The format for Road Data File (RDF) has two types. One is a RecurDyn Generated Road File format, the other is a user-defined Road file format.
RecurDyn Generated Road Data File Format
This road data file is automatically generated by RecurDyn after simulation, it also can be imported by Import Road.
The following table explains the format of the Road Data file.
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GENDATA |
The information about the road in the general road profile format. |
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X_SCALE |
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real |
Conversion Factor. |
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Y_SCALE |
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real |
Conversion Factor. |
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Z_SCALE |
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real |
Conversion Factor. |
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ORIGIN |
Coordinates of the road origin with respect to the global reference frame. |
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x, y, z |
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UP |
A vector that indicates the upward side of the road in the global reference frame. |
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x, y, z |
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ORIENTATION |
Transformation matrix which is oriented to the road coordinate system with respect to the global reference frame. |
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x1, y1, z1 |
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x2, y2, z2 |
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x3, y3, z3 |
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NODES |
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Number of nodes (N) |
Integer number of nodes. |
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Node_1, x_1, y_1, z_1 |
Location of Node 1. |
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Node_2, x_2, y_2, z_2 |
Location of Node 2. |
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Node_n, x_n, y_n, z_n |
Location of Node n. |
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ELEMENTS |
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Number of elements (Ne) |
Integer number of elements. |
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NodeA_1, NodeB_1, NodeC_1, U0_1, U1_1 |
Nodes which are consisted of triangle element 1. |
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NodeA_2, NodeB_2, NodeC_2, U0_2, U1_2 |
Nodes which are consisted of element 2. |
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NodeA_n, NodeB_n, NodeC_n, U0_n, U1_n |
Nodes which are consisted of element n. |
•Example
User Defined Road Data File Format
This road data file is defined by only user. So, RecurDyn does not generate this Road File. And it can be imported by Import Road on the Road Data group.
The following table explains the format of the user-defined Road Data file.
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[UNITS] |
The information about the unit in the road file. |
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LENGTH |
Definition of the length unit. |
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[PARAMETERS] |
Information about road parameters. |
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START_POSITION |
Definition of the start position for the road data |
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NORMAL_DIRECTION |
Definition of the normal direction for the road data. |
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DRIVING_DIRECTION |
Definition of the driving direction for the road data. |
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OFFSET |
Vertical offset to the ground with respect to the inertial frame. |
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WIDTH |
Definition of the width between two outlines. |
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(DATA) |
Definition of the road data points. |
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direction |
Definition of the position along the driving direction. |
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left |
Definition of the position to the left side with respect to the driving direction. |
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right |
Definition of the position to the right side with respect to the driving direction. |
•Example
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! ! road data file for RecurDyn road data ! $--------------------------------------------------------------------------UNITS [UNITS] LENGTH = 'mm' $---------------------------------------------------------------------PARAMETERS [PARAMETERS] START_POSITION = 0,0,0 $ definition of the road start point NORMAL_DIRECTION = Y $ definition of the normal direction of road data. DRIVING_DIRECTION = X $ definition of the driving direction of road data. OFFSET = -100 $ vertical offset to the ground with respect to the inertial frame WIDTH = 500 $ definition of the width between two outlines. $ $ direction left right (DATA) 0 0 0 100 100 100 200 100 100 300 -50 -50 500 50 50 600 10 10 700 0 0 800 0 0 900 0 0 1000 30 30 1500 0 0 |