{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Working with xarray\n", "\n", "rigid_body_motion provides first class support for xarray data types. xarray has several features that make working with motion data convenient:\n", "\n", "1. xarray is designed to combine physical data with metadata such as timestamps.\n", "2. xarray's `Dataset` class can be used as a container for timestamped transformations.\n", "3. Arbitrary metadata can be attached to arrays to keep track of e.g. reference frames.\n", "\n", "We recommend you to familiarize yourself with xarray before working through this tutorial. Their [documentation](http://xarray.pydata.org/en/stable/index.html) is an excellent resource for that." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "