RobotStudio/robot/Octave/@Link/friction.m
%FRICTION	compute friction torque on the LINK object
%
%	TAU = FRICTION(LINK, QD)
%
%	Return the friction torque on the link moving at speed QD.  Depending
%	on fields in the LINK object viscous and/or Coulomb friction
%	are computed.
%

% Ryan Steindl based on Robotics Toolbox for MATLAB (v6 and v9)
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function  tau = friction(l, qd)
%Link.friction Joint friction force
%
% F = L.friction(QD) is the joint friction force/torque for link velocity QD
	tau = 0.0;

	tau = l.B * qd;

	if qd > 0
		tau = tau + l.Tc(1);
	elseif qd < 0
		tau = tau + l.Tc(2);
	end
	tau = -tau;     % friction opposes motion
endfunction % friction()
