Name

Description

${\mathrm{frame}}_a$

Joint inboard frame

${\mathrm{frame}}_b$

Joint outboard frame

${\mathrm{flange}}_a$

Inertial reference frame for 1-D translational components

${\mathrm{flange}}_b$

Translation of joint. Connects to 1-D translational components

Symbol

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

${\stackrel{\^}{e}}_1$

$⟨1\,0\,0⟩$

Axis along which the joint allows translational motion, expressed in the inboard frame

TranAxis

$K_{\mathrm{s}}$

$0$

$\frac{N}{m}$

Spring constant

Kspring

$L_0$

$0$

$m$

Unstretched length of the translational spring

L0

$K_{\mathrm{\ⅆ}}$

$0$

$\frac{N\cdot s}{m}$

Damping constant

Kdamper

${\mathrm{IC}}_{s\,v}$

Ignore

Indicates whether MapleSim ignores, tries to enforce, or strictly enforces the translational initial conditions

MechTranTree

$s_0$

0

$m$

Initial displacement of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed along the ${\stackrel{\^}{e}}_1$axis

InitPos

$v_0$

0

$\frac{m}{s}$

Initial velocity of the joint at the start of the simulation, expressed along the ${\stackrel{\^}{e}}_1$axis

InitVel