Measuring Range/Introduction of Force
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When the force application point and the three compo-
nents of the resulting force are known, the active moments
can be calculated as follows:
M
x
= F
z
· a
y
– F
y
· a
z
M
y
= F
x
· a
z
– F
z
· a
x
M
z
= F
y
· a
x
– F
x
· a
y
When calculating the moments, it is essential to take
into account the plus or minus prefixes of both coordi-
nates and force components.
