/SENSOR/TIME
Block Format Keyword Describes the sensors used to activate or deactivate an object according to time delay.
Format
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| /SENSOR/TIME/sens_ID/unit_ID | |||||||||
| sens_title | |||||||||
| Tdelay | |||||||||
| Tstop | |||||||||
Definition
| Field | Contents | SI Unit Example |
|---|---|---|
| sens_ID | Sensor
identifier. (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
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| unit_ID | Optional unit
identifier. (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
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| sens_title | Sensor
title. (Character, maximum 100 characters) |
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| Tdelay | Time
delay. (Real) |
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| Tstop | Stop time. Default = 1.e20 (Real) |
Comments
- Sensors can be used to activate airbags, imposed forces, pressures, and fixed velocities.
- Sensors can be used to activate or deactivate these elements: brick, quad, shell, truss, beam, spring or 3N Shell with /ACTIV.
- For Sensor type TIME, the sensor is activated after the time delay Tdelay. Tdelay is not applicable with the force based sensors type RWALL, INTER, RBODY, WORK or SECT. Sensor may be deactivated if time=Tstop.