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measure create object

Creates an object measure.

In general, all objects in your model have some pre-defined measurable characteristics. For example, you can capture and investigate the power consumption of a motion, or measure a part’s center-of-mass velocity along the global x-axis, taking time derivatives in the ground reference frame. The default coordinate system is the ground coordinate system, but you can use any marker as the coordinate system.

Format:

 

measure cre‘ate object
measure_name=	new object measure
component=	coordinate_component
motion_rframe=	existing marker
coordinate_rframe=	existing marker
characteristic=	measure_object_characteristic
object=	existing object
from_first =	boolean
legend =	string
create_measure_display=	boolean
comments =	string

Example:

 

measure create object &
measure_name =	mea_object__1 &
from_first =	yes &
component =	x_component &
characteristic =	angular_acceleration &
object =	joint_2 &
create_measure_display =	yes &
legend =	"joint_2 object measure"

Description:

 

Parameter	Value Type	Description
measure_name	New point measure	Specifies the name of the new point measure. You can use this name later to refer to this measure.
component	X_COMPONENT, Y_COMPONENT, Z_COMPONENT, MAG_COMPONENT, R_COMPONENT, RHO_COMPONENT, THETA_COMPONENT, PHI_COMPONENT	Specifies the component in which you are interested. The components available depend on the coordinate system.
motion_rframe	Existing marker	Specifies existing marker
coordinate_rframe	Existing marker	Specifies existing marker
characteristic	ANGULAR_ACCELERATION, ANGULAR_DEFORMATION, ANGULAR_DEFORMATION_VELOCITY, ANGULAR_KINETIC_ENERGY, ANGULAR_MOMENTUM_ABOUT_CM, ANGULAR_VELOCITY, AX_AY_AZ_PROJECTION_ANGLES, CM_ACCELERATION, CM_ANGULAR_ACCELERATION, CM_ANGULAR_DISPLACEMENT, EULER_ANGLES, CM_ANGULAR_VELOCITY, CM_POSITION, CM_POSITION_RELATIVE_TO_BODY, CM_VELOCITY, CONTACT_POINT_LOCATION, ELEMENT_FORCE, ELEMENT_TORQUE, INTEGRATOR_ORDER, INTEGRATOR_STEPSIZE, INTEGRATOR_TIME_STEP, ITERATOR_STEPS, ITERATION_COUNT, KINETIC_ENERGY, POTENTIAL_ENERGY_DELTA, POWER_CONSUMPTION, PRESSURE_ANGLE, STATIC_IMBALANCE, STRAIN_KINETIC_ENERGY, TRANSLATIONAL_ACCELERATION, TRANSLATIONAL_DEFORMATION, TRANSLATIONAL_DEFORMATION_VELOCITY, TRANSLATIONAL_DISPLACEMENT, TRANSLATIONAL_KINETIC_ENERGY, TRANSLATIONAL_MOMENTUM, TRANSLATIONAL_VELOCITY	Specifies the object characteristic to be measured.
Object	Existing object in Adams	Enter the object to measure.
legend	String	Specifies the text that will appear in the top of the measure window.
comments	String	Specifies any comments on this measure.
Create_measure_display	Yes/No	Specifies yes if you want to display a strip chart of the measure.

Extended Definition:

The measurable characteristics of objects are shown in the table below. Click an object characteristic to view the description.

 

The object:	Has these measurable characteristics:
Marker	• Total force at point • Total force at location • Total_Torque_On_Point • Total_Torque_At_Location • Translational_Displacement • Translational_Velocity • Translational_Acceleration • Angular_Velocity • Angular_Acceleration
Rigid body	• CM_Position • CM_Velocity • CM_Acceleration • CM_Angular_Velocity • CM_Angular_Acceleration • Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Kinetic_Energy • Angular_Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Momentum • Angular_Momentum_About_CM • Potential_Energy_Delta
Point mass body	• CM_Position • CM_Velocity • CM_Acceleration • Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Momentum • Potential_Energy_Delta
Flexible body	• CM_Position • CM_Velocity • CM_Acceleration • CM_Angular_Velocity • CM_Angular_Acceleration • Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Kinetic_Energy • Angular_Kinetic_Energy • Translational_Momentum • Angular_Momentum_ About_CM • Potential_Energy_Delta • Strain_Energy
Spring-damper force, single-component force, field force, bushing force	• element_force • element_torque • translational_displacement • ax_ay_az_projection_angles • translational_velocity • translational_acceleration • angular_velocity • angular_acceleration
Joint constraint, joint primitive constraint	• element_force • element_torque • translational_displacement • translational_velocity • translational_acceleration • angular_velocity • angular_acceleration • ax_ay_az_projection_angles
Curve-curve constraint, point-curve constraint	• pressure_angle • element_force • contact_point_location
Joint motion, general point motion	• power_consumption • element_force • element_torque • translational_displacement • translational_velocity • translational_acceleration • angular_velocity • angular_acceleration • ax_ay_az_projection_angles
Three-component force, three-component torque, general force/torque	• element_force • element_torque
Contact force	• element_force • element_torque Double-click a ack to view: • I_Point • I_Normal_Force • I_Friction_Force • I_Normal_Unit_Vector • I_Friction_Unit_Vector • J_Point • J_Normal_Force • J_Friction_Force • J_Normal_Unit_Vector • J_Friction_Unit_Vector • Slip_Deformation • Slip_Velocity • Penetration