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Surface Normal

Surface Normal

 

Description

Connections

Parameters

Description

The Surface Normal component returns the vector normal to the given surface at the r vector input.

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

r

Input vector of tire center from the surface

r

en

Output vector normal to the surface

en

δ

Output signal of tire center distance from the surface

delta

Parameters

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

δL

1·10−2

m

Base distance for local surface patch approximation

deltaL

Data source

[1]

 

Data source for the uneven surface. The data is interpreted based on the selection for Surface normal. If surface normal is global Z, the first column is X values, and the first row is Y values. If surface normal is global Y, the first column is Z values, and the first row is X values. If surface normal is global X, the first column is Y values, and the first row is Z values.

datasourcemode

Surface data

[2]

 

Surface data matrix [2]

table

Surface data

[3]

 

Attached data set [3]

data

Smoothness

[4]

 

Smoothness of table interpolation

smoothness

nIter

2

 

Number of iterations to find the contact point candidate, recommended value between 1 and 5

nIter

[1] Maplesoft.Blocks.Tables.DataSourceMode.ViaGUI, which is displayed as inline.

[2] The table parameter is enabled when datasourcemode is inline.  The default is 012100200.

[3] The data parameter is enabled when datasourcemode in not inline.

[4] Maplesoft.Blocks.Types.Smoothness.LinearSegments

See Also

Surface

Tire Kinematics

Tires