DEFINE_CG_MOTION vs DEFINE_GRID_MOTION
 

I am trying to simulate the flapping motion of simple wing using a UDF. I came across two types of UDF's for the said purpose. I would like to know the difference between the two types and which one is better if we want to simulate flapping/pitching/twisting/rolling motion of the wing. Thanks in advance

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Hi guys I am back with my UDF :) I want to simulate flapping motion of wing. The wing goes up from the mean position, comes back to the mean position and completes the half cycle in opposite direction. Here instead of going up, it again goes down and keep on flapping between mean position and downward direction which ofcourse is wrong. I am not able to figure out the mistake in the UDF. Kindly I need the help to correct it. Thanks in advance

#include "udf.h"
DEFINE_GRID_MOTION(s1020, domain, dt, time, dtime)
{
Thread *tf = DT_THREAD (dt);
face_t f;
Node *v;
real NV_VEC(omega), NV_VEC(axis), NV_VEC(dp);
real NV_VEC(origin), NV_VEC(rvec);
real sign, terma, PI;
int n;
/* set deforming flag on adjacent cell zone */
SET_DEFORMING_THREAD_FLAG(THREAD_T0(tf));
terma = 26.178*time;
sign = -1 * sin (26.178 * time);
Message (" terma = %10.7f\n",terma);
Message (" time = %10.5f, sign = %10.5f \n", time, sign);
PI = 3.141592654;
/* if ( terma>PI )
{
sign = -sign;
}
*/
NV_S(omega, =, 0.0);
NV_D(axis, =, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
NV_D(origin, =, 0.5, 0.0, 0.0);
Message (" axis = %10.5f, origin = %10.5f \n", axis, origin);
begin_f_loop(f, tf)
{
f_node_loop(f, tf, n)
{
v = F_NODE(f, tf, n);
/* update node if z position is greater than 0.02 and that the current node */
/* has not been previously visited when looping through previous faces */
if (NODE_Z(v) > 0.02 && NODE_POS_NEED_UPDATE (v))
{
/* indicate that node position has been update so taht it's not */
/* updated more than once */
NODE_POS_UPDATED(v);
omega [0] = sign * pow (NODE_Z(v)/4, 0.5);
NV_VV(rvec, =, NODE_COORD(v), -, origin);
NV_CROSS(dp, omega, rvec);
NV_S(dp, *=, dtime);
if ( terma>(2.*PI) )
NV_V(NODE_COORD(v), -=, dp);
else
NV_V(NODE_COORD(v), +=, dp);
}
}
}
end_f_loop(f, tf);
}

I am attaching the txt file of UDF in case anybody wants to open it in C