curvature: Curvature Calculation Calculate the curvature of a parametric...

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curvatureR Documentation

Curvature Calculation Calculate the curvature of a parametric curve

Description

Curvature Calculation Calculate the curvature of a parametric curve

Usage

curvature(alpha, t)

Arguments

alpha

A vector of expressions defining the curve

t

Evaluation parameter

Details

alpha must be a vector of parametric expressions with param 't'

Value

Scalar value Curvature of alpha at time t

Author(s)

Leyton Taylor

Examples

kAlpha <- curvature(c(expression(1+.5*cos(t),1+.1*sin(t),-1)), 1)
dataSet= matrix(c(expression(1+.5*cos(t),1+.1*sin(t),sin(t))), nrow=1,ncol=3,byrow=TRUE)
alphaN=dataSet[1,]
kAlpha<-curvature(alphaN,1)

LeytonTaylor/Curvature_R_package documentation built on May 9, 2022, 8:21 p.m.