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Example Number

Example Description and Link

GUI Familiarity

ADAMS Experience

Virtual Prototyping Step

Animation

1

Simple pendulum creation with joint force measure.

Low

Low

Testing

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2

Cam motion using a spline and curve-to-curve constraint.

Low

Low

Building

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3

Example of crank-slider mechanism.

Medium

Low

Building

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4

Single degree-of-freedom spring-mass system.

Medium

Low

Building

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5

Example of projectile motion.

Medium

Low

Building

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6

Using four-bar linkage to find part velocities.

Medium

Low

Building

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7

Example of centrifuge simulation.

Medium

Low

Building

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8

Crate on inclined plane with friction.

Medium

Low

Refining

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9

Oscillating slider textbook problem.

Medium

Low

Building

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10

Accelerating mechanism textbook problem.

Medium

Low

Building

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11

Crate on inclined plane with friction and initial velocity.

Medium

Low

Refining

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12

Flexible link in four-bar mechanism.

Medium

Low

Refining

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13

Example of flexible cantilever beam.

Medium

Low

Refining

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14

Example of revolute, spherical, and hooke joint to fix redundant constraints.

Medium

Low

Building

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15

IMPACT function to model the vertical flexibility of a tire.

Low

Low

Refining

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16

Simulating an impulsive force (i.e. giving your model a "whack").

Medium

Low

Refining

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17

Example method of modeling cables in ADAMS.

Medium

High

Refining

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18

Using the Controls Toolkit in ADAMS/View.

Medium

Medium

Refining

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19

Feedback control system without using controls package elements.

Medium

Medium

Refining

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20

Using assemble model tool to assemble an exploded model.

Medium

Low

Building

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21

Creating b-spline geometry using matrix and curve data elements.

Low

Low

Building

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22

Creating extruded geometry from existing construction geometry.

Low

Low

Building

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23

Chaining wire construction geometry from existing arc and polyline.

Low

Low

Building

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24

Using motion generator to simulate suspension movement.

Medium

Low

Refining

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25

Using spring-damper to model coil-over shock in suspension.

Medium

Low

Refining

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26

Using bushing to model control-arm-to-frame suspension mounts.

Medium

Low

Refining

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27

Creating a revolution from an arc geometric element.

Medium

Low

Building

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28

Using SENSOR to determine if billiard ball hits a target.

Medium

Medium

Testing

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29

Using customized GUI to simulate a billiards game.

Medium

High

Automating

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30

Using variables to parametrically define your model.

Medium

Medium

Iterating

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