Hooke Joint with Angle
This component allows you to use the hooke joint with angle (ac_hooke_w_angle UDE) tool in a steering and driveline model. The enhanced hooke joint UDE now allows user to specify relative phasing either with respect to an existing hooke joint or an existing reference marker/construction frame.
Select the Phase Reference Marker method to specify the location relative to which the hooke joint phase will be set.
Select the Reference Joint method to specify the existing hooke joint relative to which the new hooke joint phase will be set. When using this method, the two hooke joints will be modeled in a parametric way so that they will always be in phase.
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Creating or Modifying Hooke Joint with Angle
To create a Hooke Joint with Angle:
1. From the Build → Attachment menu, point to Hooke Joint with Angle, and then select New/ Modify.
3. Select Apply or OK.
About Hooke Joint with Angle
The hooke joint with angle UDE is used to create a hooke joint with a controlled phase angle. This UDE has enhanced functionality to create hooke joints with relative phasing. In Template Builder, when you create a hooke joint with angle, based on the method being used (listed below), you can specify:
■Hooke Joint Name
■Phasing Method (see below)
■Type
■Axes
■I part
■J part
■Coordinate reference
■I-Part Axis
■J-Part Axis
■Phase Angle
■Phase Reference Frame (for Phase Reference Frame method)
■Reference Joint (for Reference Joint method)
In Standard Interface, you can only modify the Phase Angle.
Phasing Methods for Hooke Joint with Angle
1. Shaft Plane Method: This is the legacy phasing method where a user specifies location, I and J markers, and I and J parts. The hooke joint is phased relative to the plane formed by these three points. Phase angle value is specified, and the angle of the hooke joint is set relative to the model. This method can produce unreliable results in certain geometric configurations, and it is difficult to model multiple hooke joints with correct phase relative to each other.
2. Reference Frame Method: If this method is selected, the user must specify a reference coordinate, select appropriate I and J markers, I and J parts, and the phase angle. If the location and/or orientation of the Reference Frame is modified, the orientation of the hooke joint will also change.
3. Reference Joint Method: If this method is selected, the user must specify an existing hooke joint. The phase of the new hooke joint will be set relative to that of the existing hooke joint. Here, the user specifies an existing Hooke Joint with Angle instead of specifying an 'I-Part Axis'. I and J parts must still be selected, and phase angle value must be specified. If the phase angle of the reference hooke joint is modified, the orientation of the newly created hooke joint will also change in such a way that the two hooke joints will always be in phase with respect to each other.