/// Initialize this joint by specifying the two bodies to be connected, a point /// and a direction on body1 defining the revolute joint, and a point on the /// second body defining the spherical joint. If local = true, it is assumed /// that these quantities are specified in the local body frames. Otherwise, /// it is assumed that they are specified in the absolute frame. The imposed /// distance between the two points can be either inferred from the provided /// configuration (auto_distance = true) or specified explicitly. public void Initialize(ChBodyFrame body1, //< first frame (revolute side) ChBodyFrame body2, //< second frame (spherical side) bool local, //< true if data given in body local frames ChVector pos1, //< point on first frame (center of revolute) ChVector dir1, //< direction of revolute on first frame ChVector pos2, //< point on second frame (center of spherical) bool auto_distance = true, //< true if imposed distance equal to |pos1 - po2| double distance = 0 //< imposed distance (used only if auto_distance = false) ) { Body1 = body1; Body2 = body2; m_cnstr_dist.SetVariables(Body1.Variables(), Body2.Variables()); m_cnstr_dot.SetVariables(Body1.Variables(), Body2.Variables()); ChVector pos1_abs; ChVector pos2_abs; ChVector dir1_abs; if (local) { m_pos1 = pos1; m_pos2 = pos2; m_dir1 = ChVector.Vnorm(dir1); pos1_abs = Body1.TransformPointLocalToParent(m_pos1); pos2_abs = Body2.TransformPointLocalToParent(m_pos2); dir1_abs = Body1.TransformDirectionLocalToParent(m_dir1); } else { pos1_abs = pos1; pos2_abs = pos2; dir1_abs = ChVector.Vnorm(dir1); m_pos1 = Body1.TransformPointParentToLocal(pos1_abs); m_pos2 = Body2.TransformPointParentToLocal(pos2_abs); m_dir1 = Body1.TransformDirectionParentToLocal(dir1_abs); } ChVector d12_abs = pos2_abs - pos1_abs; m_cur_dist = d12_abs.Length(); m_dist = auto_distance ? m_cur_dist : distance; m_cur_dot = ChVector.Vdot(d12_abs, dir1_abs); }
/// Initialize this constraint, given the two bodies to be connected, the /// positions of the two anchor endpoints of the distance (each expressed /// in body or abs. coordinates) and the imposed distance. public virtual bool Initialize( ChBodyFrame mbody1, //< first frame to link ChBodyFrame mbody2, //< second frame to link bool pos_are_relative, //< true: following pos. are relative to bodies ChVector mpos1, //< pos. of distance endpoint, for 1st body (rel. or abs., see flag above) ChVector mpos2, //< pos. of distance endpoint, for 2nd body (rel. or abs., see flag above) bool auto_distance = true, //< if true, initializes the imposed distance as the distance between mpos1 and mpos2 double mdistance = 0 //< imposed distance (no need to define, if auto_distance=true.) ) { Body1 = mbody1; Body2 = mbody2; Cx.SetVariables(Body1.Variables(), Body2.Variables()); if (pos_are_relative) { pos1 = mpos1; pos2 = mpos2; } else { pos1 = Body1.TransformPointParentToLocal(mpos1); pos2 = Body2.TransformPointParentToLocal(mpos2); } ChVector AbsDist = Body1.TransformPointLocalToParent(pos1) - Body2.TransformPointLocalToParent(pos2); curr_dist = AbsDist.Length(); if (auto_distance) { distance = curr_dist; } else { distance = mdistance; } return(true); }