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Proximity

Proximity sensor between two frames.

          

 

 

Description

Connections

Parameters

Description

The equations for the Proximity component are given below.

Distance:

, is the relative displacement vector.

 

The distance () is calculated based on the  and   parameters:

 

Trigger:

The output signal, , becomes true when:

 

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

Inboard frame

frame_a

Outboard frame

frame_b

Boolean output signal

proximity

Optional boolean input signal

reset

Parameters

Symbol

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

 

When checked (true) the distance is calculated along the selected axis of frame_a.

useAxis

1e-3

[m]

Distance threshold between frame_a and frame_b to trigger the sensor.

delta

[1,0,0]

 

Unit vector (in frame_a) for distance calculation.

e_axis

 

When checked (true) the output will remain true after the first trigger. When unchecked (false) the output turns to false as soon as the distance between the frames becomes greater than the given threshold ().

hold

 

When checked (true) an input is enabled to reset the sensor.

useReset

 

See Also

Multibody Sensors

Multibody Overview

 

 

 

 

 


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