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The position of the whole body CM can be computed from the positions of the segmental CMs. In Figure 1, let
where i = segment, Ri = the position of the segment CM, R = the position of the whole body CM, and ri = the relative position of the segment CM to the whole body CM. The sum of the first mass moments of the segments is
where M = the whole body mass. The whole body center of mass is the balance point of the system and must suffice
From [2] and [3]:
where [xi, yi, zi] = the coordinates of the segment CM. From [3]:
where vi = the relative velocity of the segment CM to the whole body CM. Therefore:
where P = the whole body momentum, and V = the velocity of the whole body CM. As shown in [6], the whole body momentum is the whole body mass times the velocity of the whole body CM. |
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