In this paper we consider representation issues of rigid body transformations based on geometric properties of reflected correspondence vectors. A sufficient and necessary representation of rigid body transformations is put forward followed by an accurate and robust algorithm for the registration of free-form surfaces. The algorithm makes full use of global rigid motion constraints derived from...

A methodology is presented for the modeling of flexible horizontal-axis, wind-turbine systems. The multi-rigid-body portions of the system are modeled as a system of interconnected rigid bodies using Autolev, a symbolic manipulator ideally suited for dynamics of multi-rigid-body systems. The flexible portions of the wind-turbine system are represented as beam finite elements. Equations are pres...