TeimOrbit Format

The TeimOrbit reader can parse various entities to get data from the ADF file. These entities include: attributes, blocks, subblocks, tables, units and comments.

Attributes

Attributes form the smallest data member of the driver file. Attributes can be real, integer, strings or Booleans (True/False). 
[BLOCK_NAME]
ATTRIBUTE_1  = 'TRUE'
ATTRIBUTE_2  = 1.0
ATTRIBUTE_3  = 'GEAR_CONTROL'
ATTRIBUTE_4  = 8
Attribute names are:
  • Strings
  • Case insensitive, for example: TAG and tag are equivalent.
  • In the above example, the attributes are: TAG, SATURATION, LOOK_AHEAD_TIME, DEMAND_FILE, INTEGRATION_STEP_SIZE are the attribute names.
Attribute value:
  • Real, integer, string, bool
  • Strings should be written in ‘single quotes’ or “double quotes”
  • 0, 0.00, N, NO, FALSE, F are all depicted as false
  • 1, 1.00, T, TRUE, Y, YES are all depicted as true
  • Case sensitive
Format:
ATTRIBUTE_NAME = ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

Block

Blocks form the most versatile data structure of the reader utility. It acts as container for all other data members except a block.
  • Block can contain any number of sub-blocks.
  • Block cannot contain a block.
  • Block can contain multiple tables but only by storing them in different sub blocks.


Format:
[BLOCK_NAME]
ATTRIBUTE(s)
SUBBLOCK(s)
TABLE

Block ends with the end of file or start of new Block.

Sub-block

Sub-blocks are structurally similar to blocks with an only difference that they cannot contain sub blocks or blocks.
  • A sub block cannot contain more than one table.
Format:
(SUBBLOCK_NAME)
ATTRIBUTE(s)
TABLE(s)

Table

Data structure which consists of fields (rows and columns).
  • Table can contain any type of attributes.
  • In no label is provided, the default is to label them as indices starting from 0.
Format:
{LABEL1       LABEL2      LABEL3}
ATTRIBUTE00   ATTRIBUTE01   ATTRIBUTE02
ATTRIBUTE10   ATTRIBUTE11   ATTRIBUTE12
ATTRIBUTE20   ATTRIBUTE21   ATTRIBUTE22

Units

‘Units’ is a special block that conveys the reader units of the property file.
  • Every property sheet should necessarily have a units block.
  • User defined units in tables.

Comment

Anything written in line after ‘$’ is ignored by the reader utility.
[VEHICLE_INITIAL_CONDITIONS]
$These are wrt marker attached to the driver analysis - Vehicle IC reference marker
$Default Global Frame
VX0 = -3.0
VY0 = 0.0
VZ0 = 0.0