tr2angvec.m

Robot tool box - provides many functions that are useful in robotics including such things as kinem

%TR2ANGVEC Convert to angle/vector form
%
% 	[THETA V] = TR2ANGVEC(M)
%
% Returns a vector/angle representation of the pose corresponding to M, either a rotation
% matrix or the rotation part of a homogeneous transform.
% This is a rotation of THETA about the vector V.
%
% See also: ANGVEC2R, ANGVEC2TR

% Copyright (C) 1993-2008, by Peter I. Corke
%
% This file is part of The Robotics Toolbox for Matlab (RTB).
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function [theta, v] = tr2angvec(t)

	qs = sqrt(trace(t)+1)/2.0;
    qs
	kx = t(3,2) - t(2,3);	% Oz - Ay
	ky = t(1,3) - t(3,1);	% Ax - Nz
	kz = t(2,1) - t(1,2);	% Ny - Ox

	if (t(1,1) >= t(2,2)) & (t(1,1) >= t(3,3)) 
		kx1 = t(1,1) - t(2,2) - t(3,3) + 1;	% Nx - Oy - Az + 1
		ky1 = t(2,1) + t(1,2);			% Ny + Ox
		kz1 = t(3,1) + t(1,3);			% Nz + Ax
		add = (kx >= 0);
	elseif (t(2,2) >= t(3,3))
		kx1 = t(2,1) + t(1,2);			% Ny + Ox
		ky1 = t(2,2) - t(1,1) - t(3,3) + 1;	% Oy - Nx - Az + 1
		kz1 = t(3,2) + t(2,3);			% Oz + Ay
		add = (ky >= 0);
	else
		kx1 = t(3,1) + t(1,3);			% Nz + Ax
		ky1 = t(3,2) + t(2,3);			% Oz + Ay
		kz1 = t(3,3) - t(1,1) - t(2,2) + 1;	% Az - Nx - Oy + 1
		add = (kz >= 0);
	end

	if add
		kx = kx + kx1;
		ky = ky + ky1;
		kz = kz + kz1;
	else
		kx = kx - kx1;
		ky = ky - ky1;
		kz = kz - kz1;
	end
	v = unit([kx ky kz]);
    theta = 2*acos(qs);

    if nargout == 0
        fprintf('Rotation: %f rad x [%f %f %f]\n', theta, v(1), v(2), v(3));
    end