NodeGenericData

A node containing a number of data (history) variables; use e.g. for contact (active set), friction or plasticity (history variable).

Additional information for NodeGenericData:

• This Node has/provides the following types = GenericData

The item NodeGenericData with type = ‘GenericData’ has the following parameters:

• name [type = String, default = ‘’]:

  node’s unique name
• initialCoordinates [\({\mathbf{x}}\cIni = [x_0,\,\ldots,\,x_{n_c}]\tp\cIni\), type = Vector, default = []]:

  initial data coordinates
• numberOfDataCoordinates [\(n_c\), type = UInt, default = 0]:

  number of generic data coordinates (history variables)
• visualization [type = VNodeGenericData]:

  parameters for visualization of item

The item VNodeGenericData has the following parameters:

• show [type = Bool, default = False]:

  set true, if item is shown in visualization and false if it is not shown

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DESCRIPTION of NodeGenericData

The following output variables are available as OutputVariableType in sensors, Get…Output() and other functions:

• Coordinates: \({\mathbf{x}}\cConfig = [x_0,\,\ldots,\,x_{nc}]\tp\cConfig\)

  data coordinates (history variables) vector of node

Relevant Examples and TestModels with weblink:

ANCFcontactCircle.py (Examples/), ANCFcontactCircle2.py (Examples/), ANCFmovingRigidbody.py (Examples/), ANCFslidingJoint2D.py (Examples/), ANCFslidingJoint2Drigid.py (Examples/), ANCFswitchingSlidingJoint2D.py (Examples/), beltDriveALE.py (Examples/), beltDriveReevingSystem.py (Examples/), beltDrivesComparison.py (Examples/), bicycleIftommBenchmark.py (Examples/), leggedRobot.py (Examples/), lugreFrictionTest.py (Examples/), ANCFcontactCircleTest.py (TestModels/), ANCFcontactFrictionTest.py (TestModels/), ANCFmovingRigidBodyTest.py (TestModels/)

The web version may not be complete. For details, consider also the Exudyn PDF documentation : theDoc.pdf