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General Actuation Analysis - Actuator Wizard

(Standard Interface) Adjust Actuators Wizard
The user is provided with the option of using a wizard of a tabular interface for editing actuator data.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Actuation Assembly
Select an assembly.
Actuator
Select the actuator to be modified.
If Activity Status set ‘On’ following options available:
Scale Factor
Enter a real number to scale the channel data or function expression.
Offset
Enter a real number to offset the channel data or function expression.
Input Type
Select whether to use RPC file data or a function expression as actuator input.
If you select Runtime Function following options available:
Runtime Function Expression
Enter the runtime function expression that will define the actuator.
Expressions for motion actuators should be functions of time.
Select to use the Function Builder to define the function.
For information on the Function or Expression Builder, see Function Builder.
If you select RPC file following options available”
RPC Input file
Enter the name of the RPC file containing the input data.
RPC Channel
Set the channel from which to take the data. This option is for use with time response data in RPC III files only. For more information, see Adams Durability online help.
Time Offset
Enter a real number to define the time offset for the RPC data channel.
Switch Table
Switches from the Wizard to the Actuator Table widget.