On the calculation of euler angles from a rotation matrix

Arthur M. Lesk

doi:10.1080/0020739860170309

On the calculation of euler angles from a rotation matrix

Arthur M. Lesk

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Abstract

The problem of deriving Euler angles from a proper rotation matrix illustrates how a reformulation of the matrix elements renders obvious the nature of the non-uniqueness of the solution, and exposes the degenerate case that requires special treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	335-337
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739860170309
State	Published - 1986

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Mathematics (miscellaneous)
Education
Applied Mathematics

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On the calculation of euler angles from a rotation matrix

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