SimMechanics

Continuous Angle

Convert discontinuous, bounded angular output from a sensor to continuous, unbounded angular output

Library

Utilities

Description

The Continuous Angle block converts a measured angle signal restricted to the semi-open interval (-180^o, +180^o] degrees or (-,+] radians to a continuous, unbounded angle not restricted to any interval. This block requires the angle and the angular velocity as input signals. The continuous, unbounded angle is the output signal.

The Joint Sensor block outputs the absolute rotational measurement of revolute motion as a bounded angle in the interval (-180^o, +180^o] degrees or (-,+] radians. Motion that crosses the boundaries of this interval causes discontinuities in the measured angle, from +180^o to -180^o or vice versa. Use the Continuous Angle block if you want to convert this restricted angular measurement to an unbounded measurement.

Dialog Box and Parameters

The dialog box has one active area, Parameters.

Parameters

Angle measured in

Choose the units for the input angle and the output continuous angle, either deg (degrees) or rad (radians). The default is deg.

Rate measured in

Choose the units for the input rate (angular velocity), either deg/s (degrees/second) or rad/s (radians/second).

See Also

Joint Sensor

See Additional Useful Blocks.

Constraint & Driver Sensor

Custom Joint