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rotations (version 0.1)

log.SO3: Rotation logarithm

Description

Compute the logarithm of a rotation matrix. The result is a $3\times 3$ skew-symmetric matrix. This function maps the lie group $SO(3)$ into its tangent space, which is the space of all $3\times 3$ skew symmetric matrices, which is the lie algerbra $so(3)$. For details see e.g. Moakher (2002).

Usage

## S3 method for class 'SO3':
log(x, ...)

Arguments

x
$n\times 9$ matrix where each row corresponds to a random rotation matrix.
...
additional arguements.

Value

  • Skew symmetric matrix $\log(R)$.

References

Moakher M (2002). "Means and averaging in the group of rotations." SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, 24(1), pp. 1-16.