How do I create tangent forces on two pulleys instead of using ADAMS machinery?

Question

Say I have two arms with a revolute joint in between them. At the end of two arms are two pulleys which has a belt.

Is it possible to create a tangent action and reaction force at each pulley (no slip) so that there is no need to create belt/chain and all complex calculations that come with it. Can it be modeled without using ADAMS machinery?

Martin Kieltsch · Accepted Answer

When I was creating bowden cables for a window lifter mechanism, this article helped a lot.

simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/.../index

It should be similar to what Jesper described, but contains a demo model that you can use and modify ....