[ODE] A 'real' demo of ODE

[Russ Smith]

Colin Reed wrote:
> I've put a demo of my car sim using the ODE library on my site
> (http://www.cersoft.com), it can be found in the dynamics/downloads
> section, is it an OpenGL demo but unfortunately it is windows only.

interesting. does the "racedemo" use ODE as well? or just the
"ODEdemo".

> I have a total of 14 bodies connected in a single system to simulate
> the car body and double wishbone suspension.

why not just 5 bodies (chassis and 4 wheels) and use the simple
suspension joint? or are there some detailed suspension effects that
you are trying to reproduce?

> I know that there are many things on your to do list, but could you
> possibly start thinking about 5 link suspension joints :-) ?

the first thing to do is specify the suspension constraint as a
parameterized kinematic relationship between the chassis and wheel
bodies. can you give me equations?

hmmmm, i should really set up a projects page with links to the things
that people are doing ... or use a WikiWeb ?

russ.

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