Degrees of freedom
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Topic: Degrees of freedom
Posted By: yellowhammer
Subject: Degrees of freedom
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 12:25pm
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Has this been done before? The universe is 6 dimensional. Just how may degrees of freedom (variables) are there to consider at any one time in dinghy racing? E.g. The course is two dimensional = 2 Sail controls: main-sheet, jib-sheet, mast rake, kicker, cunningham, outhaul = 6 (total 8) Does any other sport come close (which and what score)? We must be gods!
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 12:34pm
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 12:37pm
Gods indeed ------------- |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 12:39pm
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Mast rotation Fore/aft trim Batten Tension Plate heights (same on both tacks, or lift the windward one ?). Diamond tension; slack and let the mast bend, or tight and bend the mast Spreaders flat or raked. Rig tension ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 2:07pm
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All race courses are at least 3 dimensional as they exist in time as well as space. Predicting windshifts is time related as well as space related... ------------- One step forwards, 2 steps back... |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 3:21pm
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And depth too, as my dagger board often discovers! Bigger picture: wind direction, windspeed and rate of change of both I was wondering how many fishing has, Britains most popular sport ... sunny, raining, erm .... ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: Hobbo
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 4:27pm
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The universe is thought to have 10/11 dimensions not 6 :p
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Posted By: vscott
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 5:26pm
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We can't forget the 5 essentials - there is no end to this ------------- Mk IV Osprey 1314 Think Again 
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Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 8:22pm
too many ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Worthy
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 8:47pm
So far no one has mentioned the most important one of all - luck  ------------- |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 06 Sep 06 at 10:45pm
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 07 Sep 06 at 11:24pm
The universe may 'arguably' be 6 dimensional but we all race boats in our petty 4 dimensions (if you include time). At what point is a physical dimension ment to be a variable? Before you fall over patting yourself's on the back about how many VARIABLES you can deal with consider this - when racing a GP over a Laser you have more boat speed related variables to consider, does this make the penalty for miss calculating them better or worse. Base jumpers may only have 1 variable to deal with, when to/or not to pull the cord.... if they get it wrong will they just get wet, or will they die.
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Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 08 Sep 06 at 1:13pm
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glad I'm not the last on this sh1t topic that went awry anyway ... oops (you should let me go back to slating Vago's) ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 08 Sep 06 at 9:19pm
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Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 08 Sep 06 at 9:48pm
 it, please!!!!------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |