Speed Control dialog box

Reference for the fields and options in the Speed Control actuator dialog box — the actuator used to drive a joint with speed (and, via limits, torque/force) as the controlling parameter.

Physics Object

Field	Description
Select Object	Lets you select a joint to move using the actuator.
Axis Type	Available when a Basic Joint—cylindrical joint is selected. Specifies the axis type as angular or linear.
Direction	Available when a transport surface is selected. Lets you set the direction of a transport surface.

Virtual Axis

Available when a virtual axis is selected as the physics object.

Field	Description
Axis Type	Lets you filter axes in the graphics window.

Constraints

Field	Description
Speed	Sets the constant speed of the movement.
Limit Acceleration	Lets you enter a Max Acceleration value.
Limit Jerk	Available only when Limit Acceleration is selected. Lets you set a Max Jerk value to limit the rate of change of acceleration.
Limit Force	Available when Axis Type is set to Linear. Lets you set force limits for forward and reverse directions, and select a signal to compare to the force of the actuator to determine if the motor is overloaded.

Graph View

Field	Description
Motion characteristics graph	Displays motion characteristics based on the Constraints group values.

Name

Field	Description
Name box	Sets the name of the actuator.

Related Concepts

• Speed Control

Related Tasks

• Create a speed control actuator