Simscape Time Dependent Force

Hello!

i am trying to simulate a simscape multibody model in which forces are applied at several points on the system. i want a certain force (towards the left end of the system) to act first, then the force on its immediate right to act in the following timestep, and then so on. basically a sequential forcing , from left to right and across time. how can i model that?

thank you in advance :)

Answer 1

[Rishi]

Hey Adamya,

I understand from your query that you want to apply different forces to a body in Simscape Multibody such that they are applied one after the other in the next timestep. You can achieve this by using a 'Delay' block. Connect a 'Delay' block to the all the forces except the first, and set the delay time as one timestep for the second force, increasing by one timestep for each force.

You can learn more about the 'Delay' block here:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/delay.html

Hope this helps!

[Adamya Dhaker]

Hey Rishi!

appreciate your answer, this certainly did help :)

thank you!