Hello,
I am wanting to simulate a magnetic microrobot that is reconfigurable. Basically, the robot consists of two pieces that open and close in response to a cyclic magnetic field. It works just like a scallop, so I was just wanting to see if anyone here might know how to create a mesh consisting of two pieces and something like a hinge. I am an experimentalist, so I was having trouble getting started on this front.
Thanks!
Microrobot simulation
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Re: Microrobot simulation
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So you would need a moving mesh? Maybe you can provide a picture.
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So you would need a moving mesh? Maybe you can provide a picture.
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Re: Microrobot simulation
Here's one picture from an ANSYS simulation done by a coworker.
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Re: Microrobot simulation
Do I understand correctly that the region between gets fully closed?
This kind of adaptivity is not supported. We do have mortar BCs that could be used for rotating entities, but not for this kind of on-off thing? Can you do several predefined meshes?
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This kind of adaptivity is not supported. We do have mortar BCs that could be used for rotating entities, but not for this kind of on-off thing? Can you do several predefined meshes?
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Re: Microrobot simulation
Yes, the region between fully closes. It's supposed to open and close like a scallop, so each half would rotate about a hinge.
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Re: Microrobot simulation
I assume that there are no history effects? Then you maybe could make a series of meshes with different distances. We do have mesh stretching but that does not work with complete open/close. Elmer has been used in magnetic lifting but the movement adds one layer of challenge. -Peter