vtkQuaternion< T > Class Template Reference

templated base type for storage of quaternions. More...

#include <vtkQuaternion.h>

Inheritance diagram for vtkQuaternion< T >:

Collaboration diagram for vtkQuaternion< T >:

Public Member Functions
	vtkQuaternion ()
	Default constructor.
	vtkQuaternion (const T &scalar)
	Initialize all of the quaternion's elements with the supplied scalar.
	vtkQuaternion (const T *init)
	Initialize the quaternion's elements with the elements of the supplied array.
	vtkQuaternion (const T &w, const T &x, const T &y, const T &z)
	Initialize the quaternion element explicitly.
T	SquaredNorm () const
	Get the squared norm of the quaternion.
T	Norm () const
	Get the norm of the quaternion, i.e.
void	ToIdentity ()
	Set the quaternion to identity in place.
T	Normalize ()
	Normalize the quaternion in place.
vtkQuaternion< T >	Normalized () const
	Return the normalized form of this quaternion.
void	Conjugate ()
	Conjugate the quaternion in place.
vtkQuaternion< T >	Conjugated () const
	Return the conjugate form of this quaternion.
void	Invert ()
	Invert the quaternion in place.
vtkQuaternion< T >	Inverse () const
	Return the inverted form of this quaternion.
void	ToUnitLog ()
	Convert this quaternion to a unit log quaternion.
vtkQuaternion< T >	UnitLog () const
	Return the unit log version of this quaternion.
void	ToUnitExp ()
	Convert this quaternion to a unit exponential quaternion.
vtkQuaternion< T >	UnitExp () const
	Return the unit exponential version of this quaternion.
void	NormalizeWithAngleInDegrees ()
	Normalize a quaternion in place and transform it to so its angle is in degrees and its axis normalized.
vtkQuaternion< T >	NormalizedWithAngleInDegrees () const
	Returns a quaternion normalized and transformed so its angle is in degrees and its axis normalized.
template<typename CastTo >
vtkQuaternion< CastTo >	Cast () const
	Cast the quaternion to the specified type and return the result.
void	ToMatrix3x3 (T A[3][3]) const
	Convert a quaternion to a 3x3 rotation matrix.
void	FromMatrix3x3 (const T A[3][3])
	Convert a 3x3 matrix into a quaternion.
vtkQuaternion< T >	Slerp (T t, const vtkQuaternion< T > &q) const
	Interpolate quaternions using spherical linear interpolation between this quaternion and q1 to produce the output.
vtkQuaternion< T >	InnerPoint (const vtkQuaternion< T > &q1, const vtkQuaternion< T > &q2) const
	Interpolates between quaternions, using spherical quadrangle interpolation.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator+ (const vtkQuaternion< T > &q) const
	Performs addition of quaternion of the same basic type.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator- (const vtkQuaternion< T > &q) const
	Performs subtraction of quaternions of the same basic type.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator* (const vtkQuaternion< T > &q) const
	Performs multiplication of quaternion of the same basic type.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator* (const T &scalar) const
	Performs multiplication of the quaternions by a scalar value.
void	operator*= (const T &scalar) const
	Performs in place multiplication of the quaternions by a scalar value.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator/ (const vtkQuaternion< T > &q) const
	Performs division of quaternions of the same type.
vtkQuaternion< T >	operator/ (const T &scalar) const
	Performs division of the quaternions by a scalar value.
void	Set (const T &w, const T &x, const T &y, const T &z)
	Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.
void	Set (T quat[4])
	Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.
void	Get (T quat[4]) const
	Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.
void	SetW (const T &w)
	Set/Get the w component of the quaternion, i.e.
const T &	GetW () const
	Set/Get the w component of the quaternion, i.e.
void	SetX (const T &x)
	Set/Get the x component of the quaternion, i.e.
const T &	GetX () const
	Set/Get the x component of the quaternion, i.e.
void	SetY (const T &y)
	Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.
const T &	GetY () const
	Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.
void	SetZ (const T &z)
	Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.
const T &	GetZ () const
	Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.
T	GetRotationAngleAndAxis (T axis[3]) const
	Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.
void	SetRotationAngleAndAxis (T angle, T axis[3])
	Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.
void	SetRotationAngleAndAxis (const T &angle, const T &x, const T &y, const T &z)
	Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.
void	operator/= (const T &scalar)
	Performs in place division of the quaternions by a scalar value.
Public Member Functions inherited from vtkTuple< T, 4 >
	vtkTuple ()=default
	The default constructor does not initialize values.
	vtkTuple (const T &scalar)
	Initialize all of the tuple's elements with the supplied scalar.
	vtkTuple (const T *init)
	Initialize the tuple's elements with the elements of the supplied array.
	vtkTuple (const std::array< T, Size > &values)
	Initialize the tuple's elements using a std::array for matching type and size.
int	GetSize () const
	Get the size of the tuple.
T *	GetData ()
	Get a pointer to the underlying data of the tuple.
const T *	GetData () const
T &	operator[] (int i)
	Get a reference to the underlying data element of the tuple.
const T &	operator[] (int i) const
T	operator() (int i) const
	Get the value of the tuple at the index specified.
bool	Compare (const vtkTuple< T, Size > &other, const T &tol) const
	Equality operator with a tolerance to allow fuzzy comparisons.
vtkTuple< TR, Size >	Cast () const
	Cast the tuple to the specified type, returning the result.

