Mechanical Conventions and Abbreviations

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Right-Hand Rule Vector Multiplication Common Abbreviations Glossary Terms

Right-Hand Rule

For rotational motion and vector cross products a X b, the right-hand (RH) rule is always assumed.

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Vector Multiplication

Scalar-vector products and matrix-vector multiplication are denoted by a·b and M·v, respectively.

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Common Abbreviations

These are the abbreviations of mechanical terms most commonly used in this guide.

Abbreviation	Meaning
CG	Center of gravity
CS	Coordinate system
DoF	Degree of freedom
RF	Reference frame

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Glossary Terms

Special mechanical or SimMechanics terms are frequently hyperlinked online to entries in the Glossary.

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Technical Conventions

Mechanical Units

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