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In lugnet.build.mecha, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> However, a device is made up of several objects. Each component, if
> treated separately, has six degrees of freedom. Thus each component of,
> for example, the human arm (reduced to an upper arm, lower arm, and
> hand) has 6 DOF, for a total of 18. However, the parts are attached to
> each other in a certain way which restricts their movement. Each
> constraint reduces the DOF by 1. When you add them all up, you get 11
> constraints, reducing the DOF of the arm to 7. Instead of counting the
> constraints, it's easier to count the DOF at each joint.
> o Shoulder: spherical joint, 3 DOF (rotation about x0,y0,z0)
> o Elbow: hinge joint, 1 DOF (rotation about z1)
> o Wrist: spherical joint, 3 DOF (rotation about x2,y2,z2)
> ...for a total of 7 degrees of freedom.
> I guess you would count each joint as a point of articulation (POA)?
> In robotics, we generally treat a spherical joint as three different
> joints whose axes all happen to intersect at the same point. Then there
> is only one DOF per joint, making it easier to count :)
Very interesting thread. A bit OT (and picky ;) mabye, but about the human arm:
If you examine your arm closley you'll find that the rotation of the hand
actualy comes from the elbow witch rotates the under arm. The wrist only actes
as a dual hinge to tilt the hand sideway or up and down, there is no ratation.
So I think it's more correct to put it this way,
o Shoulder: spherical joint, 3 DOF (rotation about x0,y0,z0)
o Elbow: dual hinge joint, 2 DOF (rotation about y1,z1)
o Wrist: dual hinge joint, 2 DOF (rotation about y2,z2)
Regards Henrik
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| i never really gave it a thought about the hand not having rotation of its own accord, but rather gets it from the elbow. that solves a huge problem i'm having with my mech. you see, i'm having difficulty with my mech holding his weapon because it's (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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