The equations of motion of a rigid vehicle are derived in terms of body axes whose origin does not coincide with the centre of mass of the vehicle. The application of the results to the linear analysis of the motion of ships and aircraft is explained. An example is given of the effects of the mass centre being off-set from the origin in calculating oscillatory coefficients from test results obtained with a planar motion mechanism.
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