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Air Cylinder

Air Cylinder Behavior

Basic Information

Name:The name of this behavior

End Link:Select the link controlled by this behavior

Base Link:Displays the parent node of the controlled link

Motion:Position adjustment of the controlled link

Velocity:Maximum speed percentage

Max Velocity:Maximum speed

Action Latency:Delay time after receiving the signal (not available in this version)

Acting Type:Select the mode to control this device

Digital Input Setting (Single-Acting)

Digital Input:The receiver device used by this behavior (extend/retract device)

Channel:The channel corresponding to the receiver device

Activate Level:Whether the receiver is triggered on a rising or falling edge

Activate State:Set the trigger direction of the air cylinder

Spring Constant:Spring force constant

Damping Constant:Device damping coefficient

Max Force:Maximum force used by the extending device

The default control method is as follows:

Digital Input:True:Extend device (End Link moves towards the Max Position of the Slider)

Digital Input:False:Retract device (End Link moves towards the Min Position of the Slider)

Digital Input Setting (Double-Acting)

Digital Input-1:The first receiver device used by this behavior

Channel-1:The channel corresponding to receiver device-1

Activate Level:Whether receiver device-1 is triggered on a rising or falling edge

Digital Input-2:The second receiver device used by this behavior

Channel-2:The channel corresponding to receiver device-2

Activate Level:Whether receiver device-2 is triggered on a rising or falling edge

Activated State:Set the trigger direction of the air cylinder

Digital Input-1 Digital Input-2 Action
1 1 Maintain current state
1 0 Extend device
0 1 Retract device
0 0 Maintain current state

PID Setting

( Content in this section is visible only after selecting End Link )

PID:Determines the movement speed of the air cylinder through PID parameters

P:Proportional parameter

I:Integral parameter

D:Derivative parameter

PID parameters are for advanced usage and can change the trajectory of components (e.g., air cylinders) before reaching the target point

Different PID parameters affect each other

Unstable PID parameters may cause excessive oscillation when the component reaches the specified position

Generally, trial and error is required to determine the parameters, and adjustments are usually unnecessary under normal circumstances

Advanced

Follower Device:Follower device (can select other follower linkages)

Transmission Ratio:Conversion ratio of movement distance between master and follower linkages

Follower Motion:Adjust the position of the follower linkage