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<h1 class="title">Stewart Platform - Simscape Model</h1>
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<li><a href="#org363c6fe">1. Procedure</a></li>
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<li><a href="#orgbb97f5b">2. Matlab Code</a>
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<li><a href="#org26c49f2">2.1. Simscape Model</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org0aee86d">2.2. Test the functions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org6b23b15">3. <code>initializeFramesPositions</code>: Initialize the positions of frames {A}, {B}, {F} and {M}</a>
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<li><a href="#orgacce02d">3.1. Function description</a></li>
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<li><a href="#orgbb19223">3.2. Optional Parameters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org830651c">3.3. Initialize the Stewart structure</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org302ef83">3.4. Compute the position of each frame</a></li>
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<li><a href="#orgefabb7d">4. <code>generateCubicConfiguration</code>: Generate a Cubic Configuration</a>
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<li><a href="#orgaa4ebd9">4.1. Function description</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org59cf450">4.2. Optional Parameters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#orgc3b07d9">4.3. Position of the Cube</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org4ab3f4c">4.4. Compute the pose</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#org1a92b53">5. <code>computeJointsPose</code>: Compute the Pose of the Joints</a>
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<li><a href="#org8d2b6ea">5.1. Function description</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org663872a">5.2. Compute the position of the Joints</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org08b9460">5.3. Compute the strut length and orientation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#orgde1237d">5.4. Compute the orientation of the Joints</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org23b3bc2">6. <code>initializeStrutDynamics</code>: Add Stiffness and Damping properties of each strut</a>
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<li><a href="#orgfc3e940">6.1. Function description</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org33a48bd">6.2. Optional Parameters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#org458bd27">6.3. Add Stiffness and Damping properties of each strut</a></li>
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<p>
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Stewart platforms are generated in multiple steps.
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<p>
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We define 4 important <b>frames</b>:
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<li>\(\{F\}\): Frame fixed to the <b>Fixed</b> base and located at the center of its bottom surface.
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This is used to fix the Stewart platform to some support.</li>
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<li>\(\{M\}\): Frame fixed to the <b>Moving</b> platform and located at the center of its top surface.
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This is used to place things on top of the Stewart platform.</li>
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<li>\(\{A\}\): Frame fixed to the fixed base.
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It defined the center of rotation of the moving platform.</li>
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<li>\(\{B\}\): Frame fixed to the moving platform.
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The motion of the moving platforms and forces applied to it are defined with respect to this frame \(\{B\}\).</li>
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Then, we define the <b>location of the spherical joints</b>:
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<li>\(\bm{a}_{i}\) are the position of the spherical joints fixed to the fixed base</li>
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<li>\(\bm{b}_{i}\) are the position of the spherical joints fixed to the moving platform</li>
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<p>
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We define the <b>rest position</b> of the Stewart platform:
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<ul class="org-ul">
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<li>For simplicity, we suppose that the fixed base and the moving platform are parallel and aligned with the vertical axis at their rest position.</li>
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<li>Thus, to define the rest position of the Stewart platform, we just have to defined its total height \(H\).
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\(H\) corresponds to the distance from the bottom of the fixed base to the top of the moving platform.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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						|
From \(\bm{a}_{i}\) and \(\bm{b}_{i}\), we can determine the <b>length and orientation of each strut</b>:
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</p>
 | 
						|
<ul class="org-ul">
 | 
						|
<li>\(l_{i}\) is the length of the strut</li>
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						|
<li>\({}^{A}\hat{\bm{s}}_{i}\) is the unit vector align with the strut</li>
 | 
						|
</ul>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
The position of the Spherical joints can be computed using various methods:
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<ul class="org-ul">
 | 
						|
<li>Cubic configuration</li>
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						|
<li>Circular configuration</li>
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						|
<li>Arbitrary position</li>
 | 
						|
<li>These methods should be easily scriptable and corresponds to specific functions that returns \({}^{F}\bm{a}_{i}\) and \({}^{M}\bm{b}_{i}\).
