A pair of multiplex chain link consists of roller links and a pin link. An offset link is used when an odd number of chain links is required. A user must create a pair of chain link from which all chain links are copied. Once a pair of chain links is created, it will be registered as clone body. The inertial properties of the assembled chain link are automatically duplicated as the values of clone body. A single pin is used to connect roller links and pin links of a chain system in this model. The geometric information provided by a user is used for both display and contact force computation in the solver. Therefore, the multiplex chain link properties must be defined carefully prior to assembling a multiplex chain system.
(a) Multiplex Chain Link geometry
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P |
Pitch |
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Pt |
Transverse Pitch |
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Dr |
Roller Diameter |
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Wrl |
Width between Roller Link Plate |
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Trl |
Thickness of Roller Link Plate |
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Hrl |
Height of Roller Link Plate |
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Tpl |
Thickness of Pin Link Plate |
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Hpl |
Height of Pin Link Plate |
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Dp |
Pin Diameter |
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Lp |
Pin Length |
(b) Dimension information
Figure 1 Multiplex Chain Link