/SENSOR/TIME

Block Format Keyword Describes the sensors used to activate or deactivate an object according to time delay.

Format

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/SENSOR/TIME/sens_ID/unit_ID
sens_title
Tdelay                

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
sens_ID Sensor identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
unit_ID Optional unit identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
sens_title Sensor title.

(Character, maximum 100 characters)

 
Tdelay Time delay.

(Real)

[ s ]

Comments

  1. Sensors can be used to activate airbags, imposed forces, pressures, and fixed velocities.
  2. Sensors can be used to activate or deactivate these elements: brick, quad, shell, truss, beam, spring or 3N Shell with /ACTIV.
  3. For Sensor type TIME, the sensor is activated after the time delay Tdelay. Tdelay is not applicable with the force based sensors type RWALL, INTER, RBODY, WORK or SECT.