Rigid body lectures and notes#
The videos here demonstrate how to define coordinate systems and solve for motion of moving systems. Rigid bodies have 6 degrees of freedom in 3D:
x, y, z - positions
pitch, roll, and yaw - orientations
In 2D, planar motion, each rigid body has 3 degrees of freedom:
x, y - positions
pitch, \(\theta\)
These lectures create a consistent framework for defining kinematic constraints on rigid body motion.