KINEMATICS TUTORIAL
Introduction
Definitions
Vectors
Matrices
2D Transformations
3D Transformations
Coordinate Transformation
4x4 Transformation Matrix
Applications
Joint Coordinate System
Sample Data
References
Page 5b -- 2D Translation Demonstration
Translation is the most straightforward transformation to visualize. The result is a displacement of the vector origin, which can be calculated by vector addition as shown on the previous page.
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