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Re: COG shifter off topic
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 14 May 2003 23:22:54 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, tony.burton@engineer.com writes:
I presume you realise that COG and centroid are only equivalent for a body
of uniform density?

In my case, you presume wrong!  Is COG more correct then given that uCOG V
is not of uniform density?

Kevin


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



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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...net.com]On Behalf Of Kevin L. Clague Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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