Hello Everybody!

I'm new to Modelica and i want to learn by realizing a first project: implementing an model aircraft.
The Pendulum example works fine, so i guess it should work in theory...

I want to attach a motor (1-D-mechanics) to the aircrafts body by adding this model to ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody.Parts.Mounting1D. (Gyro-effects will be neglected but the reaction-torque is neccessary)

model Mounting1D
extends Interfaces.OneFrame_a;
import ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody.Interfaces;
parameter Modelica.SIunits.Angle phi0=0 "Fixed offset angle of housing";
parameter ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody.Types.Axis n={0,1,0}
"Axis of rotation = axis of support torque (resolved in frame_a)";

Modelica.Mechanics.Rotational.Interfaces.Flange_b flange_b
"(right) flange fixed in housing";
//Interfaces.Frame_a frame_a ;
equation
flange_b.phi = phi0;
frame_a.f=zeros(3);
frame_a.t = -n*flange_b.tau;
end Mounting1D;

Now, i tried the following test:

>> loadModel(Modelica)
true

>> loadModel(ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody)
true

>> model TestMounting1D
import Modelica.Mechanics.Rotational;
import ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody.Joints;
import ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody.Parts;
Parts.InertialSystem inertialSystem;
Parts.Mounting1D mounting1D;
Modelica.Mechanics.Rotational.Spring spring(c=1);
Modelica.Mechanics.Rotational.Inertia inertia(J=1);
//Parts.Body body;
equation
connect(inertia.flange_b,spring.flange_a);
connect(spring.flange_a, mounting1D.flange_b);
connect(inertialSystem.frame_b, mounting1D.frame_a);
//connect(inertialSystem.frame_b, body.frame_a);
end TestMounting1D;
Ok

>> simulate(TestMounting1D,stopTime=1.0)
record SimulationResult
resultFile = "Simulation failed.
"
end SimulationResult;

>> readFile("output.log")
"Error, input data file does not match model.
nx in initfile: 0 from model code :2
ny in initfile: 111 from model code :44
np in initfile: 9 from model code :7
npstr in initfile: 2 from model code: 2
nystr in initfile: 0 from model code: 0
"


I have no idea what went wrong there.
Can someone help please?

Thanks!
joerg

I just solved the problem on my own: when i replace
MultiBody.Types.Axis n={0,1,0} with Real[3] n={0,1,0} everything is fine.
Although this bug was hard to track because OpenModelica didn't report it.

Now, i tried another test: A body in free fall:

model TestBodyFreeFall
import ModelicaAdditions.MultiBody;
MultiBody.Parts.InertialSystem inertialSystem;
MultiBody.Joints.FreeMotion freemotion;
MultiBody.Parts.Body acstructure(m=1, I11=0.1,I22=0.1,I33=0.1);
equation
connect(inertialSystem.frame_b, freemotion.frame_a);
connect(acstructure.frame_a, freemotion.frame_b);
end TestBodyFreeFall;

This doesnt work too and no error is reported either. I think it should be easy to get this work...

record SimulationResult
resultFile = "Simulation failed.
"
end SimulationResult;

The error occurs since "MultiBody.Joints.FreeMotion" is declared. Although i cannot find anything suspicious there.

Maybe, someone can tell me, how to make OpenModelica to report errors???

Hi,

Well, I agree that error messages are rather scarce in OMC.
We will fix that in the next version.

However, you could add: getErrorString();
after each command like loadModel(), simulate(), etc.

To get the most information out of omc I run it from the command line:
.\omc +d=failtrace Model.mo (or Script.mos)
Also, check all the generated .log files.

About your model: OMC has a bug with the vectorization of reinit and pre:
Edit MultiBody.Joints.FreeMotion and replace the when equation with this one:



Then your model will simulate. I used this Multi.mos:


Calling the script:

Cheers,
Adrian Pop/