Information on this Animation: 12.2

Figure 12.2: A multi-body system

One inertial frame is presented.

Four bodies are presented, designated with C and a superscript as follows:

  1. Body (1):
  2. Body (2)
  3. Body (a)
  4. Body (a+1)

Inertial based position vectors, r, designated a point on each body.

Moving frame vectors, s,point to a subsequent body.

One point P can be located from any body or from the inertial frame.