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Quaternions to Rodrigues

Creating a finite rotation vector from a quaternion.

quaternions to rodrigues

Description

The block Quaternions to Rodrigues generates the finite rotation vector (Rodrigue vector) 𝛉 from the quaternion using the formula:

𝛉

provided that .

In the formula denote the elements of the normalised quaternion.

Ports

Input

q - quaternion
`quaternion

Quaternion , given as a 4 by 1 vector.

Data types: Float64

Output

rod - vector of final rotation
`vector 3 by 1

Finite rotation vector 𝛉 .

Data types: Float64