一个柔软有弹性的物体,可存储机械能。它有一个唯一的名字及以下参数:
- rest length: is the length of the spring as it is not compressed or stretched.
- length: is the initial spring length
- stiffness: is the level of spring resistance to compression or stretching
- damping: is level of spring ability to disperse stored energy, an internal viscosity
- body 1 and 2: are the bodies to which the spring is fixed
- local position 1 and 2: are the local positions of the spring ends relative to its center in the non-deformed state
- position 1 and 2: are the global positions of the spring ends
- force: is the force that acts along the spring