The Segment Range separator is available with many (not all) Traditional Motion-Laws.

Parameters:

Start-Range: default = 0

End-Range: default = 1

The Segment-Range parameters control the phases at which to start and end the mathematical-function of the motion-law.

One application of Segment-Range the parameters is to design Asymmetrical Motions - see below.

Default Segment Ranges
Start-Range ≥ 0	End-Range ≤ 1
0 ≤ Start Range < End Range ≤ 1

Start-Range and End-Range parameters do NOT change the Segment-Width.

The images below show the acceleration graph of a Modified Sinusoid motion-law with different Segment-Range parameter values.

Note: the Segment-Width does not change when you edit the Segment-Range parameter.

1) Standard Mod Sine

STANDARD Modified Sinusoid.

2) Start Range = 0.2 ; End-Range = 1

Modified-Sinusoid with 20% clipped from its Start.

Start Range = 0.0 ; End-Range = 0.8

Modified-Sinusoid with 20% clipped from its End.

See also: Segment Editor: Segment-Width, Segment Editor: Parameters

For example: use an Asymmetric Modified-Sinusoid to accelerate rapidly and decelerate more gradually, or vice versa.

You split a symmetric Modified-Sinusoid segment into two segments, and then use the Segment-Range parameters to change the phase of the crossover to design the Asymmetric Modified-Sinusoid.

In the image below there is a Rise and Return motion.

•The Rise is an Asymmetric Modified Sinusoid (0 - 180º). The crossover is at 60º.

•The Return is a Symmetric Modified Sinusoid (180 - 360º). The crossover is at 270º.

Asymmetrical Mod-Sine Segments :

Segment 1

Machine angle : ( of total Asymmetric motion-law )

Displacement : ( of total Asymmetric Displacement )

Start-Range = 0 ; End Range = 0.5

Segment 2

Machine angle : ( of total Asymmetric motion-law )

Displacement : ( of total Asymmetric Displacement )

Start-Range = 0.5 ; End Range = 1.0

Characteristics Values: Asymmetric and Symmetric Compared.