 | 
						|
The input of these functions are the parameters corresponding to the wanted geometry.</li>
 | 
						|
</ul>
 | 
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						|
<p>
 | 
						|
For Simscape, we need:
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<ul class="org-ul">
 | 
						|
<li>The position and orientation of each spherical joint fixed to the fixed base: \({}^{F}\bm{a}_{i}\) and \({}^{F}\bm{R}_{a_{i}}\)</li>
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						|
<li>The position and orientation of each spherical joint fixed to the moving platform: \({}^{M}\bm{b}_{i}\) and \({}^{M}\bm{R}_{b_{i}}\)</li>
 | 
						|
<li>The rest length of each strut: \(l_{i}\)</li>
 | 
						|
<li>The stiffness and damping of each actuator: \(k_{i}\) and \(c_{i}\)</li>
 | 
						|
<li>The position of the frame \(\{A\}\) with respect to the frame \(\{F\}\): \({}^{F}\bm{O}_{A}\)</li>
 | 
						|
<li>The position of the frame \(\{B\}\) with respect to the frame \(\{M\}\): \({}^{M}\bm{O}_{B}\)</li>
 | 
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</ul>
 | 
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 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org363c6fe" class="outline-2">
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<h2 id="org363c6fe"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> Procedure</h2>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1">
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
The procedure to define the Stewart platform is the following:
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<ol class="org-ol">
 | 
						|
<li>Define the initial position of frames {A}, {B}, {F} and {M}.
 | 
						|
We do that using the <code>initializeFramesPositions</code> function.
 | 
						|
We have to specify the total height of the Stewart platform \(H\) and the position \({}^{M}O_{B}\) of {B} with respect to {M}.</li>
 | 
						|
<li>Compute the positions of joints \({}^{F}a_{i}\) and \({}^{M}b_{i}\).
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						|
We can do that using various methods depending on the wanted architecture:
 | 
						|
<ul class="org-ul">
 | 
						|
<li><code>generateCubicConfiguration</code> permits to generate a cubic configuration</li>
 | 
						|
</ul></li>
 | 
						|
<li>Compute the position and orientation of the joints with respect to the fixed base and the moving platform.
 | 
						|
This is done with the <code>computeJointsPose</code> function.</li>
 | 
						|
<li>Define the dynamical properties of the Stewart platform.
 | 
						|
The output are the stiffness and damping of each strut \(k_{i}\) and \(c_{i}\).
 | 
						|
This can be done we simply choosing directly the stiffness and damping of each strut.
 | 
						|
The stiffness and damping of each actuator can also be determine from the wanted stiffness of the Stewart platform for instance.</li>
 | 
						|
<li>Define the mass and inertia of each element of the Stewart platform.</li>
 | 
						|
</ol>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
By following this procedure, we obtain a Matlab structure <code>stewart</code> that contains all the information for the Simscape model and for further analysis.
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgbb97f5b" class="outline-2">
 | 
						|
<h2 id="orgbb97f5b"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> Matlab Code</h2>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2">
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org26c49f2" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="org26c49f2"><span class="section-number-3">2.1</span> Simscape Model</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-1">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">open<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-string">'stewart_platform.slx'</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org0aee86d" class="outline-3">
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						|
<h3 id="org0aee86d"><span class="section-number-3">2.2</span> Test the functions</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-2">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart = initializeFramesPositions<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-string">'H'</span>, 90e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, <span class="org-string">'MO_B'</span>, 50e<span class="org-type">-</span>3<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
stewart = generateCubicConfiguration<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart, struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-string">'Hc'</span>, 60e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, <span class="org-string">'FOc'</span>, 50e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, <span class="org-string">'FHa'</span>, 15e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, <span class="org-string">'MHb'</span>, 15e<span class="org-type">-</span>3<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
stewart = computeJointsPose<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
stewart = initializeStrutDynamics<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart, struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-string">'Ki'</span>, 1e6<span class="org-type">*</span>ones<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span>6,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span>, <span class="org-string">'Ci'</span>, 1e2<span class="org-type">*</span>ones<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span>6,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org6b23b15" class="outline-2">
 | 
						|
<h2 id="org6b23b15"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> <code>initializeFramesPositions</code>: Initialize the positions of frames {A}, {B}, {F} and {M}</h2>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
<a id="org23d747c"></a>
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
This Matlab function is accessible <a href="src/initializeFramesPositions.m">here</a>.
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgacce02d" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="orgacce02d"><span class="section-number-3">3.1</span> Function description</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-1">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">function</span> <span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span></span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span><span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span></span> = <span class="org-function-name">initializeFramesPositions</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-variable-name">opts_param</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% initializeFramesPositions - Initialize the positions of frames {A}, {B}, {F} and {M}</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Syntax: [stewart] = initializeFramesPositions(H, MO_B)</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Inputs:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%    - opts_param - Structure with the following fields:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - H    [1x1] - Total Height of the Stewart Platform [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - MO_B [1x1] - Height of the frame {B} with respect to {M} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Outputs:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - A structure with the following fields:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - H    [1x1] - Total Height of the Stewart Platform [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - FO_M [3x1] - Position of {M} with respect to {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - MO_B [3x1] - Position of {B} with respect to {M} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - FO_A [3x1] - Position of {A} with respect to {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgbb19223" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="orgbb19223"><span class="section-number-3">3.2</span> Optional Parameters</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-2">
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
Default values for opts.
