ftrans.m

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%FTRANS Transform force/moment
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%	FT = FTRANS(T, F)
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% Transforms a force/moment F in the base frame to FT in the frame T.
% F and FT are 6-vectors of the form [Fx Fy Fz Mx My Mz]
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% SEE ALSO: DIFF2TR

% $Log: ftrans.m,v $
% Revision 1.3  2002/04/14 10:15:03  pic
% Added see also line.
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% Revision 1.2  2002/04/01 11:47:13  pic
% General cleanup of code: help comments, see also, copyright, remnant dh/dyn
% references, clarification of functions.
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% $Revision: 1.3 $
% Copyright (C) 1999-2002, by Peter I. Corke

function Ft = ftrans(T, F)

	f = F(1:3); m = F(4:6);
	k = cross(f, transl(T) ) + m;

	mt = rot(T)' * k;
	ft = rot(T)' * F(1:3);

	Ft = [ft; mt];