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Create/Modify Instrumentation

(Template Builder) Build → Instrumentation → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies an instrumentation. Learn about Instrumentation.

For the option:	Do the following:
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Instrumentation Name	If creating an instrumentation, enter a name for it. If modifying an instrumentation, enter its database name.
Type	Select one of the following: ■left/right - Define either the left or the right instrumentation, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite instrumentation by default. ■single - Define a non-symmetric instrumentation.
Sensor Type	Select one of the following: ■Acceleration ■Height (w.r.t. tire ref) ■Ride Height ■StringPot ■Velocity
Tire Compression Laser	Option is only available when sensor type StringPot selected. Select one of the following : ■Yes ■No If yes is selected this will add additional sensor's lumped mass to the model to calculate tire compression or wheel deflection.
Ay Calculation Method	Option is only available when sensor type Velocity selected. Select one of the following: ■Corrected for roll and pitch. Ay in body frame, corrected with respect to roll and pitch (Ay as Adams measures) ■Uncorrected for roll and pitch. Ay in body frame, uncorrected (Ay as an accelerometer would measure) This will calculate lateral acceleration (an additional request "vehicle statistics" added at I location) with and without accelerometer gravity effect. By default (option 1) the acceleration is output without gravity effects. This acceleration is measured in the body reference frame. Option 2 corresponds to acceleration as an accelerometer would measure. This value is higher than that from option 1, because it contains an additional component due to angular orientation of the body, roughly equal to sin(Roll).
Select one of the following options:
I matching Name	Enter the name of the object that will be matched either at assembly or runtime.
I Reference Part	Enter the name of an existing part or flexible body.
If you select sensor type as Ride height, Stringpot or Velocity following option will be available.
Select one of the following options:
J matching Name	Enter the name of the object that will be matched either at assembly or runtime.
J Reference Body	Enter the name of an existing part or flexible body.
Minor Role	Select the minor role for the instrumentation object if 'I Matching Name' or 'J Matching Name' option selected.
I Location (for all Sensor type)
Location Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Centered Between Coordinates ■Located Along An Axis ■Located On A Line ■Location Input Communicator If one or both of the I and J parts are flexible bodies, select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Located At Flexible Body Node If you select Delta Location From Coordinate, you must specify the node(s) of the flexible body at which you wish to react the attachment loads. The attachment location does not have to be coincident with the selected node(s). Note that you may select more than one node to react the load (C++ Solver only). If you select Located At Flexible Body Node, the attachment will be reacted at the selected node. It will be located at the selected node and offset by the vector you specify, relative to the flexible body's Local Body Reference Frame. Note that you may only select one node. See a Summary of Location Dependency Options.
J Location (for sensor type as Ride height, Stringpot (without tire compression) or Velocity)
Location Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Centered Between Coordinates ■Located Along An Axis ■Located On A Line ■Location Input Communicator If one or both of the I and J parts are flexible bodies, select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Located At Flexible Body Node If you select Delta Location From Coordinate, you must specify the node(s) of the flexible body at which you wish to react the attachment loads. The attachment location does not have to be coincident with the selected node(s). Note that you may select more than one node to react the load (C++ Solver only). If you select Located At Flexible Body Node, the attachment will be reacted at the selected node. It will be located at the selected node and offset by the vector you specify, relative to the flexible body's Local Body Reference Frame. Note that you may only select one node. See a Summary of Location Dependency Options.
If you select sensor type as Stringpot and tire compression as Yes following option will be available.
Inside Location
Offset from wheel center	Enter wheel carrier location from wheel center location
Outside Location
Offset from wheel center	Enter body side location from wheel center
Laser Properties
Swivel Height	Enter swivel height
Mass	Enter mass of the following laser assembly parts: ■Platform ■Data cable ■Inside Laser ■Outside Laser ■Anti Rotation Support
If you select sensor type as Velocity following option will be available.
Reference Frame
Coordinate Reference	Enter a hardpoint or construction frame where sideslip angle to be calculated. If hardpoint selected then the marker will create at that location with global orientation 0.0, 180.0, 0.0. If construction frame selected then marker created will orient as per the construnction frame's orientation.
	Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments: ■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box. ■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box. Learn about Recording Comments.

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For Velocity sensor I location and J location must be apart.