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Finite rotation and nonlinear beam kinematicsStandard means of representing finite rotation in rigid-body kinematics, including orientation angles, Euler parameters, and Rodrigues parameters, are reviewed and compared. General kinematical relations for a beam theory that treats arbitrarily large rotation are then presented. The standard methods of representing finite rotations are applied to these kinematical expressions, and comparison is made among the standard methods and additional methods found in the literature, such as quasi-coordinates and linear combinations of projection angles. The method of Rodrigues parameters is shown to stand out for both its simplicity and generality when applied to beam kinematics, a result that is really missing from the literature.
Document ID
19870047587
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hodges, Dewey H.
(NASA Ames Research Center; U.S. Army, Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Moffett Field CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Vertica
Volume: 11
Issue: 1-2,
ISSN: 0360-5450
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
87A34861
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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