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2.5.0 -> next
- Replaced Contacts API by new Constraints API. The new API allows to
compute dynamics of models with kinematic loops but otherwise uses a very
similar API. Loop constraints can be stabilized using Baumgarte
stabilization. Special thanks to Davide Corradi for this contribution!
- New inverse kinematics algorithm and API. It now uses the IK method
described by Sugihara which is faster and more robust than the
previously implemented damped Levenberg-Marquardt method. The new API
allows to specify both point and orientation (and mixed) constraints.
Thanks to Kevin Stein for implementing it!
- Changed Quaternion multiplication behaviour for a more standard
convention: multiplying q1 (1,0,0,0) with q2 (0,1,0,0) results now in
(0,0,1,0) instead of the previous (0,0,-1,0).
- New joint type JointTypeHelical that can be used for screwing motions
(translations and simultaneous rotations), contributed by Stuart Anderson.
2.4.1 -> 2.5.0
- Added an experimental Cython based Python wrapper of RBDL. The API is
very close to the C++ API. For a brief glimpse of the API see the file
python/test_wrapper.py.
- Matthew Millard added CustomJoints which allow to create different joint
types completely by user code. They are implemented as proxy joints for
which their behaviour is specified using virtual functions.
- Added CalcMInvTimesTau() that evaluates multiplication of the inverse of
the joint space inertia matrix with a vector in O(n) time.
- Added JointTypeFloatingBase which uses TX,TY,TZ and a spherical joint for
the floating base joint.
- Loading of floating base URDF models must now be specified as a third
parameter to URDFReadFromFile() and URDFReadFromString()
- Added the URDF code from Bullet3 which gets used when ROS is not found.
Otherwise use the URDF libraries found via Catkin.
- Added CalcPointVelocity6D, CalcPointAcceleration6D, and CalcPointJacobian6D
that compute both linear and angular quantities
- Removed Model::SetFloatingBase (body). Use a 6-DoF joint or
JointTypeFloatingBase instead.
- Fixed building issues when building DLL with MSVC++.
2.4.0 -> 2.4.1 (20 April 2016)
This is a bugfix release that maintains binary compatibility and only fixes
erroneous behaviour.
- critical: fixed termination criterion for InverseKinematics. The termination
criterion would be evaluated too early and thus report convergence too
early. This was reported independently by Kevin Stein, Yun Fei, and Davide
Corradi. Thanks for the reports!
- critical: fixed CompositeRigidBodyAlgorithm when using spherical joints
(thanks to Sébastien Barthélémy for reporting!)
2.3.3 -> 2.4.0 (23 February 2015)
- Added sparse range-space method ForwardDynamicsContactsRangeSpaceSparse()
and ComputeContactImpulsesRangeSpaceSparse()
- Added null-space method ForwardDynamicsContactsNullSpace()
and ComputeContactImpulsesNullSpace()
- Renamed ForwardDynamicsContactsLagrangian() to
ForwardDynamicsContactsDirect() and
ComputeContactImpulsesLagrangian() to ComputeContactImpulsesDirect()
- Renamed ForwardDynamicsContacts() to ForwardDynamicsContactsKokkevis()
- Removed/Fixed CalcAngularMomentum(). The function produced wrong values. The
functionality has been integrated into CalcCenterOfMass().
- CalcPointJacobian() does not clear the argument of the result anymore.
Caller has to ensure that the matrix was set to zero before using this
function.
- Added optional workspace parameters for ForwardDynamicsLagrangian() to
optionally reduce memory allocations
- Added JointTypeTranslationXYZ, JointTypeEulerXYZ, and JointTypeEulerYXZ
which are equivalent to the emulated multidof joints but faster.
- Added optional parameter to CalcCenterOfMass to compute angular momentum.
- Added CalcBodySpatialJacobian()
- Added CalcContactJacobian()
- Added NonlinearEffects()
- Added solving of linear systems using standard Householder QR
- LuaModel: Added LuaModelReadFromLuaState()
- URDFReader: Fixed various issues and using faster joints for floating
base models
- Various performance improvements
2.3.2 -> 2.3.3 (21 October 2014)
- critical: fixed ForwardDynamicsContacts with constraints on a body
hat is attached with a fixed joint. Previous versions simply crashed.
Thanks to Yue Hu for reporting!
