- Abstract
Transform a vector to a new coordinate system rotated by angle
radians about axis iaxis. This transformation rotates v1 by
-angle radians about the specified axis.
- Required_Reading
None.
- Brief_I/O
VARIABLE I/O DESCRIPTION
-------- --- --------------------------------------------------
v1 I Vector whose coordinate system is to be rotated.
angle I Angle of rotation in radians.
iaxis I Axis of rotation (X=1, Y=2, Z=3).
vout O Resulting vector [angle] * v1 expressed in
iaxis
the new coordinate system. vout can overwrite v1.
- Detailed_Input
v1 This is a vector (typically representing a vector fixed
in inertial space) which is to be expressed in another
coordinate system. The vector remains fixed but the
coordinate system changes.
angle The angle given in radians, through which the rotation
is performed.
iaxis The index of the axis of rotation. The X, Y, and Z
axes have indices 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
- Detailed_Output
vout This is the vector expressed in the new coordinate system
specified by the angle of rotation and axis. If
[angle] represents the rotation matrix described by
iaxis
the angle and axis, (refer to the routine ROTATE)
then vout = [angle] * v1
iaxis
- Parameters
None.
- Particulars
A rotation about the first, i.e. x-axis, is described by
| 1 0 0 |
| 0 cos(theta) sin(theta) |
| 0 -sin(theta) cos(theta) |
A rotation about the second, i.e. y-axis, is described by
| cos(theta) 0 -sin(theta) |
| 0 1 0 |
| sin(theta) 1 cos(theta) |
A rotation about the third, i.e. z-axis, is described by
| cos(theta) sin(theta) 0 |
| -sin(theta) cos(theta) 0 |
| 0 0 1 |
rotvec_c decides which form is appropriate according to the value
of iaxis and applies the rotation to the input vector.
- Examples
Suppose that
v1 = (1.414, 0, 0), angle = PI/4, iaxis = 3
then after calling rotvec_c according to
rotvec_c (v1, angle, iaxis, vout)
vout will be equal to (1, -1, 0).
- Restrictions
None
- Exceptions
1) If the axis index is not in the range 1 to 3 it will be treated
the same as that integer 1, 2, or 3 that is congruent to it mod
3.
- Files
None
- Author_and_Institution
W.M. Owen (JPL)
W.L. Taber (JPL)
- Literature_References
None
- Version
-CSPICE Version 1.1.1, 04-OCT-1999 (NJB)
Procedure line and abstract and were changed to dispel the
impression that the input vector is rotated by +angle
radians about the specified axis.
-CSPICE Version 1.1.0, 22-OCT-1998 (NJB)
Made input vector const.
-CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 08-FEB-1998 (EDW)
- Index_Entries
rotate a vector
- Link to routine source