__doc__ = """ Module containing joint classes to connect multiple rods together. """
__all__ = ["FreeJoint", "HingeJoint", "FixedJoint"]
from typing import TypeVar, Generic
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from elastica._rotations import _inv_rotate
from elastica.typing import SystemType, RodType, ConnectionIndex, RigidBodyType
import numpy as np
from numpy.typing import NDArray
S = TypeVar("S", bound=SystemType)
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class ConnectionBase(ABC, Generic[S]):
"""
This Connection base class is for all system-to-system connections.
Every operator for Connections must be derived from this class.
"""
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@abstractmethod
def apply_forces(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
"""
Apply connection force to the connected objects.
Parameters
----------
system_one : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_one : ConnectionIndex
Index of first system for connection.
system_two : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_two : ConnectionIndex
Index of second system for connection.
"""
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@abstractmethod
def apply_torques(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
"""
Apply connection torques to the connected objects.
Parameters
----------
system_one : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_one : ConnectionIndex
Index of first system for connection
system_two : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_two : ConnectionIndex
Index of second system for connection.
"""
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class FreeJoint(ConnectionBase):
"""
Free or spherical joints constrains the relative movement between two nodes (chosen by the user)
by applying restoring forces. For implementation details, refer to Zhang et al. Nature Communications (2019).
Notes
-----
Alias for BallJoint and SphericalJoint
Attributes
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
"""
# pass the k and nu for the forces
# also the necessary rods for the joint
# indices should be 0 or -1, we will provide wrappers for users later
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def __init__(self, k: float, nu: float) -> None:
"""
Parameters
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
"""
self.k = np.float64(k)
self.nu = np.float64(nu)
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def apply_forces(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
"""
Apply joint force to the connected rod objects.
Parameters
----------
system_one : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_one : ConnectionIndex
Index of first system for connection.
system_two : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object
index_two : ConnectionIndex
Index of second system for connection.
"""
end_distance_vector = (
system_two.position_collection[..., index_two]
- system_one.position_collection[..., index_one]
)
elastic_force = self.k * end_distance_vector
relative_velocity = (
system_two.velocity_collection[..., index_two]
- system_one.velocity_collection[..., index_one]
)
damping_force = self.nu * relative_velocity
contact_force = elastic_force + damping_force
system_one.external_forces[..., index_one] += contact_force
system_two.external_forces[..., index_two] -= contact_force
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def apply_torques(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
"""
Apply joint torques to the connected objects.
In FreeJoint class, this routine simply passes.
Parameters
----------
system_one : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object.
index_one : ConnectionIndex
Index of first system for connection.
system_two : RodType | RigidBodyType
Rod or rigid-body object.
index_two : ConnectionIndex
Index of second system for connection.
time : float
The time of simulation.
"""
# ALIAS
BallJoint = FreeJoint
SphericalJoint = FreeJoint
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class HingeJoint(FreeJoint):
"""
This hinge joint class constrains the relative movement and rotation
(only one axis defined by the user) between two nodes and elements
(chosen by the user) by applying restoring forces and torques. For
implementation details, refer to Zhang et. al. Nature
Communications (2019).
Attributes
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
kt: float
Rotational stiffness coefficient of the joint.
normal_direction: numpy.ndarray
2D (dim, 1) array containing data with 'float' type. Constraint rotation direction.
"""
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def __init__(
self,
k: float,
nu: float,
kt: float,
normal_direction: NDArray[np.float64],
) -> None:
"""
Parameters
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
kt: float
Rotational stiffness coefficient of the joint.
normal_direction: numpy.ndarray
2D (dim, 1) array containing data with 'float' type. Constraint rotation direction.
"""
super().__init__(k, nu)
# normal direction of the constrain plane
# for example for yz plane (1,0,0)
# unitize the normal vector
self.normal_direction = normal_direction / np.linalg.norm(normal_direction)
# additional in-plane constraint through restoring torque
# stiffness of the restoring constraint -- tuned empirically
self.kt = np.float64(kt)
# Apply force is same as free joint
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def apply_forces(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
return super().apply_forces(system_one, index_one, system_two, index_two)
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def apply_torques(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
# current tangent direction of the `index_two` element of system two
system_two_tangent = system_two.director_collection[2, :, index_two]
# projection of the tangent of system two onto the plane normal
force_direction = (
-np.dot(system_two_tangent, self.normal_direction) * self.normal_direction
)
# compute the restoring torque
torque = self.kt * np.cross(system_two_tangent, force_direction)
# The opposite torque will be applied on link one
system_one.external_torques[..., index_one] -= (
system_one.director_collection[..., index_one] @ torque
)
system_two.external_torques[..., index_two] += (
system_two.director_collection[..., index_two] @ torque
)
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class FixedJoint(FreeJoint):
"""
The fixed joint class restricts the relative movement and rotation
between two nodes and elements by applying restoring forces and torques.
