Library MultiBody is a free Modelica package providing 3-dimensional mechanical components to model in a convenient way mechanical systems, such as robots, mechanisms, vehicles. Typical animations generated with this library are shown in the next figure:
For an introduction, have especially a look at:
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| UsersGuide | User's Guide of MultiBody Library |
| World | World coordinate system + gravity field + default animation definition |
| Examples | Examples that demonstrate the usage of the MultiBody library |
| Forces | Components that exert forces and/or torques between frames |
| Frames | Functions to transform rotational frame quantities |
| Interfaces | Connectors and partial models for 3-dim. mechanical components |
| Joints | Components that constrain the motion between two frames |
| Parts | Rigid components such as bodies with mass and inertia and massless rods |
| Sensors | Sensors to measure variables |
| Visualizers | 3-dimensional visual objects used for animation |
| Types | Constants and types with choices, especially to build menus |
| Icons | Icons for MultiBody package |