Data structures

"Stramigioli, S" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.science.robotics.orocos.user
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I agree also on Herman's view.

>Don't you think that, for instance, it would be great to agree on common
>data structures? (what should be a video image, a 3d image, a robot
>position... etc...). It's the most basic level of compatibility.
>Of course, it can (should) be object oriented and we don't necessarily
>have to share C or C++ structures, but the information we'll put into
>those object must have at least something in common.

I agree 100% and I do believe that this is the VERY first step to be taken:
define classes of data structures and their form:

Positions
 - Point
 - Rigid Body
   - (Bi)Quaternions
   - SE(3)
   - ....
 - Mechanisms
   ......
Velocities
 - Point
 - Rigid Bosy


etc.

- Stefano

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