For implementation details, refer to Zhang et al. Nature
Communications (2019).
Notes
-----
Issue #131 : Add constraint in twisting, add rest_rotation_matrix (v0.3.0)
Attributes
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
kt: float
Rotational stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nut: float
Rotational damping coefficient of the joint.
rest_rotation_matrix: numpy.ndarray
2D (3, 3) array containing data with 'float' type.
Rest 3x3 rotation matrix from system one to system two at the connected elements.
Instead of aligning the directors of both systems directly, a desired rest rotational matrix labeled C_12*
is enforced.
"""
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def __init__(
self,
k: float,
nu: float,
kt: float,
nut: float = 0.0,
rest_rotation_matrix: NDArray[np.float64] | None = None,
) -> None:
"""
Parameters
----------
k: float
Stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nu: float
Damping coefficient of the joint.
kt: float
Rotational stiffness coefficient of the joint.
nut: float
Rotational damping coefficient of the joint.
rest_rotation_matrix: numpy.ndarray | None
2D (3, 3) array containing data with 'float' type.
Rest 3x3 rotation matrix from system one to system two at the connected elements.
If provided, the rest rotation matrix is enforced between the two systems throughout the simulation.
If not provided, `rest_rotation_matrix` is initialized to the identity matrix,
which means that a restoring torque will be applied to align the directors of both systems directly.
(default=None)
"""
super().__init__(k, nu)
# additional in-plane constraint through restoring torque
# stiffness of the restoring constraint -- tuned empirically
self.kt = np.float64(kt)
self.nut = np.float64(nut)
# TODO: compute the rest rotation matrix directly during initialization
# as soon as systems (e.g. `rod_one` and `rod_two`) and indices (e.g. `index_one` and `index_two`)
# are available in the __init__
if rest_rotation_matrix is None:
rest_rotation_matrix = np.eye(3)
assert rest_rotation_matrix.shape == (3, 3), "Rest rotation matrix must be 3x3"
self.rest_rotation_matrix = rest_rotation_matrix
# Apply force is same as free joint
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def apply_forces(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
return super().apply_forces(system_one, index_one, system_two, index_two)
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def apply_torques(
self,
system_one: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_one: ConnectionIndex,
system_two: "RodType | RigidBodyType",
index_two: ConnectionIndex,
time: np.float64 = np.float64(0.0),
) -> None:
# collect directors of systems one and two
# note that systems can be either rods or rigid bodies
system_one_director = system_one.director_collection[..., index_one]
system_two_director = system_two.director_collection[..., index_two]
# rel_rot: C_12 = C_1I @ C_I2
# C_12 is relative rotation matrix from system 1 to system 2
# C_1I is the rotation from system 1 to the inertial frame (i.e. the world frame)
# C_I2 is the rotation from the inertial frame to system 2 frame (inverse of system_two_director)
rel_rot = system_one_director @ system_two_director.T
# error_rot: C_22* = C_21 @ C_12*
# C_22* is rotation matrix from current orientation of system 2 to desired orientation of system 2
# C_21 is the inverse of C_12, which describes the relative (current) rotation from system 1 to system 2
# C_12* is the desired rotation between systems one and two, which is saved in the static_rotation attribute
dev_rot = rel_rot.T @ self.rest_rotation_matrix
# compute rotation vectors based on C_22*
# scipy implementation
# rot_vec = Rotation.from_matrix(dev_rot).as_rotvec()
#
# implementation using custom _inv_rotate compiled with numba
# rotation vector between identity matrix and C_22*
rot_vec = _inv_rotate(np.dstack([np.eye(3), dev_rot.T])).squeeze()
# rotate rotation vector into inertial frame
rot_vec_inertial_frame = system_two_director.T @ rot_vec
# deviation in rotation velocity between system 1 and system 2
# first convert to inertial frame, then take differences
dev_omega = (
system_two_director.T @ system_two.omega_collection[..., index_two]
- system_one_director.T @ system_one.omega_collection[..., index_one]
)
# we compute the constraining torque using a rotational spring - damper system in the inertial frame
torque = self.kt * rot_vec_inertial_frame - self.nut * dev_omega
# The opposite torques will be applied to system one and two after rotating the torques into the local frame
system_one.external_torques[..., index_one] -= system_one_director @ torque
system_two.external_torques[..., index_two] += system_two_director @ torque