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MamboExpress — Expressing a Mambo vector relative to a triad [mathematica]

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

Calling Sequence

MamboExpress[v,a]

Parameters

v: Mambo vector

a: name of declared triad

Description

The function MamboExpress 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}];
MamboExpress[w,a]

${Type \to Vector, Size \to 1, 1 \to {Coordinates \to {1 - Sin [theta], Cos [theta], 0}, Triad \to a}}$

See Also

MakeTranslations, MamboSimplify

Toolbox functions

AngularMomentum AngularVelocity Boolean Expressions CoeffExtract DeclareObservers DeclarePoints DeclareStates DeclareTriads DefineNeighbors DefineObjects DefineObservers DefinePoints DefineTriads DiffTime FindCoordinates FindOrientation FindPosition FindRotation FindTranslation ForceDescription GeometryOutput LinearMomentum LinearVelocity MakeDescription MakeRotations MakeTranslations MamboCross MamboDot MamboExpress MamboMinus MamboNorm MamboPlus MamboSimplify MamboTimes MomentumDescription MotionOutput NullVector Restart SetTime Undo VelocityDescription

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