[ODE] Universal Joint

[That Nebulous Entity]

Here ya go --

http://autorepair.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-114.htm?terms=cardan+joint


On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Adam Rotaru wrote:

> 
>   Hey,
> 
>  I realize it's must be a lazy lame question, but
> could you 
> describe a few words what a universal joint is?  
> For simulating a human hip joint I use a ball joint
> combined with ALimit joint (as suggested in the ODE
> docs).
> The result is that I have full range of motion, but I
> can
> control forces and limits by the three axes
> independently.
> Is the universal joint something like this?
> 
> thanks, 
>   Adam
> 
> 
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