Does your calculator not have the option of calculating in radians?
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:00 AM, Leonardo Marsaglia < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, checking again my calculations I can ensure that I'm getting a little > difference between what the component calculates and what I calculate with > a calculator. The difference is of 0.026 wich is almost nothing, but I > would like to reduce it a little more. > > I'm using dobule floating point variables but it seems to make no > difference. Do you guys know why I have this difference in the numbers? Is > it because I'm working in radians with the component, and with the > calculator I'm using degrees? > > Thanks as always! > > > > > 2014-05-28 22:34 GMT-03:00 Leonardo Marsaglia < > [email protected] > >: > > > > > 2014-05-28 21:11 GMT-03:00 andy pugh <[email protected]>: > > > > Ah, yes, that old problem. That should have been the first thing I > >> thought of, I have been bitten by the same thing enough times. > >> In fact "comp" probably ought enforce the component and file names > >> being the same. > >> > > > > I sure going to remember that from now on :). > > > > By the way Andy, since you've been working with these kind of approach. > > I'm planning to measure the lobe using an edge kind of follower. I'm > > attaching a picture of the idea. > > > > My question is, if I can sense the linear movement with an LVDT with an > > accuracy of 0.001 mm for 0.1° of turn for the lobe, I have a difference > in > > the contact point when I try to calculet it. The difference is no more > than > > 0.04 mm in the offset that I have to apply. Do you think this is going to > > be a problem? Also I think I have some differences in the way C language > is > > making the calculations. I get a little difference when I do it on the > > calculator by hand. > > > > Anyway, consider that now I'm using steel master cams to reproduce the > > lobes, and I doubt I can handle that accuracy now. > > > > I hope I'm clear about what I'm trying to explain, if not please let me > > know! > > > > Thank you! > > > > Leonardo. > > -- > > *Leonardo Marsaglia*. > > > > > > -- > *Leonardo Marsaglia*. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Time is money. Stop wasting it! Get your web API in 5 minutes. > www.restlet.com/download > http://p.sf.net/sfu/restlet > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time is money. Stop wasting it! Get your web API in 5 minutes. www.restlet.com/download http://p.sf.net/sfu/restlet _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
