Abstract This paper surveys the two fundamental possible choices in representing the attitude of an aerospace vehicle: active and passive rotations. The consequences of the choice between the two are detailed for the two most common attitude parameterizations, a three-by-three orthogonal matrix and the quaternion. Successive rotations are also reviewed in this context as well as the attitude kinematic equations.
Rotations, Transformations, Left Quaternions, Right Quaternions?
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 66 , 3 ; 361-381
02.04.2019
21 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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