Mambo Toolbox Functions - FindTranslation


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FindTranslation — Extraction of relative position of points [maple]

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

Calling Sequence

FindTranslation(A1,A2)

Parameters

A1, A2: names of defined points

Description

The function FindTranslation returns the position vector from the point A1 to the point A2.

Examples

>Restart():
>DeclarePoints(A,B):
>DeclareTriads(a):
>DefinePoints(A,B,a,1,2,3):
>FindTranslation(A,B);

$table ([1 = table ([Coordinates = [\begin{array}{r} 1 \\ 2 \\ 3 \end{array}], Triad = a]), Size = 1, Type = Vector])$

See Also

DeclareTriads, DeclarePoints, DefinePoints, FindPosition, FindCoordinates

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