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Add reference to origin of Z axis being the floor (#2614)
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sciencewhiz committed Mar 29, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It is important to understand the basics of the coordinate system used throughou
WPILib coordinate system
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In most cases, WPILib uses the NWU axes convention (North-West-Up as external reference in the world frame.) In the NWU axes convention, where the positive X axis points ahead, the positive Y axis points left, and the positive Z axis points up. When viewed with each positive axis pointing toward you, counter-clockwise (CCW) is a positive value and clockwise (CW) is a negative value.
In most cases, WPILib uses the NWU axes convention (North-West-Up as external reference in the world frame.) In the NWU axes convention, where the positive X axis points ahead, the positive Y axis points left, and the positive Z axis points up referenced from the floor. When viewed with each positive axis pointing toward you, counter-clockwise (CCW) is a positive value and clockwise (CW) is a negative value.

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