Application of MACSYMA to Kinematics and Mechanical Systems,

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to illustrate that symbol manipulation systems can readily handle many of the typical symbolic calculations arising in the formulation of problems in kinematics and mechanical systems. The paper consists of two parts. First, the authors discuss the use of MACSYMA in connection with the algebraic manipulations involved in transferring a body from one position to another in space, with particular reference to Rodrigues and Euler parameters and successive rotations, and an example involving quaternions. Second, they indicate how MACSYMA can be used to set up dynamical equations for the Stanford manipulator arm, and a spacecraft problem.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADP004908

Entities

People

  • B. Noble
  • M. A. Hussain

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Equations
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Kinematics
  • Manipulators
  • Mathematics
  • Rotation
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers