This sensor has a mother body, a center position, and a range.
Figure 1 Tension Sensor
As shown in Figure 1, if a sheet body passes within the range of the sensor, the sensor output can be computed from the following equation.
where,
: a tension force and the result of the
tension sensor. If the sheet body has an acting compressive force, the result of
the tension sensor will be a negative value. If the sheet body has an acting
tension force, the result of the tension sensor will be a positive value.
: the local reaction force of the closest
position of Revolute Joint in the range of the sensor.
: the global reaction force of the closest
position of Revolute Joint in the range of the sensor.
: the reference frame of the closest
position of Sheet Segments in the range of the sensor.
Figure 2 Tension Sensor icon of the Sensor group in the MTT2D tab