function h = SPInvFA( model, R, T ) % SPInvFA - returns the lengths of a Stewart Platform fith Fixed Actuators % for a given position and orientation of the platform % % Heights = SPInvFA( model, Rotation, Translation ) % or % Heights = SPInvFA( model, Homogeneous ) % % model - 3x18 vector containing coordinates of the Stewart platform % joints. The first six columns represent coordinates of the base % joints and the next six columns correspond to the platform, % z-values (third row) are added to the actuators lenghts. % The last six columns in the first row have lengths of legs. % Rotation - 3x3 rotation matrix of the platform orientation % Translation - 3x1 translation vector of the platform position % Homogeneous = 3x4 homogeneous matrix, % Homogeneous = [ Rotation Translation ; 0 0 0 1]; % Lengths - 1x6 vector of actuator lengths % % REFERENCES: % CC Nguyen, SS Antrazi, Z-L Zhou: Adaptive Control of a Stewart % Platform-Based Manipulator, % Journal of Robotic Systems 10(5) 657-687 (1993) % if nargin == 3, R = [R T ; 0 0 0 1]; end; [b,p,l] = SPmodel2bp(model); q = R*p - b; h = q(3,:) - sqrt(l.^2 - q(1,:).^2 - q(2,:).^2); return