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">opts = struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>   ...
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'H'</span>,    90e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'MO_B'</span>, 50e<span class="org-type">-</span>3  ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
Populate opts with input parameters
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">if</span> exist<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-string">'opts_param'</span>,<span class="org-string">'var'</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
 | 
						|
    <span class="org-keyword">for</span> <span class="org-variable-name">opt</span> = <span class="org-constant">fieldnames</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span></span><span class="org-constant">opts_param</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span></span><span class="org-constant">'</span>
 | 
						|
        opts.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = opts_param.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
    <span class="org-keyword">end</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-keyword">end</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org830651c" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="org830651c"><span class="section-number-3">3.3</span> Initialize the Stewart structure</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-3">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart = struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">()</span>;
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org302ef83" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="org302ef83"><span class="section-number-3">3.4</span> Compute the position of each frame</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-4">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.H = opts.H; <span class="org-comment">% Total Height of the Stewart Platform [m]</span>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
stewart.FO_M = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>0; 0; stewart.H<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>; <span class="org-comment">% Position of {M} with respect to {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
stewart.MO_B = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>0; 0; opts.MO_B<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>; <span class="org-comment">% Position of {B} with respect to {M} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
stewart.FO_A = stewart.MO_B <span class="org-type">+</span> stewart.FO_M; <span class="org-comment">% Position of {A} with respect to {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgefabb7d" class="outline-2">
 | 
						|
<h2 id="orgefabb7d"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> <code>generateCubicConfiguration</code>: Generate a Cubic Configuration</h2>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
<a id="org90fb821"></a>
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
This Matlab function is accessible <a href="src/generateCubicConfiguration.m">here</a>.
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgaa4ebd9" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="orgaa4ebd9"><span class="section-number-3">4.1</span> Function description</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-4-1">
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">function</span> <span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span></span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span><span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span></span> = <span class="org-function-name">generateCubicConfiguration</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span>, <span class="org-variable-name">opts_param</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% generateCubicConfiguration - Generate a Cubic Configuration</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Syntax: [stewart] = generateCubicConfiguration(stewart, opts_param)</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Inputs:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - A structure with the following fields</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - H   [1x1] - Total height of the platform [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%    - opts_param - Structure with the following fields:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - Hc  [1x1] - Height of the "useful" part of the cube [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - FOc [1x1] - Height of the center of the cute with respect to {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - FHa [1x1] - Height of the plane joining the points ai with respect to the frame {F} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - MHb [1x1] - Height of the plane joining the points bi with respect to the frame {M} [m]</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">% Outputs:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - updated Stewart structure with the added fields:</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - Fa  [3x6] - Its i'th column is the position vector of joint ai with respect to {F}</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-comment">%        - Mb  [3x6] - Its i'th column is the position vector of joint bi with respect to {M}</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-org59cf450" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="org59cf450"><span class="section-number-3">4.2</span> Optional Parameters</h3>
 | 
						|
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-4-2">
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
Default values for opts.
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab">opts = struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>  ...
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'Hc'</span>,  60e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'FOc'</span>, 50e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'FHa'</span>, 15e<span class="org-type">-</span>3, ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-string">'MHb'</span>, 15e<span class="org-type">-</span>3  ...<span class="org-comment"> % [m]</span>
 | 
						|
  <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<p>
 | 
						|
Populate opts with input parameters
 | 
						|
</p>
 | 
						|
<div class="org-src-container">
 | 
						|
<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">if</span> exist<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-string">'opts_param'</span>,<span class="org-string">'var'</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
 | 
						|
    <span class="org-keyword">for</span> <span class="org-variable-name">opt</span> = <span class="org-constant">fieldnames</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span></span><span class="org-constant">opts_param</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span></span><span class="org-constant">'</span>
 | 
						|
        opts.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = opts_param.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
 | 
						|
    <span class="org-keyword">end</span>
 | 
						|
<span class="org-keyword">end</span>
 | 
						|
</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div id="outline-container-orgc3b07d9" class="outline-3">
 | 
						|
<h3 id="orgc3b07d9"><span class="section-number-3">4.3</span> Position of the Cube</h3>
 | 
						|
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We define the useful points of the cube with respect to the Cube's center.
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\({}^{C}C\) are the 6 vertices of the cubes expressed in a frame {C} which is located at the center of the cube and aligned with {F} and {M}.