- rbdl_print_version() now properly prints whether URDFReader was enabled
at build time
- build system: fixed roblems especially building of the URDFreader
- build system: all CMake variables for RBDL are now prefixed with RBDL_
- FindRBDL.cmake now can use components to search for the LuaModel or
URDFReader addon
2.3.1 -> 2.3.2 (29 August 2014)
- critical: fixed ForwardDynamicsLagrangian which used uninitialized values for the joint space inertia matrix
- critical: fixed ForwardDynamicsContacts when using 3-dof joints
- critical: fixed CalcBodyWorldOrientation for fixed joints (thanks to Hilaro Tome!)
- critical: fixed CompositeRigidBodyDynamics when using 3-dof joints (thanks to Henning Koch!)
2.3.0 -> 2.3.1 (13 July 2014)
- critical: fixed angular momentum computation. Version 2.3.0 produced wrong
results. Thanks to Hilario Tome and Benjamin Michaud for reporting!
- critical: fixed JointTypeEulerZYX. Previous versions produce wrong
results!
- fixed library version number for the LuaModel addon. It now uses version
2.3 instead of the wrong 2.2.
2.2.2 -> 2.3.0 (14 March 2014)
- disabled clearing of joint space inertia matrix in CRBA.
It is expected that the matrix is cleared by the user when neccessary.
- Added experimental joint type JointTypeEulerZYX. It does not emulate
multiple degrees of freedom using virtual bodies instead it uses a 3 DoF
motion subspace. Performance is better for the
CompositeRigidBodyAlgorithm but worse for other algorithms.
- Using Eigen3's default column-major ordering for matrices when using
Eigen3. This should have no effect for the user unless matrix elements
are accessed using the .data()[i] operator of Eigen3's matrix class. However
if .data()[i] is used the access indices have to be adjusted.
- added functions to compute kinetic and potential energy and the
computation of the center of mass and its linear velocity:
RigidBodyDynamics::Utils::CalcCenterOfMass
RigidBodyDynamics::Utils::CalcPotentialEnergy
RigidBodyDynamics::Utils::CalcKineticEnergy
RigidBodyDynamics::Utils::CalcAngularMomentum
2.2.1 -> 2.2.2 (06 November 2013)
- adjusted default constructor for Body. It now has the identity matrix as
inertia, instead of a zero matrix.
- LuaModel: made sure that the Body value is optional and uses the default
Body constructor if not defined.
2.2.0 -> 2.2.1 04 (November 2013)
- properly exporting LuaTables++ functions when using LuaModel addon
Fixes linking
- fixed exported library version (now at 2.2 as expected)
2.1.0 -> 2.2.0 (28 October 2013)
- added spherical joints that do not suffer from singularities:
Use joint type JointTypeSpherical
- added Model::q_size, and Model::qdot_size that report the sizes including
all 4 Quaternion parameters when spherical joints are used.
User is advised to use Model::q_size and Model::qdot_size instead of
Model::dof_count.
- removed "constraint_" prefix from constraint impulses, forces and
accelerations from the ConstraintSets:
renaming required if values are queried
- Contact impulses: specification of a contact velocity after a collision:
added ConstraintSet::v_plus which can be set for the desired constraint
velocity after a collision. Previously it used the values stored in
ConstraintSet::constraint_acceleration.
User has to store desired exit velocities manually in CS::v_plus
2.0.1 -> 2.1.0 (29 September 2013)
- made codebase compatible to Debian
Binary symbol export was changed. No change in user code required,
however everything needs to be recompiled and linked.
- Removed Lua 5.2 source
When building the addon LuaModel, one hast to have it installed on the
system already.
- Removed UnitTest++ sources
When building tests one has to have it installed on the system already.
2.0.0 -> 2.0.1 (05 September 2013)
- fixed compiler errors on some older compilers
No change required when using RBDL version 2.0.0.
- fixed CMake configurations for examples
No change required when using RBDL version 2.0.0.
1.X.Y -> 2.0.0 (18 July 2013)
- removed Model::Init():
All initialization is now done in the default constructor in Model(). To
be compatible with the new API simply remove any calls to Model::Init().
- removed Eigen3 sources:
Eigen3 is no more included in RBDL instead it uses the Eigen3 library
that is installed on the system. If you want to use RBDL with Eigen3
you have to install it on your system yourself.
- inverted sign of contact forces/impulses:
ConstraintSet::constraint_force and ConstraintSet::constraint_impulse are
now the forces or impulses that are acting on the constrained body by the
constraint.
1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (20 February 2013)
- removed constructor Body (mass, com, length, gyration_radii)
This constructor did some erroneous calculations to compute the real
radii of gyration. It was removed as the two remaining constructors are
properly tested and are more general.