Winch curves (Q915129)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4151247
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4151247 |
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Winch curves (English)
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1989
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The classical geometrical trailing problem which results in tractrix curve is generalized to one with variable rope length. As a consequence, the loci are a family of ``winch'' curves including the classical tractrix as a special one.
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trailing problem
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winch
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tractrix
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0.7207762002944946
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0.7006778717041016
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0.6675883531570435
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0.6645169258117676
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