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">sx = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span> 2; <span class="org-type">-</span>1; <span class="org-type">-</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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sy = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span> 0;  1; <span class="org-type">-</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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sz = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span> 1;  1;  1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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R = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>sx, sy, sz<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>sx, sy, sz<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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L = opts.Hc<span class="org-type">*</span>sqrt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>3<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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Cc = R<span class="org-type">'*</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>0;0;L<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span>,<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>L;0;L<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span>,<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>L;0;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span>,<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>L;L;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span>,<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>0;L;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span>,<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>0;L;L<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span> <span class="org-type">-</span> <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>0;0;1.5<span class="org-type">*</span>opts.Hc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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CCf = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,3<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,3<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,5<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,5<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>; <span class="org-comment">% CCf(:,i) corresponds to the bottom cube's vertice corresponding to the i'th leg</span>
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CCm = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,2<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,2<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,4<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,4<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, Cc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>; <span class="org-comment">% CCm(:,i) corresponds to the top cube's vertice corresponding to the i'th leg</span>
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<div id="outline-container-org4ab3f4c" class="outline-3">
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<h3 id="org4ab3f4c"><span class="section-number-3">4.4</span> Compute the pose</h3>
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<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-4-4">
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<p>
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We can compute the vector of each leg \({}^{C}\hat{\bm{s}}_{i}\) (unit vector from \({}^{C}C_{f}\) to \({}^{C}C_{m}\)).
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">CSi = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>CCm <span class="org-type">-</span> CCf<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>CCm <span class="org-type">-</span> CCf<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<p>
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We now which to compute the position of the joints \(a_{i}\) and \(b_{i}\).
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.Fa = CCf <span class="org-type">+</span> <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>0; 0; opts.FOc<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span> <span class="org-type">+</span> <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>opts.FHa<span class="org-type">-</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span>opts.FOc<span class="org-type">-</span>opts.Hc<span class="org-type">/</span>2<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>CSi<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>3,<span class="org-type">:</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">.*</span>CSi;
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stewart.Mb = CCf <span class="org-type">+</span> <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>0; 0; opts.FOc<span class="org-type">-</span>stewart.H<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span> <span class="org-type">+</span> <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>stewart.H<span class="org-type">-</span>opts.MHb<span class="org-type">-</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span>opts.FOc<span class="org-type">-</span>opts.Hc<span class="org-type">/</span>2<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>CSi<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>3,<span class="org-type">:</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">.*</span>CSi;
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<h2 id="org1a92b53"><span class="section-number-2">5</span> <code>computeJointsPose</code>: Compute the Pose of the Joints</h2>
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<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-5">
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<a id="orgcb2a95c"></a>
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</p>
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<p>
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This Matlab function is accessible <a href="src/computeJointsPose.m">here</a>.
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<div id="outline-container-org8d2b6ea" class="outline-3">
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<h3 id="org8d2b6ea"><span class="section-number-3">5.1</span> Function description</h3>
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<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-5-1">
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<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">function</span> <span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span></span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span><span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span></span> = <span class="org-function-name">computeJointsPose</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% computeJointsPose -</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Syntax: [stewart] = computeJointsPose(stewart, opts_param)</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Inputs:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - A structure with the following fields</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - FO_A [3x1] - Position of {A} with respect to {F}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - MO_B [3x1] - Position of {B} with respect to {M}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - FO_M [3x1] - Position of {M} with respect to {F}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Outputs:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - A structure with the following added fields</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Aa  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the position of ai with respect to {A}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ab  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the position of bi with respect to {A}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ba  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the position of ai with respect to {B}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Bb  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the position of bi with respect to {B}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - l   [6x1]   - The i'th element is the initial length of strut i</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - As  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the unit vector of strut i expressed in {A}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Bs  [3x6]   - The i'th column is the unit vector of strut i expressed in {B}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - FRa [3x3x6] - The i'th 3x3 array is the rotation matrix to orientate the bottom of the i'th strut from {F}</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - MRb [3x3x6] - The i'th 3x3 array is the rotation matrix to orientate the top of the i'th strut from {M}</span>
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<h3 id="org663872a"><span class="section-number-3">5.2</span> Compute the position of the Joints</h3>
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<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-5-2">
