Electrodes

This is an overview about the electrode models used for simulation. Each electrode model defines the geometry (tip, contacts, shaft) and default dimensions. The electrode is placed in the simulation domain via TipPosition, Direction, and Rotation[Degrees] in the JSON input.

Custom electrode parameters

Every electrode model has a corresponding parameter class that defines its geometric dimensions (tip length, contact length, contact spacing, lead diameter, total length, etc.). To modify these dimensions, append Custom to the electrode name and provide a CustomParameters dictionary:

{
  "Name": "BostonScientificVerciseDirectedCustom",
  "CustomParameters": {
    "tip_length": 1.5,
    "contact_length": 1.5,
    "contact_spacing": 0.5,
    "lead_diameter": 1.3,
    "total_length": 450.0
  },
  "Rotation[Degrees]": 0.0,
  "Direction": {"x[mm]": 0.0, "y[mm]": 0.0, "z[mm]": 1.0},
  "TipPosition": {"x[mm]": 0.0, "y[mm]": 0.0, "z[mm]": 0.0}
}

The available parameter names depend on the electrode model. Common parameters across most models include tip_length, contact_length, contact_spacing, lead_diameter, and total_length (all in mm). See the API reference for each electrode’s parameter class.

Note

When using the standard (non-Custom) electrode name, default dimensions are used and CustomParameters is ignored.

Available electrode models

Note

The total length does not influence the computational domain; therefore, the above electrodes are modeled at 400 mm.