Creating Output Channels
Here you create output channels. Output channels are output ports at which you examine the frequency response of the system. You can think of output channels as instrumentation ports where you can measure system response and report the results directly in the frequency domain.
To create output channels:
1. Click the Plugins tab on the Adams View ribbon.
2. From the Vibration container, click Vibration tool 
→ Build → Output Channel → New.
→ Build → Output Channel → New. The Create/Modify Vibration Output Channel dialog box appears.
3. In the Output Channel Name text box, enter: .satellite.p1_center_x_dis.
4. Set Output Function Type to Predefined.
5. Right-click the Output Marker text box, point to Marker, and then select Browse.
The Database Navigator appears.
6. Double-click .satellite.panel_1.center.
Adams Vibration inserts the marker panel_1.center into the Output Marker text box.
7. Set Global Component to Displacement along X.
8. Select Apply.
Adams Vibration creates an output channel.
9. Using the specifications in the following table, create the remaining output channels, selecting Apply after creating each channel, and selecting OK after you create the last output channel.
Output Channel Name: | Output Marker: | Disp/vel/acc: | Direction: |
|---|---|---|---|
.satellite.p2_center_x_dis | .satellite.panel_2.center | Displacement | x |
.satellite.p1_corner_x_dis | .satellite.panel_1.corner | Displacement | x |
.satellite.p1_corner_x_vel | .satellite.panel_1.corner | Velocity | x |
.satellite.p1_corner_x_acc | .satellite.panel_1.corner | Acceleration | x |
.satellite.p1_corner_y_acc | .satellite.panel_1.corner | Acceleration | y |
.satellite.p1_corner_z_acc | .satellite.panel_1.corner | Acceleration | z |
.satellite.ref_x_acc | .satellite.payload_adapter.cm | Acceleration | x |
.satellite.ref_y_acc | .satellite.payload_adapter.cm | Acceleration | y |
.satellite.ref_z_acc | .satellite.payload_adapter.cm | Acceleration | z |