[0,0,0,1,0,0,0], initialVelocities=[0,0,0,0,0,0,0])) oGraphics = GraphicsDataOrthoCubeLines(-sx,-s,-s, sx,s,s, [0.8,0.1,0.1,1]) oRB = mbs.AddObject(ObjectRigidBody(physicsMass=2, physicsInertia=[6,1,6,0,0,0], nodeNumber=nRB, visualization=VObjectRigidBody(graphicsData=[oGraphics]))) mMassRB = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyMass(bodyNumber = oRB)) mbs.AddLoad(Gravity(markerNumber = mMassRB, loadVector=[0.,-9.81,0.])) #gravity in negative z-direction if i==0: #mPos = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyPosition(bodyNumber = oRB, localPosition = [-sx*0,0.,cPosZ*0])) mPos = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerNodePosition(nodeNumber=nRB)) else: mPos = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyPosition(bodyNumber = oRB, localPosition = [-sx,0.,cPosZ])) #alternative with spring-damper: #mbs.AddObject(ObjectConnectorCartesianSpringDamper(markerNumbers = [mPosLast, mPos], # stiffness=[k,k,k], damping=[d,d,d])) #gravity in negative z-direction axes = [1,1,1] if (i==0): axes = [0,1,1] mbs.AddObject(SphericalJoint(markerNumbers = [mPosLast, mPos], constrainedAxes=axes)) #marker for next chain body mPosLast = mbs.AddMarker(MarkerBodyPosition(bodyNumber = oRB, localPosition = [sx,0.,cPosZ])) mbs.Assemble() #exu.Print(mbs) simulationSettings = exu.SimulationSettings() #takes currently set values or default values fact = 1000 simulationSettings.timeIntegration.numberOfSteps = 1*fact simulationSettings.timeIntegration.endTime = 0.001*fact simulationSettings.solutionSettings.solutionWritePeriod = simulationSettings.timeIntegration.endTime/fact*10 simulationSettings.timeIntegration.verboseMode = 1 simulationSettings.timeIntegration.newton.useModifiedNewton = True simulationSettings.timeIntegration.generalizedAlpha.useIndex2Constraints = False simulationSettings.timeIntegration.generalizedAlpha.useNewmark = False simulationSettings.timeIntegration.generalizedAlpha.spectralRadius = 0.6 #0.6 works well simulationSettings.solutionSettings.solutionInformation = "rigid body tests" SC.visualizationSettings.nodes.defaultSize = 0.05 #simulationSettings.displayComputationTime = True #simulationSettings.displayStatistics = True if useGraphics: exu.StartRenderer() mbs.WaitForUserToContinue() mbs.SolveDynamic(simulationSettings) #+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sol = mbs.systemData.GetODE2Coordinates(); solref = mbs.systemData.GetODE2Coordinates(configuration=exu.ConfigurationType.Reference); #exu.Print('sol=',sol) u = 0 for i in range(14): #take coordinates of first two bodies u += abs(sol[i]+solref[i]) exu.Print('solution of sphericalJointTest=',u) exudynTestGlobals.testError = u - (4.409080446574593) #up to 2021-06-28: 4.409080446580333; 2020-04-04: 4.409004179180698 exudynTestGlobals.testResult = u if useGraphics: #SC.WaitForRenderEngineStopFlag() exu.StopRenderer() #safely close rendering window!