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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#coding=utf-8
+
+# 1) launch "gmsh pend.py"
+# 2) there is no 2... :-)
+
+import onelab
+import math, os
+
+def exportMsh(le1,le2):
+   mshFile = open(onelab.path(__file__, "pend.msh"),'w')
+   mshFile.write('$MeshFormat\n2.2 0 8\n$EndMeshFormat\n')
+   mshFile.write('$Nodes\n3\n1 0 0 0\n2 0 %s 0\n3 0 %s 0\n$EndNodes\n' %(-le1, -le1-le2))
+   mshFile.write('$Elements\n3\n1 1 2 0 1 1 2\n2 1 2 0 1 2 3\n3 15 2 0 2 3\n$EndElements\n')
+   mshFile.close()
+
+def exportMshOpt():
+   optFile = open(onelab.path(__file__, "pend.msh.opt"),'w')
+   optFile.write('n = PostProcessing.NbViews - 1;\n')
+   optFile.write('If(n >= 0)\nView[n].ShowScale = 0;\nView[n].VectorType = 5;\n')
+   optFile.write('View[n].ExternalView = 0;\nView[n].DisplacementFactor = 1 ;\n')
+   optFile.write('View[n].PointType = 1;\nView[n].PointSize = 5;\n')
+   optFile.write('View[n].LineWidth = 2;\nEndIf\n')
+   optFile.close()
+
+def exportIter(iter,t,x1,y1,x2,y2):
+   mshFile = open(onelab.path(__file__, "pend.msh"),'a')
+   mshFile.write('$NodeData\n1\n"motion"\n1\n\t%f\n3\n\t%d\n3\n' % (t, iter))
+   mshFile.write('\t3\n\t1 0 0 0\n\t2 %f %f 0\n\t3 %f %f 0\n$EndNodeData\n' %(x1,y1,x2,y2))
+   mshFile.close()
+
+c = onelab.client()
+
+g = 9.8	# acceleration of gravity
+m = 0.3 # mass of pendulum balls
+
+l = c.defineNumber('Geom/arm length [m]', value=1.0)
+time = c.defineNumber('Dyna/time [s]', value=0.0)
+dt = c.defineNumber('Dyna/time step [s]', value=0.001)
+tmax = c.defineNumber('Dyna/max time [s]', value=20)
+refresh = c.defineNumber('Dyna/refresh interval [s]', value=0.1)
+theta0 = c.defineNumber('Init/initial theta angle [deg]', value=10, 
+                         attributes={'Highlight':'Pink'})
+phi0 = c.defineNumber('Init/initial phi angle [deg]', value=180,
+                       attributes={'Highlight':'Pink'})
+
+pause = c.defineNumber('Pause', value=0, choices=[0,1])
+
+# we're done if we are in the "check" phase
+if c.action == 'check' :
+   exit(0)
+
+l1 = l;
+l2 = l;
+m1 = m;
+m2 = m;
+theta = theta0 / 180.*math.pi;
+phi = phi0 / 180.*math.pi;
+theta_dot = 0.0
+phi_dot = 0.0
+refr = 0.0
+iter = 0
+time = 0.0
+
+while (time < tmax):
+
+   delta = phi - theta
+   sdelta = math.sin(delta)
+   cdelta = math.cos(delta)
+   theta_dot_dot = ( m2*l1*(theta_dot**2.0)*sdelta*cdelta
+                     + m2*g*math.sin(phi)*cdelta
+                     + m2*l2*(phi_dot**2.0)*sdelta
+                     - (m1+m2)*g*math.sin(theta) )
+   theta_dot_dot /= ( (m1+m2)*l1 - m2*l1*(cdelta)**2.0 )
+   
+   phi_dot_dot = ( -m2*l2*(phi_dot**2.0)*sdelta*cdelta
+                    + (m1+m2)*(g*math.sin(theta)*cdelta
+                               - l1*(theta_dot**2.0)*sdelta
+                               - g*math.sin(phi)) )
+   phi_dot_dot /= ( (m1+m2)*l2 - m2*l2*(cdelta)**2.0 )
+   
+   theta_dot = theta_dot + theta_dot_dot*dt
+   phi_dot = phi_dot + phi_dot_dot*dt
+
+   theta = theta + theta_dot*dt
+   phi = phi + phi_dot*dt
+
+   x1 =  l1*math.sin(theta)
+   y1 = -l1*math.cos(theta)
+   x2 =  l1*math.sin(theta) + l2*math.sin(phi)
+   y2 = -l1*math.cos(theta) - l2*math.cos(phi)
+
+   time += dt
+   refr += dt
+
+   exportMshOpt()
+
+   if refr >= refresh:
+      if(c.getNumber('Pause')):
+         continue;
+      refr = 0
+      c.setNumber(c.name + '/Progress', value=time, min=0, max=tmax, visible=0)
+      c.setNumber('Dyna/time [s]', value=time)
+      c.setNumber('Solu/phi', value=phi)
+      c.addNumberChoice('Solu/phi', phi)
+      c.setNumber('Solu/theta', value=theta)
+      c.addNumberChoice('Solu/theta', theta)
+      c.setNumber('Solu/phi dot', value=phi_dot)
+      c.addNumberChoice('Solu/phi dot', phi_dot)
+      c.setNumber('Solu/theta dot', value=theta_dot)
+      c.addNumberChoice('Solu/theta dot', theta_dot)
+
+      # ask Gmsh to refresh
+      c.setString('Gmsh/Action', value='refresh')
+
+      # stop if we are asked to (by Gmsh)
+      if(c.getString(c.name + '/Action') == 'stop'):
+         break;
+
+      exportMsh(l1, l2)
+      exportIter(iter, time, x1, y1+l1, x2, y2+l1+l2)
+      c.mergeFile(onelab.path(__file__, 'pend.msh'))
+      iter += 1
+
+c.setNumber(c.name + '/Progress', value=0)