Inverse Kinematics

Laker Sparks

laker.sparks@gmail.com

CMPS 161 Winter 09

Description:

My project uses cyclic coordinate descent to calculate inverse

kinematics for a variable length and jointed arm. I used Template

Numerical Toolkit (math.nist.gov/tnt) to handle vectors and matrices

Commands:

Add Joint - adds a joint to the end of the arm

Remove Joint - removes a joint from the end of the arm

Quit - exits the program

Select - cycles through the joints (including the target)

Up/Down/Left/Right - moves the selected joint in the corresponding

direction

Calc - runs the full inverse kinematic calculation and animates it

Step - steps through the inverse kinematic calculation

ps. I appologize for the format of this webpage, html was never my thing