Body rotation problems
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:46 pm
We have a really basic model which consists of a box, with 4 springs attached to each face. The spring rest length is set such that they are in tension at what should be the rest position of the system.
We can translate the box, and see it bounce into it's natural rest position as expected. But if we translate and rotate the box, it translates back to it's natural rest position, but doesn't rotate back into square as would be expected.
This is the rest position:
http://img.ly/dmG2
The red bars are the springs, and given their positions, you'd expect it to rotate back into square no?
Is there anything we're missing here?
Layton
We can translate the box, and see it bounce into it's natural rest position as expected. But if we translate and rotate the box, it translates back to it's natural rest position, but doesn't rotate back into square as would be expected.
This is the rest position:
http://img.ly/dmG2
The red bars are the springs, and given their positions, you'd expect it to rotate back into square no?
Is there anything we're missing here?
Layton