Easy Question -range values 1

[jackboot]

Problem: Analyzing crank torque, load is applied for 1/2 rotation

N:=360
i:=0..N
thetai:=i
thetari:= converts thetai to radians

Now I need the following conditional statement for the compression stroke:
ag(thetar):= 1 if pi>thetar>0
0 otherwise

Po= Pp*ag(thetar)
I get an error message that states ag(theta) must be a scalar.

What am I doing wrong? I am new to Mathcad.

jackboot

 

[IRstuff]

thetar[ii*i/360
Po[ip*ag(thetar[i)

is one approach

TTFN

 

[jackboot]

OK - Now I am getting ag(thetar[i) is undefined.

Wouldn't the conditional statement define the variable?

jackboot

 

[IRstuff]

did you define thetari as thetar[i? Otherwise, you have no subscripts

TTFN

 

[jackboot]

How can I include a snap shot of my sheet?

thetar[i= theta[i*pi/180

I have a results table -but it is listed as thetar=

jackboot

 

[IRstuff]

You can post your file and ask your question at

http://collab.mathsoft.com/~Mathcad2000

TTFN

 

[ChrMeissner]

@jackboot:

>How can I include a snap shot of my sheet?

You may store your snapshot at

http://www.directupload.net

an post the link in the forum like this:

"[I M G http:// www .directupload.net/images/050304/EZhgiprl.gif]" (without spaces)

looks like:

If you want to calculate the pressure and the froces in the crankshaft (even of more-cylinder-engines), I uploaded a 7-page-calulation in PDF. I stored it at the GMX-page:

http://service.gmx.net/mc/jGpwpnQScfOkGrO14WD3kEoYL1PVnA

You've to chose: "GMX Mediacenter starten" and you can download the file. Next week I will publish it at my homepage:

http://mitglied.lycos.de/Chr_Meissner

in the section "Studium".

Bye,
Christian.

 

[jackboot]

OK - That part is working now.

If I have a data table with two columns - when charted I get a shape that looks like two sine curves slightly off phase of one another.

I need to determine the area under the curve (integrate). I don't have an equation of curve but I have data to generate the curve.

Is there a way to determine this with Mathcad?

And I guess if it isn't a .gif if won't display?

jackboot

[I M G

http://http://server3.uploadit.org/files/jackboot-Torque.JPG

]

 

[IRstuff]

Brute force numerical integration, which you can do as a summation

TTFN

 

[ChrMeissner]

Hi jackboot,

1) posting pictures: The link you used include the "

http://"-expression

two times; AND you wrote "I M G" with spaces, it should be "IMG" (when I copied the right part of the link, I saw your picture)

2) integrate: the first solution, posted by IRstuff (numerical integration), is the easiest one, but there is another more precise possibility: (e.g. spline) interpolation.

Christian.

 

[jackboot]

Christian - Thanks - You can't imagine how much time you just saved me.

jackboot

 

[jackboot]

One more question:

I am getting a number for my area under the curve that doesn't seem correct. For instance, I am integrating from 0 to 360. If I change the limits to 0 to 120 - I should get 1/3 the value - but I don't. Can anyone explain what I am doing wrong?

 

[GregLocock]

The 3 curves don't look identical to me.

Cheers

Greg Locock

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.

 

[ChrMeissner]

Hi,

I can't find a mistake in your MathCAD-sheet jet. You should get the same value for "Anum" and "O". I only noticed, that "O" ist nearly 180 times greater then "Anum" (a half cycle?).

Christian.

 

[IRstuff]

The file was posted at

http://collab.mathsoft.com/read?67322,11

TTFN

 

[ChrMeissner]

@IRstuff: OK, I see the file,
but I can't open *.xmcd-Files (only *.mcd); I've MathCAD 2001.
Christian.