[ODE] Lo/Hi Stops for ball-sockets?

Henri Hakl henri at cs.sun.ac.za
Sat Nov 16 11:30:01 2002


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Anybody???

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Henri Hakl=20
  To: ode@q12.org=20
  Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:31 PM
  Subject: [ODE] Lo/Hi Stops for ball-sockets?


  Hi :)

  I've played with the hinge-joint recently and figured out how to use =
lo and hi stops to limit rotations.

  My problem now is to have a similar system for ball-socket joints. The =
idea is to have limited range of motions similar to (for example) the =
joint holding arm and shoulder together. It should have some degree of =
mobility to rotate around an arbitrary axis of motion, and it should be =
able to deviate from the initial axis of rotation to some degree.

  Essentially it should be able to move inside a cone-of-freedom (plus =
it is only allowed to twist to a certain extend).

  Help please.
    Henri

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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi :)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've played with the hinge-joint =
recently and=20
  figured out how to use lo and hi stops to limit =
rotations.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My problem now is to have a similar =
system for=20
  ball-socket joints. The idea is to have limited range of motions =
similar to=20
  (for example) the joint holding arm and shoulder together. It should =
have some=20
  degree of mobility to rotate around an arbitrary axis of motion, and =
it should=20
  be able to deviate from the initial axis of rotation to some=20
  degree.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Essentially it should be able to move =
inside a=20
  cone-of-freedom (plus it is only allowed to twist to a certain=20
  extend).</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Help please.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;=20
Henri</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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