A thorough understanding of the six degrees of freedom, a basic concept in mechanical engineering, is essential to the design of robotics, dynamic positioning systems, marine structures and motion compensation systems, to name a few.
Dutch disaster: Two barge-mounted cranes that collapsed on 3 August while lifting a section of bridge injured at least one person and damaged several buildings in the Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn. The incident, captured on amateur video, vividly illustrates the “turning moment” of the load and the inherent risks involved when calculating force and reaction among various moving structures
Published 21 August 2015, 00:00Updated 6 January 2017, 13:00
