Degrees of freedom   03/09/16

 

In geometry and mechanics, degrees of freedom relate to the freedom of movement for an object. All objects can have up to  three degrees of translational freedom (meaning they can move along the x, y, and zaxises) and three degrees of rotational freedom (the ability to rotate around the x, y, and zaxises ), therefore an object can have a maximum of six degrees of freedom. The number of degrees of freedom that an object has is contingent on it’s constraints. For example, if an object can only move on and rotate around the z axis then it has only two degrees of freedom.

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