- The force is being applied along the global z-axis, local y axis. The External Force and Torque block is configured to apply the force along the axes of the attached frame.
- Nonzero torque is shown about the global y-axis, which is consistent for a force applied along the global z-axis in the x-z plane of the bushing joint.
Simscape Multibody torque measurement on bushing joint seems wrong.
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Hello,
im currently working on a Simscape Multibody project, which simulates the forces and torques on the handle of a cordless screwdriver. The forces and torques are measured in a bushing joint, which computes the forces and torques in the base-frame, if I understood the documentation correct. (https://de.mathworks.com/help/sm/ref/bushingjoint.html;jsessionid=1315d3bf1ecb8487feb20176cb76) The calculated results do not correspond to the expected results, which made me decrease the level of complexity of the system down to the handle. I removed all parts besides the handle, the position-input (translation and rotation) and the external forces in x/y/z-direction.
The follower-frame of the bushing-joint is rotated in 90° around the +y-axis. The force is 100 N in the +y-direction.
The scope for the torques states, that all torques are ~0 Nm, but the torque around the +z-axis should be 10 Nm.
An error also occours for Fx = 100 N, Fy = Fz = 0 N while rot_x = 90° and rot_y = rot_z = 0°, where the magnitude of the torque is correct but the corresponding axis is wrong.
I really don't know where my mistake is, since there are almost no components left in the model.
I've also tried replacing the bushing-joint with a gimbal-joint but it still gives me the same values.
Has anyone experienced these kind of error in a problem before?
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Steve Miller
on 12 Feb 2023
Hi Lukas,
Your model is delivering the correct results.
Check your settings closely to determine you are applying the torque about the axis you intend.
As for your error, it is likely you have "gimbal lock", when two of the rotational degrees of freedom are aligned. You will not have this problem if use the 6-DOF joint which uses a spherical primitive to represent the three degrees of freedom.
--Steve
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