Clutch_abg.tex

MTT command:

mtt Clutch abg tex

Figure 3.1: System Clutch: acausal bond graph

The acausal bond graph of system Clutch is displayed in Figure 3.1 (on page ) and its label file is listed in Section 3.1.1 (on page ). The subsystems are listed in Section 3.1.2 (on page ). The details of the DC motor and the load are hidden behind a word bond graph so as to focus on the clutch mechanism as modelled by the CSW component. It is natural to model the clutch shaft by a compliance to absorb the shock of engaging the clutch; therefore the drive model contains a CSW component.

Figure 3.6, shows the angular velocities of the motor and load. The clutch is engaged from time $t$ given by $0<t<15$; and a unit input voltage is applied at time $t=0$. All initial conditions are zero.