
Multibody M odel Anatomy
relationships between the three solids. You use them to position the peg and
hole sections at the ends o f the main section.
Applying Forces and Torques
You can actuate a model by applying a force or torque to a rigid body or to a
joint. To represent forces and torques acting on a rigid body, SimMechanics
provides a Forces and Torques library. Drag a block from this library and
connect it to the rigid body frame(s) that you want to apply the force or torque
to.
One block represents an external force or torque—External Force and Torque.
The other blocks represent internal forces between two rigid body frames.
You can represent a general internal force, using the Internal Force block,
or a specific internal force type, using Spring and Damper Force and Inverse
Square Law F orce blocks. The figure shows how you can use the External
Force block to actuate the crank link of the four-bar model.
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