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PlanarMechanics

A free Modelica library for planar mechanical multi-body systems

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Library description

The PlanarMechanics library is an open-source Modelica library for the modelling of planar mechanical multi-body systems. Its main components are:

  • parts such as mass, rigid rods, fixation
  • joints such as prismatic joints or revolute joints
  • force elements such as spring and dampers
  • sensors and sources
  • components for vehicles: wheel models
  • components for gearboxes
  • many examples

Current release

PlanarMechanics Library 1.6.0 (2023-09-12)

License

The library is released under the 3-Clause BSD license, see LICENSE and https://modelica.org/licenses/modelica-3-clause-bsd.

Reference results

Reference results for regression testing can be found in PlanarMechanics_ReferenceResults.

Tool compatibility

The current release was developed/tested using following tools.

  • Dymola: The library has been developed using Dymola.
  • Open Modelica: The library is fully compatible to Open Modelica.
  • Modelon Impact: The library is reported to be fully compatible to Modelon Impact.

Your tool not listed here? Please prepare a corresponding pull request of this README.md containing your tool's name and version number.

Development and contribution

The library was developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Contributors:

  • Dr. Dirk Zimmer
  • Franciscus van der Linden
  • Zheng Qu
  • Dr. Jakub Tobolar

You may report any issues with using the Issues button.

Contributions in shape of Pull Requests are always welcome.