user_LinkForces.c File Reference

#include "math.h"
#include "mbs_data.h"
#include "user_IO.h"

Functions
double	user_LinkForces (double Z, double Zd, MbsData *mbs_data, double tsim, int ilnk)
	Compute the value of a link forces. More...

Function Documentation

user_LinkForces()

double user_LinkForces	(	double	Z,
		double	Zd,
		MbsData *	s,
		double	tsim,
		int	ilnk
	)

Compute the value of a link forces.

Parameters

[in]	Z	the distance (>0) between the extremities of the link force.
[in]	Zd	the relative velocity between the extremities of the link force, negative if the points get closer.
[in]	s	the MbsData structure of the model on which the driven joint are computed.
[in]	tsim	the current time of the simulation.
[in]	ilnk	the ID identifying the computed link force.

Returns

The value of the link force. A positive value is a repelling force. A negative force value is an attractive effect.