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Robotics Toolbox for Python
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How to model a swashplate with 3 actuator inputs on a plate body #450

Open ccgarant opened 2 months ago

ccgarant commented 2 months ago

Hello! Question. How would I go about modeling a swashplate as typically seen on a helicopter, that can rotate about the x and y axis, and translate in the z. There are 3 prismatic actuators that can translate in the z axis respectively, spaced 120 degrees around the plate's x-y plane.

The reason I ask is because I've seen a lot of "linear" D-H Matrix axis, but not a lot of examples of this multi-attachment 3 DOF planar action. Thank you in advance for any help.