pysces.Body

class pysces.Body(points)

Base class for representing bodies

__init__(points)

Create a body with nodes at the given points

Parameters:

points : 2d array, shape (n,2)

Array of points defining the boundary of the body For a closed body, the boundary curve should be positively oriented (counter-clockwise around outside of body), starting from trailing edge

Methods

__init__(points)	Create a body with nodes at the given points
get_body()	Return the Body object in the body-fixed frame
get_motion()	Return the transformation from the body-fixed to inertial frame
get_points([body_frame])

Attributes

time	The time used to specify the body’s motion

get_body()

Return the Body object in the body-fixed frame

get_motion()

Return the transformation from the body-fixed to inertial frame

time

The time used to specify the body’s motion