BDSpace is a python package to simplify positioning, movement, and trajectory calculation for many different technical problems. It is mainly for multiple interacting bodies systems like coordinate stages and machining tools, robotic arms, manipulators, etc.
BDSpace provides following basic features:
| Feature | Staus |
|---|---|
| Cartesian coordinate systems | done |
| Spherical coordinates | done |
| Cylindrical coordinates | done |
| Conversion between coordinate systems | done |
| Multiple nested coordinate systems | done |
| Parametric curves | done |
| Trajectory builder (Pathfinder module) | endless work |
| Planes and plane geometry | work in progress |
| ... | discussion is open |
BDSpace depends on numpy and BDQuaternions packages only. It is compatible with Python 2 and Python 3.
To install BDSpace type in a shell
pip install BDSpaceor in the root directory of BDQuaternions distribution run
python setup.py installPlease see the demo directory for the usage examples.
BDSpace is free open source software licensed under Apache license version 2.0