Mambo Toolbox Functions - Express


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Express — Expressing a Mambo vector relative to a triad [maple]

Reference: Appendix B in Multibody Mechanics and Visualization by Harry Dankowicz, published by Springer Verlag UK, 2004.

Calling Sequence

Express(v,a)

Parameters

v: Mambo vector

a: name of declared triad

Description

The function Express expresses the vector v relative to the triad a.

Examples

>Restart():
>DeclareTriads(a,b):
>DefineTriads(a,b,theta,3):
>w:=MakeTranslations([a,1],[b,2]):
>Express(w,a);

$table ([1 = table ([Coordinates = [\begin{array}{c} 1 - \sin (theta) \\ \cos (theta) \\ 0 \end{array}], Triad = a]), Size = 1, Type = Vector])$

See Also

MakeTranslations, Simplify

Toolbox functions

&**, &++, &--, &xx, &oo &>, &>=, &<, &<=, &==, &!= AngularMomentum AngularVelocity CoeffExtract DeclareObservers DeclarePoints DeclareStates DeclareTriads DefineNeighbors DefineObjects DefineObservers DefinePoints DefineTriads DiffTime Express FindCoordinates FindOrientation FindPosition FindRotation FindTranslation ForceDescription GeometryOutput LinearMomentum LinearVelocity MakeDescription MakeRotations MakeTranslations MomentumDescription MotionOutput NullVector Restart Simplify Undo VectorLength VelocityDescription

©2004-2017 Harry Dankowicz • Mechanical Science and Engineering • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign