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jrl-umi3218 / RBDyn

RBDyn provides a set of classes and functions to model the dynamics of rigid body systems.
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EulerIntegration step parameter clarification #20

Closed ahundt closed 7 years ago

ahundt commented 8 years ago

I'm hoping to clarify what the EulerIntegration step parameter means in the typical case, although I know many of the class and algorithm parameters are technically unitless and may work with other units.

Could it be considered a time step in seconds?

haudren commented 7 years ago

Yes, timeStep is generally a time in seconds. As you noticed, all algorithms are technically unitless, but require a coherent set of units: we only work in SI units. You could theoretically work in milliseconds/milliradians/millimeters but I don't see why you would inflict yourself that much pain.