A library containing routines for calculating the frictional response of contacting bodies.

The documentation can be found here.
F=sgn(v)μcN
F=σ0z+σ1dtdz+σ2v
dtdz=v−g(v)∣v∣z
g(v)=a1+1+sαa2
a1=σ0μcN,a2=σ0μsN−μcN,s=vs∣v∣
F=kδ
δi+1=sgn(xi+1−xi+δi)min(∣xi+1−xi+δi∣,Δ)
Δ=kNμc
- Generalized Maxwell Slip Model
F=i=1∑n(kizi+bidtdzi)+bvv
dtdzi={vsgn(v)νiC(1−νig(v)zi)if∣zi∣≤g(v)otherwise
g(v)=a1+1+sαa2
a1=σ0μcN,a2=σ0μsN−μcN,s=vs∣v∣
i=1∑nνi=1
F=sgn(v)(μcN+N(mus−muc)exp(−∣vsv∣2))+bvv
F=kδ+bvv
δi+1=sgn(xi+1−xi+δi)min(∣xi+1−xi+δi∣,g(v))
g(v)=a1+a2exp(−∣vsv∣2)
a1=kμcN,a2=kμsN−μcN
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