model TorqueSensor "Ideal sensor to measure the torque between two flanges (= flange_a.tau)"
extends Rotational.Interfaces.PartialRelativeSensor;
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutput tau(unit = "N.m") "Torque in flange flange_a and flange_b (tau = flange_a.tau = -flange_b.tau) as output signal"
annotation (Placement(transformation(
origin = {-80, -110},
extent = {
{10, -10},
{-10, 10}},
rotation = 90)));
equation
flange_a.phi = flange_b.phi;
flange_a.tau = tau;
annotation (
Documentation(info = "<html>\n<p>\nMeasures the <strong>cut-torque between two flanges</strong> in an ideal way\nand provides the result as output signal <strong>tau</strong>\n(to be further processed with blocks of the Modelica.Blocks library).\n</p>\n</html>"),
Icon(
coordinateSystem(
preserveAspectRatio = true,
extent = {
{-100, -100},
{100, 100}}),
graphics = {
Text(
extent = {
{-50, -120},
{50, -80}},
textString = "tau"),
Line(
points = {
{-80, -100},
{-80, 0}},
color = {0, 0, 127})}));
end TorqueSensor;