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.Aa = stewart.Fa <span class="org-type">-</span> repmat<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.FO_A, <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>1, 6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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stewart.Bb = stewart.Mb <span class="org-type">-</span> repmat<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.MO_B, <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>1, 6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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stewart.Ab = stewart.Bb <span class="org-type">-</span> repmat<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">-</span>stewart.MO_B<span class="org-type">-</span>stewart.FO_M<span class="org-type">+</span>stewart.FO_A, <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>1, 6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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stewart.Ba = stewart.Aa <span class="org-type">-</span> repmat<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span> stewart.MO_B<span class="org-type">+</span>stewart.FO_M<span class="org-type">-</span>stewart.FO_A, <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">[</span>1, 6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">]</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<h3 id="org08b9460"><span class="section-number-3">5.3</span> Compute the strut length and orientation</h3>
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<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-5-3">
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.As = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.Ab <span class="org-type">-</span> stewart.Aa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.Ab <span class="org-type">-</span> stewart.Aa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>; <span class="org-comment">% As_i is the i'th vector of As</span>
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stewart.l = vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.Ab <span class="org-type">-</span> stewart.Aa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">'</span>;
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.Bs = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.Bb <span class="org-type">-</span> stewart.Ba<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.Bb <span class="org-type">-</span> stewart.Ba<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<h3 id="orgde1237d"><span class="section-number-3">5.4</span> Compute the orientation of the Joints</h3>
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<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-5-4">
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<div class="org-src-container">
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.FRa = zeros<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>3,3,6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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stewart.MRb = zeros<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>3,3,6<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<span class="org-keyword">for</span> <span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-constant">i</span></span> = <span class="org-constant">1:6</span>
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  stewart.FRa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">[</span>0;1;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">]</span>, stewart.As<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span> , cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>stewart.As<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span>, cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">[</span>0;1;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">]</span>, stewart.As<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span> , stewart.As<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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  stewart.FRa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = stewart.FRa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.FRa<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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  stewart.MRb<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = <span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span>cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">[</span>0;1;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">]</span>, stewart.Bs<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span> , cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>stewart.Bs<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span>, cross<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">(</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">[</span>0;1;0<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">]</span>, stewart.Bs<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-4">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-3">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span> , stewart.Bs<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span>;
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  stewart.MRb<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = stewart.MRb<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span><span class="org-type">./</span>vecnorm<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>stewart.MRb<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span><span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-type">:</span>,<span class="org-constant">i</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<h2 id="org23b3bc2"><span class="section-number-2">6</span> <code>initializeStrutDynamics</code>: Add Stiffness and Damping properties of each strut</h2>
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This Matlab function is accessible <a href="src/initializeStrutDynamics.m">here</a>.
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<h3 id="orgfc3e940"><span class="section-number-3">6.1</span> Function description</h3>
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<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">function</span> <span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">[</span></span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span><span class="org-variable-name"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">]</span></span> = <span class="org-function-name">initializeStrutDynamics</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-variable-name">stewart</span>, <span class="org-variable-name">opts_param</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% initializeStrutDynamics - Add Stiffness and Damping properties of each strut</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Syntax: [stewart] = initializeStrutDynamics(opts_param)</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Inputs:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%    - opts_param - Structure with the following fields:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ki [6x1] - Stiffness of each strut [N/m]</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ci [6x1] - Damping of each strut [N/(m/s)]</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%</span>
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<span class="org-comment">% Outputs:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%    - stewart - updated Stewart structure with the added fields:</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ki [6x1] - Stiffness of each strut [N/m]</span>
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<span class="org-comment">%        - Ci [6x1] - Damping of each strut [N/(m/s)]</span>
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<h3 id="org33a48bd"><span class="section-number-3">6.2</span> Optional Parameters</h3>
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<pre class="src src-matlab">opts = struct<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>  ...
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  <span class="org-string">'Ki'</span>, 1e6<span class="org-type">*</span>ones<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>6,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>, ...<span class="org-comment"> % [N/m]</span>
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  <span class="org-string">'Ci'</span>, 1e2<span class="org-type">*</span>ones<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">(</span>6,1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">)</span>  ...<span class="org-comment"> % [N/(m/s)]</span>
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Populate opts with input parameters
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<pre class="src src-matlab"><span class="org-keyword">if</span> exist<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span><span class="org-string">'opts_param'</span>,<span class="org-string">'var'</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>
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    <span class="org-keyword">for</span> <span class="org-variable-name">opt</span> = <span class="org-constant">fieldnames</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span></span><span class="org-constant">opts_param</span><span class="org-constant"><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span></span><span class="org-constant">'</span>
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        opts.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span> = opts_param.<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">(</span>opt<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">{</span>1<span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-2">}</span><span class="org-rainbow-delimiters-depth-1">)</span>;
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<h3 id="org458bd27"><span class="section-number-3">6.3</span> Add Stiffness and Damping properties of each strut</h3>
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<pre class="src src-matlab">stewart.Ki = opts.Ki;
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<p class="author">Author: Thomas Dehaeze</p>
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<p class="date">Created: 2019-12-20 ven. 17:49</p>
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