[ODE] Joint Naming

[Pierre Terdiman]

"Cylindrical" seems nice :
http://www.solid-dynamics.com/mwfunctionalities/index.htm

Pierre

> > > We also have joints called sliders, with circular shafts [....]
> >
> > So long as we're talking about naming, how about "cylindrical joint" for
> > those?
> >
>
> Perhaps -- I like it because it describes a shape like 'spherical' and
> 'prismatic' do.  I'd have to ask someone with a robotics background what
the
> 'official' term is.  Not that I insist on using those -- sometimes they
are
> confusing to novices: For example "prismatic" isn't exactly intuitive:
most
> people will think of optics when they hear that.  We still use it to avoid
> ambiguity.
>
> --  Adam
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