Conveyor Belt Exercise

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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Parts and Constraints are Predefined

plate
plate1
conveyor_path
Conveyor.sldasm
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Add Point/Curve Contact

Add point/curve constraint to all wheels
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Add Action Only Force

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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Run Simulation

Notice acceleration of conveyor belt
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Add Action Reaction Force

Select edges for attachment points
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Modify Action Only Force

Double click to view markers
Function 10(10-VM(229, 230))
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Plot Velocity of Action Reaction Force

Before
After
Constant velocity of 10 in/s
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Conveyor Belt Exercise

• Modify Action Only Force
• 1000(10-VM(227,228))

• Run Simulation

Plot Velocity Results