.PlanarMechanics.Parts.Damper .PlanarMechanics.Parts.Damper
This component is a linear damper, which acts as a line force between
frame_a and frame_b (i.e. point-to-point). A force f is
exerted on the origin of frame_b and with opposite sign on the origin
of frame_a along the line from the origin of frame_a to
the origin of frame_b according to the equation:
f = d*der(s);
where d is the damping constant, s is the distance between
the origin of frame_a and origin of frame_b, and
der(s) is the time derivative of s.
In the following figure a typical animation is shown where a mass is hanging on a damper.
Developed 2010 at the DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control