On 4/22/2013 7:01 AM, Rudy du Preez wrote: > 22-April: Andrew <parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com> > >>> How can the second value (offset) first be subtracted from the >>> computed value (in volts) and the be divided by the first value >>> (scale)? >> Offset is also measured in volts, I guess. > At the bottom of page 21 it uses mm/s for the offset. >
Rudy: The material at the bottom of the page describes obtaining the scale value by doing a "unit analysis" which I agree is confusing. You'll note the terms in the equation at the bottom of the page are consistent and their dimensions are explained in the following text. It's unfortunate but altogether understandable that over time the additions and changes to this section in particular and the docs in general tend to drift in viewpoint as different authors and commentators contribute. In the last several versions, an enormous amount of work has gone into making the docs more consistent but there is always more work to be done. It's hard to see the forest for the trees. For example, my previously stated desire to give units explicitly with each parameter definition was consistent with the first paragraph (which is as far as I read before replying) but would need to be examined carefully to see if it is appropriate given the rest of the discussion in this section. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
