linearSpring.H

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Class
    Foam::RBD::restraints::linearSpring

Description
    Linear spring restraint.

SourceFiles
    linearSpring.C

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#ifndef RBD_restraints_linearSpring_H
#define RBD_restraints_linearSpring_H

#include "rigidBodyRestraint.H"
#include "Switch.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace RBD
{
namespace restraints
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                        Class linearSpring Declaration
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class linearSpring
:
    public restraint
{
    // Private Data

        //- Anchor point, where the spring is attached to an immovable
        //  object
        point anchor_;

        //- Reference point of attachment to the solid body
        point refAttachmentPt_;

        //- Spring stiffness coefficient [N/m]
        scalar stiffness_;

        //- Damping coefficient [Ns/m]
        scalar damping_;

        //- Rest length - length of spring when no forces are applied to it
        scalar restLength_;

        //- Switch to allow no restraint when line is shorter than restLength
        Switch allowSlack_;


public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("linearSpring");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        linearSpring
        (
            const word& name,
            const dictionary& dict,
            const rigidBodyModel& model
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual autoPtr<restraint> clone() const
        {
            return autoPtr<restraint>
            (
                new linearSpring(*this)
            );
        }


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~linearSpring();


    // Member Functions

        //- Accumulate the retraint internal joint forces into the tau field and
        //  external forces into the fx field
        virtual void restrain
        (
            scalarField& tau,
            Field<spatialVector>& fx,
            const rigidBodyModelState& state
        ) const;

        //- Update properties from given dictionary
        virtual bool read(const dictionary& dict);

        //- Write
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
};


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} // End namespace restraints
} // End namespace RBD
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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