POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : Truck and trailer : Re: Truck and trailer Server Time
29 Jul 2024 08:19:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Truck and trailer  
From: Thomas
Date: 27 Aug 2002 09:20:03
Message: <web.3d6b7b4ea31ba4aabbe30ae0@news.povray.org>
Christoph Hormann wrote:
>If you don't want to do an accurate physical simulation you can start with
>some basic rules (for a 2 wheel trailer):
>
>- the wheels of the trailer have a fixed distance to one another.
>- the wheels of the trailer have a fixed distance to the link.
>- the wheels can only move on the ground in their current direction.
>- the wheels' directions are always orthogonal to the line between them.


Hmmmm this might be usefull, but I was looking for something more physical
correct.

Just re-reading your four lines there seems to suggest that the trailer can
not make a curve at all since they only can move in there current
direction. Or is that just me mis reading it.

Thomas


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