simscape.multibody.RevolutePrimitive Class

Namespace: simscape.multibody
Superclasses: simscape.multibody.JointPrimitive

Construct revolute joint primitive

Since R2022a

Description

Use an object of the simscape.multibody.RevolutePrimitive class to construct a revolute joint primitive. A revolute joint primitive has one rotational degree of freedom about an axis of the base frame. The revolute primitive appears in many joint objects, such as simscape.multibody.RevoluteJoint and simscape.multibody.UniversalJoint.

Set the ForceLaws property of a revolute joint primitive to a simscape.multibody.TorsionalSpringDamper object to apply a torque to the primitive.

Class Attributes

Sealed	true
ConstructOnLoad	true
RestrictsSubclassing	true

For information on class attributes, see Class Attributes.

Creation

Description

rp = simscape.multibody.RevolutePrimitive constructs a revolute joint primitive with default values.

Version History

Introduced in R2022a