model ForceSensor "Ideal sensor to measure the force between two flanges"
extends Translational.Interfaces.PartialRelativeSensor;
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutput f(unit = "N") "Force in flange_a and flange_b (f = flange_a.f = -flange_b.f) as output signal"
annotation (Placement(transformation(
origin = {-80, -110},
extent = {
{10, -10},
{-10, 10}},
rotation = 90)));
equation
flange_a.f = f;
flange_a.s = flange_b.s;
annotation (
Documentation(info = "<html>\n<p>\nMeasures the <em>cut-force between two flanges</em> in an ideal way\nand provides the result as output signal (to be further processed\nwith blocks of the Modelica.Blocks library).\n</p>\n\n</html>"),
Icon(
coordinateSystem(
preserveAspectRatio = true,
extent = {
{-100, -100},
{100, 100}}),
graphics = {
Text(
extent = {
{-40, -70},
{40, -120}},
textString = "f"),
Line(
points = {
{-80, -100},
{-80, 0}},
color = {0, 0, 127})}));
end ForceSensor;