A Three-Dimensional Generalization of Reuleaux’s Method Based on Line Geometry

Author(s):  
Jasem Baroon ◽  
Bahram Ravani

In kinematics, the problem of motion reconstruction involves generation of a motion from the specification of distinct positions of a rigid body. In its most basic form, this problem involves determination of a screw displacement that would move a rigid body from one position to the next. Much if not all of the previous work in this area has been based on point geometry. In this paper, we develop a method for motion reconstruction based on line geometry. An elegant geometric method is developed based on line geometry that can be considered as a generalization of the classical Reuleaux’s method used in 2D kinematics. The case of over determined system is also considered a linear solution is presented based on least squares method.

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasem Baroon ◽  
Bahram Ravani

In kinematics, the problem of motion reconstruction involves generation of a motion from the specification of distinct positions of a rigid body. In its most basic form, this problem involves determination of a screw displacement that would move a rigid body from one position to the next. Much, if not all of the previous work in this area, has been based on point geometry. In this paper, we develop a method for motion reconstruction based on line geometry. A geometric method is developed based on line geometry that can be considered a generalization of the classical Reuleaux method used in two-dimensional kinematics. In two-dimensional kinematics, the well-known method of finding the instant center of rotation from the directions of the velocities of two points of the moving body can be considered an instantaneous case of Reuleaux’s method. This paper will also present a three-dimensional generalization for the instant center method or the instantaneous case of Reuleaux’s method using line geometry.


1964 ◽  
Vol 54 (6A) ◽  
pp. 2037-2047
Author(s):  
Agustin Udias

abstract In this paper a numerical approach to the determination of focal mechanisms based on the observation of the polarization of the S wave at N stations is presented. Least-square methods are developed for the determination of the orientation of the single and double couple sources. The methods allow a statistical evaluation of the data and of the accuracy of the solutions.


BIOMATH ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1604231
Author(s):  
A.N. Pete ◽  
Peter Mathye ◽  
Igor Fedotov ◽  
Michael Shatalov

An inverse numerical method that estimate parameters of dynamic mathematical models given some information about unknown trajectories at some time is applied to examples taken from Biology and Ecology. The method consisting of determining an over-determined system of algebraic equations using experimental data. The solution of the over-determined system is then obtained using, for example the least-squares method. To illustrate the effectiveness of the method an analysis of examples and corresponding numerical example are presented.


Vestnik MGSU ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 140-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksey Alekseevich Loktev ◽  
Daniil Alekseevich Loktev

In modern integrated monitoring systems and systems of automated control of technological processes there are several essential algorithms and procedures for obtaining primary information about an object and its behavior. The primary information is characteristics of static and moving objects: distance, speed, position in space etc. In order to obtain such information in the present work we proposed to use photos and video detectors that could provide the system with high-quality images of the object with high resolution. In the modern systems of video monitoring and automated control there are several ways of obtaining primary data on the behaviour and state of the studied objects: a multisensor approach (stereovision), building an image perspective, the use of fixed cameras and additional lighting of the object, and a special calibration of photo or video detector.In the present paper the authors develop a method of determining the distances to objects by analyzing a series of images using depth evaluation using defocusing. This method is based on the physical effect of the dependence of the determined distance to the object on the image from the focal length or aperture of the lens. When focusing the photodetector on the object at a certain distance, the other objects both closer and farther than a focal point, form a spot of blur depending on the distance to them in terms of images. Image blur of an object can be of different nature, it may be caused by the motion of the object or the detector, by the nature of the image boundaries of the object, by the object’s aggregate state, as well as by different settings of the photo-detector (focal length, shutter speed and aperture).When calculating the diameter of the blur spot it is assumed that blur at the point occurs equally in all directions. For more precise estimates of the geometrical parameters determination of the behavior and state of the object under study a statistical approach is used to determine the individual parameters and estimate their accuracy. A statistical approach is used to evaluate the deviation of the dependence of distance from the blur from different types of standard functions (logarithmic, exponential, linear). In the statistical approach the evaluation method of least squares and the method of least modules are included, as well as the Bayesian estimation, for which it is necessary to minimize the risks under different loss functions (quadratic, rectangular, linear) with known probability density (we consider normal, lognormal, Laplace, uniform distribution). As a result of the research it was established that the error variance of a function, the parameters of which are estimated using the least squares method, will be less than the error variance of the method of least modules, that is, the evaluation method of least squares is more stable. Also the errors’ estimation when using the method of least squares is unbiased, whereas the mathematical expectation when using the method of least modules is not zero, which indicates the displacement of error estimations. Therefore it is advisable to use the least squares method in the determination of the parameters of the function.In order to smooth out the possible outliers we use the Kalman filter to process the results of the initial observations and evaluation analysis, the method of least squares and the method of least three standard modules for the functions after applying the filter with different coefficients.


1970 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tichý

An appropriate choice of the function minimized permits linearization of the least-squares determination of the matrix which transforms the diffraction indices into the components of the reciprocal vector in the diffractometer φ-axis system of coordinates. The coefficients of the least-squares equations are based on diffraction indices and measured diffractometer angles of three or more non-coplanar setting reflexions.


1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Crisco

Range of motion (ROM), the displacement between two limits, is one of the most common parameters used to describe joint kinematics. The ROM is a one-dimensional parameter, although the motion at many normal and pathological joints is three-dimensional. Certainly, the ROM yields vital information, but an overall measure of the three-dimensional mobility at a joint may also be useful. The volume of motion (VOM) is such a measure. The translational VOM is the volume defined by all possible ROMs of a point on a rigid body. The rotational VOM, although its interpretation is not as tangible as the translational VOM, is a measure of the three-dimensional rotational mobility of a rigid body. The magnitude of the VOM is proportional to mobility; the VOM is a scaler, which does not contain any directional information. Experimental determination of the VOM is not practical since it would require applying loads in an infinite number of directions. The mathematical derivation given here allows the VOM to be calculated, with the assumption of conservative elasticity, from the resultant displacements of three distinct load vectors of equal magnitude. An example of the VOM is presented in the comparison of the biomechanical stabilizing potential of various spinal fixation devices.


1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (18) ◽  
pp. 3027-3031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Barbeau ◽  
Klaus Sorrento Dichmann ◽  
Louis Ricard

The crystalano molecular structure of cyclopentadienyl manganese dicarbonyl-triphenyl phosphine has been determined by means of three dimensional data obtained by a Buerger precession camera. 2931 independent intensities were utilized in the refinement of the structure using the least-squares method. The final disagreement factor is 0.11. MnC5H5(CO)2P(C6H5)3 crystallizes in the triclinic space group.[Formula: see text]The molecule shows atomic parameter almost identical to those of MnC5H5(CO)3 except for the Mn—C bond lengths which change from 1.80 to 1.73 Å. The Mn—P distance (2.236 Å) and the unchanged parameters for the Mn—C5H5 group confirm the strong donating power of the cyclopentadienyl group. [Journal translation]


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