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Viscous Coupling for Powertrain Models

Adams Car supports the application of viscous coupling (limited slip differentials) for powertrain models. The coupling torque is applied through a rotational SFORCE statement of the following form:
SFORCE/id, ROTATION, I = imrk, J = jmrk
, FUN=USER (1103, splid, ilft, jlft, irgt, jrgt, sclfac)
where: 
 
id
=
Sforce statement id
imrk
=
Marker at which the torque is applied
jmrk
=
Marker at which the reaction torque is applied
splid
=
Id of spline representing the velocity difference and torque data
ilft
=
I marker of left halfshaft joint
jlft
=
J marker of left halfshaft joint
irgt
=
I marker of right halfshaft joint
jrgt
=
J marker of right halfshaft joint
sclfac
=
force/moment scale factor to convert from spline units to model units