Static Public Member Functions
static vtkQuaternion< T >	Identity ()
	Return the identity quaternion.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from vtkTuple< T, 4 >
T	Data [Size]
	The only thing stored in memory!

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class vtkQuaternion< T >

templated base type for storage of quaternions.

This class is a templated data type for storing and manipulating quaternions. The quaternions have the form [w, x, y, z]. Given a rotation of angle theta and axis v, the corresponding quaternion is [w, x, y, z] = [cos(theta/2), v*sin(theta/2)]

This class implements the Spherical Linear interpolation (SLERP) and the Spherical Spline Quaternion interpolation (SQUAD). It is advised to use the vtkQuaternionInterpolator when dealing with multiple quaternions and or interpolations.

See also

vtkQuaternionInterpolator

Tests:

vtkQuaternion (Tests)

Definition at line 31 of file vtkQuaternion.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkQuaternion() [1/4]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T >::vtkQuaternion

(

)

Default constructor.

Creates an identity quaternion.

vtkQuaternion() [2/4]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T >::vtkQuaternion ( const T &  scalar )

inlineexplicit

Initialize all of the quaternion's elements with the supplied scalar.

Definition at line 42 of file vtkQuaternion.h.

vtkQuaternion() [3/4]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T >::vtkQuaternion ( const T *  init )

inlineexplicit

Initialize the quaternion's elements with the elements of the supplied array.

Note that the supplied pointer must contain at least as many elements as the quaternion, or it will result in access to out of bounds memory.

Definition at line 52 of file vtkQuaternion.h.

vtkQuaternion() [4/4]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T >::vtkQuaternion	(	const T &	w,
		const T &	x,
		const T &	y,
		const T &	z
	)

Initialize the quaternion element explicitly.

Member Function Documentation

SquaredNorm()

template<typename T >

T vtkQuaternion< T >::SquaredNorm

(

)

const

Get the squared norm of the quaternion.

Norm()

template<typename T >

T vtkQuaternion< T >::Norm

(

)

const

Get the norm of the quaternion, i.e.

its length.

ToIdentity()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::ToIdentity

(

)

Set the quaternion to identity in place.

Identity()

template<typename T >

static vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::Identity ( )

static

Return the identity quaternion.

Note that the default constructor also creates an identity quaternion.

Normalize()

template<typename T >

T vtkQuaternion< T >::Normalize

(

)

Normalize the quaternion in place.

Return the norm of the quaternion.

Normalized()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::Normalized

(

)

const

Return the normalized form of this quaternion.

Conjugate()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::Conjugate

(

)

Conjugate the quaternion in place.

Conjugated()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::Conjugated

(

)

const

Return the conjugate form of this quaternion.

Invert()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::Invert

(

)

Invert the quaternion in place.

This is equivalent to conjugate the quaternion and then divide it by its squared norm.

Inverse()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::Inverse

(

)

const

Return the inverted form of this quaternion.

ToUnitLog()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::ToUnitLog

(

)

Convert this quaternion to a unit log quaternion.

The unit log quaternion is defined by: [w, x, y, z] = [0.0, v*theta].

UnitLog()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::UnitLog

(

)

const

Return the unit log version of this quaternion.

The unit log quaternion is defined by: [w, x, y, z] = [0.0, v*theta].

ToUnitExp()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::ToUnitExp

(

)

Convert this quaternion to a unit exponential quaternion.

The unit exponential quaternion is defined by: [w, x, y, z] = [cos(theta), v*sin(theta)].

UnitExp()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::UnitExp

(

)

const

Return the unit exponential version of this quaternion.

The unit exponential quaternion is defined by: [w, x, y, z] = [cos(theta), v*sin(theta)].

