[ODE] tips on stablizing chain links?

[Jon Watte]

Just search the latest manual for "dampening".

Cheers,

			/ h+


-----Original Message-----
From: vincent ngai [mailto:vincent.ngai at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Jon Watte
Cc: ode at q12.org
Subject: Re: [ODE] tips on stablizing chain links?


Could you elaborate more on the dampening? How do i go about doing
it....do I add a counter-force outside of the stepworld?

Thanks.

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:03:52 -0800, Jon Watte <hplus-ode at mindcontrol.org> wrote:
> 
> The problem is likely that you have a loop of dependencies,
> and the solver won't be able to solve for all of them at the
> same time.
> 
> Increasing CFM and decreasing ERP will probably make it converge
> better, because it allows for more slop in the solution. Also,
> make sure you are dampening each body, both linear and angular
> velocity.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>                         / h+
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ode-bounces at q12.org [mailto:ode-bounces at q12.org]On Behalf Of
> vincent ngai
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 6:23 PM
> To: ode at q12.org
> Subject: [ODE] tips on stablizing chain links?
> 
> Hi, I've to lift a body connected by two chains all made of universal joints
>    o
>   /  \
> /      \
> ::::::::::
> 
> which looks like my crude ascii diagram. The way I've arranged it is a
> long loop of linked bodies, with the middle one being the body that
> connects to the cable(simple slider joint).
> The simulation is  stable without the addition of the chains, after
> adding the chains, the simulation sorta becomes weird. The chain
> joints are not stablizing well, and there appear to be high torque at
> various joints.
> 
> Are there any tips to creating stable chain links of say 10> joints?
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Vincent
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Regards,
Vincent