quaternion
quaternion class, vectorized, converts among rotation representations, numerical Euler propagation
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quaternion.m is a matlab class that implements quaternion mathematical operations, 3 dimensional rotations, transformations of rotations among several representations, and numerical propagation of Euler’s equations for rotational motion. All quaternion.m class methods except PropagateEulerEq are fully vectorized.
Cite As
Mark Tincknell (2026). quaternion (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33341-quaternion), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Function to Convert between DCM, Euler angles, Quaternions, and Euler vectors
General Information
- Version 1.8.0.0 (101 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.8.0.0 | Fixed bug noted by Nathan Pust (thank you!) in rotationmatrix, updated RotationMatix, updated OmegaAxis, fixed bug in equiv. |
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| 1.7.0.0 | Changes: revised error messages, corrected repmat syntax
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| 1.6.0.0 | Added missing unitvector function for OmegaAxis method |
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| 1.5.0.0 | change normalize, rand; fix isequal*, rotateutov; add dot, interp1, randRot |
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| 1.3.0.0 | added quaternion.OmegaAxis to get angular velocity vectors from time series of quaternions |
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| 1.2.0.0 | A few new methods and small bug fixes |
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| 1.1.0.0 | fixed bugs, added some new methods |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
