This code snippet appears to define a procedure named `RMTOAA`...
This code snippet appears to define a procedure named RMTOAA
that takes three parameters: a 3x3 matrix (R
), a 3D vector (K
), and a scalar real number (theta
). The VAR
keyword suggests that these parameters are passed by reference, meaning they can be modified within the procedure.
While the exact implementation details of the procedure are not provided, based on the naming convention, it is likely that RMTOAA
stands for "Rotation Matrix to Axis-Angle". This is a common operation in computer graphics, robotics, and 3D mathematics, where a rotation matrix (R
) is converted into an axis-angle representation characterized by:
- A unit vector
K
representing the axis of rotation. - A scalar
theta
representing the angle of rotation around the axisK
, typically in radians.
In summary:
This procedure likely extracts the axis (K
) and angle (theta
) from the given rotation matrix (R
). Both the axis and angle are then returned via the VAR
parameters.