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Subject: 
RE: COG shifter off topic
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 13 May 2003 20:15:45 GMT
Original-From: 
Tony Burton <T.BURTON@MECHavoidspam.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ>
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I presume you realise that COG and centroid are only equivalent for a body
of uniform density?

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
Of Kevin L. Clague
Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 4:32 a.m.
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: COG shifter off topic


In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague writes:
In lugnet.technic, Paul Kleniewski writes:
hi ppl

are we using COG TLA cause we like TLAs
or because we differ COG and centroid?

I used it because it is commonly used here, and because it is short.

Besides, Mario and Giulio Ferrari use the term in their book, so it is
good
enough for me :^)

Kevin



btw i like TLAs so COG is cool

pixel

Kevin



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: COG shifter off topic
 
(...) In my case, you presume wrong! Is COG more correct then given that uCOG V is not of uniform density? Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: COG shifter off topic
 
Can anybody explain to me what a "Centroid" is? I know what a COG is, here in this groups it means a robot that moves the center of gravity to hold the balance when walking (?). "Tony Burton" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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