INTRODUCTION TO MOTIONVIEW & MOTIONSOLVE

CHAPTER 10: HIGHER PAIR CONSTRAINTS

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AGENDA

0. Course Agenda and Overview 14. System Attachments & Datasets

1. Introduction to HW & MotionView 15. System IC’s & Couplers
2. Free Body Creation, Simulation, & Plotting 16. Tire Forces & Speed Controller
3. Points, Expressions, & Geometry 17. Sequential Simulation
4. Initial Conditions, Markers, & Outputs 18. Sensors
5. Joints & Motions 19. Modeling & Simulation Tips
6. MotionView/MotionSolve Process Overview 20. DOE & Optimization using HyperStudy
7. Redundant Constraints & Joint Primitives 21. Introduction to Inspire Motion
8. Forces & Torques
9. CAD, Curves, & Collision Detection
10. Higher Pair Constraints
11. Contact Simulation
12. Flexible Bodies
13. Systems

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HIGHER PAIR CONSTRAINTS

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HIGHER PAIR CONSTRAINTS IN MOTIONVIEW

In Higher pair constraints, the two bodies are in contact at a point or along a line and the
relative motions of coincident points are not same.

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HIGHER PAIR CONSTRAINTS - DOF REMOVED

Higher pair constraints are just like joints in that they remove translational and
rotational DOF from bodies.

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CURVE-TO-CURVE (CVCV) CONSTRAINT

Useful for modeling cams where the point of contact between two parts changes during
the motion of the system.

3 DOF removed:
• Slide along the first curve;
• Roll on the first curve;
• Rotate about the common tangent.

The curves always maintain contact. The constraint forces will determine if any lift-off should
have occurred.
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EXERCISE 10A: CURVE-TO-CURVE CONSTRAINT FOR CAM/FOLLOWER

Exercise 10a (Manual Page 129):
Curve-to-Curve Constraint for Cam/Follower
File Name and Location:
../10a_CVCV_CAM/cam_follower_exercise_start.mdl
Objectives:
• Create the curves for the cam profile and the follower profile
• Create markers required for the definition of the CVCV joint
• Create the CVCV joint
• Specify the cam motion using the expression `10*TIME`
• Specify gravity within the model
• Specify the output requests
• Set the DAE Index to 1 and set the solution time and step size
• Run the model in MotionSolve
• View the results as an animation and plot the output
• OPTIONAL: Determine whether lift-off occurred in the simulation
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EXERCISE 10A: CURVE-TO-CURVE CONSTRAINT FOR CAM/FOLLOWER

Exercise Results:
Client: HyperGraph 2D
File: cam_follower_constraint.plt

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CHAPTER 10: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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