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  2. Rotation matrix - Wikipedia

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    Rotation matrix. In linear algebra, a rotation matrix is a transformation matrix that is used to perform a rotation in Euclidean space. For example, using the convention below, the matrix. rotates points in the xy plane counterclockwise through an angle θ about the origin of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

  3. Quaternions and spatial rotation - Wikipedia

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    A spatial rotation around a fixed point of radians about a unit axis that denotes the Euler axis is given by the quaternion , where and . Compared to rotation matrices, quaternions are more compact, efficient, and numerically stable. Compared to Euler angles, they are simpler to compose.

  4. Rotation formalisms in three dimensions - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, various formalisms exist to express a rotation in three dimensions as a mathematical transformation. In physics, this concept is applied to classical mechanics where rotational (or angular) kinematics is the science of quantitative description of a purely rotational motion. The orientation of an object at a given instant is ...

  5. 3D rotation group - Wikipedia

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    In mechanics and geometry, the 3D rotation group, often denoted SO (3), is the group of all rotations about the origin of three-dimensional Euclidean space under the operation of composition. [1] By definition, a rotation about the origin is a transformation that preserves the origin, Euclidean distance (so it is an isometry), and orientation ...

  6. Conversion between quaternions and Euler angles - Wikipedia

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    Euler angles (in 3-2-1 sequence) to quaternion conversion. By combining the quaternion representations of the Euler rotations we get for the Body 3-2-1 sequence, where the airplane first does yaw (Body-Z) turn during taxiing onto the runway, then pitches (Body-Y) during take-off, and finally rolls (Body-X) in the air.

  7. Kabsch algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Kabsch algorithm. The Kabsch algorithm, also known as the Kabsch-Umeyama algorithm, [1] named after Wolfgang Kabsch and Shinji Umeyama, is a method for calculating the optimal rotation matrix that minimizes the RMSD (root mean squared deviation) between two paired sets of points. It is useful for point-set registration in computer graphics, and ...

  8. Euler angles - Wikipedia

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    The Euler or Tait–Bryan angles (α, β, γ) are the amplitudes of these elemental rotations. For instance, the target orientation can be reached as follows (note the reversed order of Euler angle application): The XYZ system rotates about the z axis by γ. The X axis is now at angle γ with respect to the x axis.

  9. Special unitary group - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In mathematics, the special unitary group of degree n, denoted SU (n), is the Lie group of n × n unitary matrices with determinant 1. The matrices of the more general unitary group may have complex determinants with absolute value 1, rather than real 1 in the special case. The group operation is matrix multiplication.