Model Input Knitting Machine Parameters

The needle latch friction moment is measured physically and then further reduced using needle-only simulations until a value, which sustains inertial effects of the needle movement, is obtained. 

All the five knitting needles include kinematic pin joints that simulate the needle mechanism required to produce the fabric stmcture. The needle latches open and close according to the movements made by the needles and the contacts encountered by the needles against the yam, and needle latches against the main body of the needle itself. A needle latch rotational friction resistance is also prescribed to restrict latch movement under its own inertial forces. 

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