massprop_torso {AvInertia}R Documentation

Torso and leg mass properties

Description

Calculate the moment of inertia of a head modeled as a solid cone

Usage

massprop_torso(
  m_true,
  m_legs,
  w_max,
  h_max,
  l_bmax,
  w_leg,
  l_leg,
  l_tot,
  CG_true_x,
  CG_true_z,
  start,
  end
)

Arguments

m_true

Mass of the torso and legs - no tail (kg)

m_legs

Mass of the legs only (kg)

w_max

Maximum width of the body (m)

h_max

Maximum height of the body (m)

l_bmax

x location of the maximum width of the body (m)

w_leg

width of the body at leg insertion (m)

l_leg

x location of the leg insertion point (m)

l_tot

length of body from clavicle to beginning of the tail (m)

CG_true_x

x location of the CG for the torso and legs, origin is at the VRP, measured positive if aft of the VRP (m)

CG_true_z

z location of the CG for the torso and legs, origin is at the VRP (m)

start

a 1x3 vector (x,y,z) representing the 3D point where torso starts. Frame of reference: VRP | Origin: VRP

end

a 1x3 vector (x,y,z) representing the 3D point where tail ends. Frame of reference: VRP | Origin: VRP

Value

This function returns a list that includes:

Warning

Parallel axis theorem does not apply between two arbitrary points. One point must be the object's center of gravity.

Author(s)

Christina Harvey

Examples

# refer to the vignette
library(AvInertia)

# load data
data(dat_id_curr, package = "AvInertia")
data(dat_bird_curr, package = "AvInertia")
data(dat_feat_curr, package = "AvInertia")
data(dat_bone_curr, package = "AvInertia")
data(dat_mat, package = "AvInertia")
data(clean_pts, package = "AvInertia")

# 1. Determine the center of gravity of the bird's torso (including the legs)
dat_torsotail_out = massprop_restbody(dat_id_curr, dat_bird_curr)
# 2. Calculate the inertia of the flight feathers about the tip of the calamus
feather_inertia <- compute_feat_inertia(dat_mat, dat_feat_curr, dat_bird_curr)
# 3. Determine the center of gravity of one of the bird's wings
dat_wing_out      = massprop_birdwing(dat_id_curr, dat_bird_curr,
dat_bone_curr, dat_feat_curr, dat_mat, clean_pts,
feather_inertia, plot_var = 0)
# Visualize the center of gravity of each wing component in the x and y axis
dat_wing_out      = massprop_birdwing(dat_id_curr, dat_bird_curr,
dat_bone_curr, dat_feat_curr, dat_mat, clean_pts,
feather_inertia, plot_var = "yx")
# or the y and z axis
dat_wing_out      = massprop_birdwing(dat_id_curr, dat_bird_curr,
dat_bone_curr, dat_feat_curr, dat_mat, clean_pts,
feather_inertia, plot_var = "yz")
# 4. Combine all data and obtain the center of gravity, moment of inertia
# and principal axes of the bird
curr_full_bird      = combine_inertialprop(dat_torsotail_out,dat_wing_out,
dat_wing_out, dat_id_curr, dat_bird_curr, symmetric=TRUE)


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