Hi, Newb here. My goal is to develop a snowmobile chassis using the chrono:vehicle as a basis. I'm in Windows using an anaconda installation with pychrono 9.0.1. It doesn't need to turn, just analyze straight bumps and model acceleration/traction in a straight line and the reaction to the variations on the chassis design. Almost a "2D" analysis.
I think I may be not understanding a fundamental concept. I thought I could just "bolt" together parts from the tracked and wheeled vehicles and be good to go. Attempt A. I've tried to model a single sprocket, idler and road wheel with a track using the M113_TrackAssemblySinglePin_Left and chassis, with limited success. The next step would be to replace the M113 Linear Damper Suspension Left with links/etc from the road vehicle to model a 4 link type. I've tried 2 ways, creating/editing the JSON files from the demo, and also tried to just instantiate M113 parts (road wheel for example) on their own without an assembly or JSON. Attempt B. I've also tried to model it with just physics with cylinders for wheels and a segmented track. Modeling the track as segments and getting the links to stay together hasn't worked yet, they "explode" when I apply torque. Just looking for some guidance on which way is the best path forward. I've been looking through the forums it seems like B may be better, but I need some help/guidance. Recommendations from anyone are welcome. Thanks a lot, Dave. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/453ff6eb-1e80-45d1-828c-c0fc5dd24044n%40googlegroups.com.
