[ODE] Simple documentation question
Martin C. Martin
martin at metahuman.org
Fri Dec 13 07:19:01 2002
Haven't you chosen the one radius where these are exactly the same, 1/Pi?
Try making the radius twice as big (or twice as small) and see what
happens.
- Martin
Thomas Harte wrote:
>
> In section 7.5.1 Parameter functions, the parameter dParamVel is described
> as "Desired motor velocity (this will be an angular or linear velocity)". In the case
> of a hinge-2 joint, trial and error under ODE 0.03 reveals that this value is
> measured in revolutions, not radians as I expected. This has thrown me
> somewhat - is this the same for all parameter functions?
>
> My conclusion is drawn from setting the velocity on a sphere, radius 0.32 to
> 26/0.32, and discovering that the sphere ends up rolling forwards with a linear
> velocity of 26. Please tell me if I've made a horrible error!
>
> -Thomas
>
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