Kinematics is a subfield of physics and mathematics, developed in classical mechanics, that describes the motion of points, bodies (objects), and systems...

astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space. Stellar kinematics encompasses the...

In robot kinematics, forward kinematics refers to the use of the kinematic equations of a robot to compute the position of the end-effector from specified...

Kinematic coupling describes fixtures designed to exactly constrain the part in question, providing precision and certainty of location. A canonical example...

second (mPa·s). The SI unit of kinematic viscosity is square meter per second (m2/s), whereas the CGS unit for kinematic viscosity is the stokes (St, or...

In robotics, robot kinematics applies geometry to the study of the movement of multi-degree of freedom kinematic chains that form the structure of robotic...

robotics, inverse kinematics is the mathematical process of calculating the variable joint parameters needed to place the end of a kinematic chain, such as...

Kinematic determinacy is a term used in structural mechanics to describe a structure where material compatibility conditions alone can be used to calculate...

Real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) is the application of surveying to correct for common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems. It...

In mechanical engineering, a kinematic chain is an assembly of rigid bodies connected by joints to provide constrained motion that is the mathematical...

constant mass density. The SI unit of P is m2/s2. Kinematic pressure is used in the same manner as kinematic viscosity ν {\displaystyle \nu } in order to compute...

In mechanical engineering, a kinematic diagram or kinematic scheme (also called a joint map or skeleton diagram) illustrates the connectivity of links...

mechanics, a kinematic pair is a connection between two physical objects that imposes constraints on their relative movement (kinematics). German engineer...

ocean waves, avalanches, debris flows, mud flows, flash floods, etc., kinematic waves are important mathematical tools to understand the basic features...

In fluid mechanics, kinematic similarity is described as “the velocity at any point in the model flow is proportional by a constant scale factor to the...

two connected links is considered to result from the kinematic pair that joins them. Kinematic pairs, or joints, are considered to provide ideal constraints...

common type of mirror mount is the kinematic mount. This type of mount is designed according to the principles of kinematic determinacy. Typically, the movable...

In mechanical engineering, kinematic synthesis (also known as mechanism synthesis) determines the size and configuration of mechanisms that shape the...

Modern machine theory analyzes machines as kinematic chains composed of elementary linkages called kinematic pairs. The idea of a simple machine originated...

In kinematics, Chasles' theorem, or Mozzi–Chasles' theorem, says that the most general rigid body displacement can be produced by a translation along a...

Kinematics equations are the constraint equations of a mechanical system such as a robot manipulator that define how input movement at one or more joints...

Kinetic typography—the technical name for "moving text"—is an animation technique mixing motion and text to express ideas using video animation. This text...

DH convention for attaching reference frames to the links of a spatial kinematic chain, or robot manipulator. Jacques Denavit and Richard Hartenberg introduced...

affine planes associated with the planar algebras, which give rise to kinematic geometries that have also been called non-Euclidean geometry. The essential...

Kinematic diffraction is the approach to study diffraction phenomena by neglecting multiple scattering. For linear wave equations, it thus consists in...

Kinematic are an Australia-based four-piece indie pop band formed in 2002. Originally an acoustic duo of Gordon Clarke (ex Snorkel) on guitar and vocals...

Diffraction processes affecting waves are amenable to quantitative description and analysis. Such treatments are applied to a wave passing through one...

321 kinematic structure is a design method for robotic arms (serial manipulators), invented by Donald L. Pieper and used in most commercially produced...

above 1000 (turbulent flow) it becomes quadratic. In air, which has a kinematic viscosity η / ρ {\displaystyle \eta /\rho } around 0.15 c m 2 / s {\displaystyle...

between the two is called the clearance. The terms "dynamic envelope" or "kinematic envelope" – which include factors such as suspension travel, overhang...