Gear
A gear can be either straight or helical. It consists of one part constrained with either a fixed or revolute joint. Optionally, you can use a torsional spring-damper SFORCE in parallel with the revolute joint. You can connect two gears with a three-phase gear force element.
Schematic Representation of Gear  | Gear Geomery  |
The element outputs the following results:
■joint_force - Force magnitude in the revolute or fixed joint.
■angle - Rotational displacement relative to the attachment part. Active only if the gear is not fixed.
■velocity - Angular velocity relative to the attachment part. Active only if the gear is not fixed.
■acceleration - Angular acceleration relative to the attachment part. Active only if the gear is not fixed.
■torque - Torque in the torsional spring-damper SFORCE. Active only if the gear is not fixed and the torsional spring-damper SFORCE is activated.