NormalizeWithAngleInDegrees()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::NormalizeWithAngleInDegrees

(

)

Normalize a quaternion in place and transform it to so its angle is in degrees and its axis normalized.

NormalizedWithAngleInDegrees()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::NormalizedWithAngleInDegrees

(

)

const

Returns a quaternion normalized and transformed so its angle is in degrees and its axis normalized.

Set() [1/2]

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::Set	(	const T &	w,
		const T &	x,
		const T &	y,
		const T &	z
	)

Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.

Set() [2/2]

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::Set

(

T

quat[4]

)

Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.

Get()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::Get

(

T

quat[4]

)

const

Set/Get the w, x, y and z components of the quaternion.

SetW()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetW

(

const T &

w

)

Set/Get the w component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 0.

GetW()

template<typename T >

const T & vtkQuaternion< T >::GetW

(

)

const

Set/Get the w component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 0.

SetX()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetX

(

const T &

x

)

Set/Get the x component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 1.

GetX()

template<typename T >

const T & vtkQuaternion< T >::GetX

(

)

const

Set/Get the x component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 1.

SetY()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetY

(

const T &

y

)

Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 2.

GetY()

template<typename T >

const T & vtkQuaternion< T >::GetY

(

)

const

Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 2.

SetZ()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetZ

(

const T &

z

)

Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 3.

GetZ()

template<typename T >

const T & vtkQuaternion< T >::GetZ

(

)

const

Set/Get the y component of the quaternion, i.e.

element 3.

GetRotationAngleAndAxis()

template<typename T >

T vtkQuaternion< T >::GetRotationAngleAndAxis

(

T

axis[3]

)

const

Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.

SetRotationAngleAndAxis() [1/2]

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetRotationAngleAndAxis	(	T	angle,
		T	axis[3]
	)

Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.

SetRotationAngleAndAxis() [2/2]

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::SetRotationAngleAndAxis	(	const T &	angle,
		const T &	x,
		const T &	y,
		const T &	z
	)

Set/Get the angle (in radians) and the axis corresponding to the axis-angle rotation of this quaternion.

Cast()

template<typename T >

template<typename CastTo >

vtkQuaternion< CastTo > vtkQuaternion< T >::Cast

(

)

const

Cast the quaternion to the specified type and return the result.

ToMatrix3x3()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::ToMatrix3x3

(

T

A[3][3]

)

const

Convert a quaternion to a 3x3 rotation matrix.

The quaternion does not have to be normalized beforehand.

See also

FromMatrix3x3()

FromMatrix3x3()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::FromMatrix3x3

(

const T

A[3][3]

)

Convert a 3x3 matrix into a quaternion.

This will provide the best possible answer even if the matrix is not a pure rotation matrix. The method used is that of B.K.P. Horn.

See also

ToMatrix3x3()

Slerp()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::Slerp	(	T	t,
		const vtkQuaternion< T > &	q
	)		const

Interpolate quaternions using spherical linear interpolation between this quaternion and q1 to produce the output.

The parametric coordinate t belongs to [0,1] and lies between (this,q1).

See also

vtkQuaternionInterpolator

InnerPoint()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::InnerPoint	(	const vtkQuaternion< T > &	q1,
		const vtkQuaternion< T > &	q2
	)		const

Interpolates between quaternions, using spherical quadrangle interpolation.

See also

vtkQuaternionInterpolator

operator+()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator+

(

const vtkQuaternion< T > &

q

)

const

Performs addition of quaternion of the same basic type.

operator-()

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator-

(

const vtkQuaternion< T > &

q

)

const

Performs subtraction of quaternions of the same basic type.

operator*() [1/2]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator*

(

const vtkQuaternion< T > &

q

)

const

Performs multiplication of quaternion of the same basic type.

operator*() [2/2]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator*

(

const T &

scalar

)

const

Performs multiplication of the quaternions by a scalar value.

operator*=()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::operator*=

(

const T &

scalar

)

const

Performs in place multiplication of the quaternions by a scalar value.

operator/() [1/2]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator/

(

const vtkQuaternion< T > &

q

)

const

Performs division of quaternions of the same type.

operator/() [2/2]

template<typename T >

vtkQuaternion< T > vtkQuaternion< T >::operator/

(

const T &

scalar

)

const

Performs division of the quaternions by a scalar value.

operator/=()

template<typename T >

void vtkQuaternion< T >::operator/=

(

const T &

scalar

)

Performs in place division of the quaternions by a scalar value.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Common/Math/vtkQuaternion.h