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xf2eul_c

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Procedure
Abstract
Required_Reading
Keywords
Brief_I/O
Detailed_Input
Detailed_Output
Parameters
Exceptions
Files
Particulars
Examples
Restrictions
Literature_References
Author_and_Institution
Version
Index_Entries

Procedure

   xf2eul_c ( State transformation to Euler angles ) 

   void xf2eul_c ( ConstSpiceDouble     xform  [6][6],
                   SpiceInt             axisa,
                   SpiceInt             axisb,
                   SpiceInt             axisc,
                   SpiceDouble          eulang [6],
                   SpiceBoolean       * unique         )

Abstract

   Convert a state transformation matrix to Euler angles and their
   derivatives, given a specified set of axes.

Required_Reading

   PCK
   ROTATION

Keywords

   ANGLES
   DERIVATIVES
   STATE


Brief_I/O

   VARIABLE  I/O  DESCRIPTION
   --------  ---  --------------------------------------------------
   xform      I   A state transformation matrix.
   axisa      I   Axis A of the Euler angle factorization.
   axisb      I   Axis B of the Euler angle factorization.
   axisc      I   Axis C of the Euler angle factorization.
   eulang     O   An array of Euler angles and their derivatives.
   unique     O   Indicates if `eulang' is a unique representation.

Detailed_Input

   xform       is a state transformation matrix from some frame FRAME1
               to another frame FRAME2. Pictorially, `xform' has the
               structure shown here.

                  .-             -.
                  |       |       |
                  |   r   |   0   |
                  |       |       |
                  |-------+-------|
                  |       |       |
                  | dr/dt |   r   |
                  |       |       |
                  `-             -'

               where `r' is a rotation matrix that varies with respect to
               time and dr/dt is its time derivative.

               More specifically, if `s1' is the state of some object
               in FRAME1, then `s2', the state of the same object
               relative to FRAME2 is given by

                  s2 = xform * s1

               where "*" denotes the matrix vector product.

   axisa,
   axisb,
   axisc       are the axes desired for the factorization of `r'.

               All must be in the range from 1 to 3. Moreover
               it must be the case that `axisa' and `axisb' are distinct
               and that `axisb' and `axisc' are distinct.

               Every rotation matrix can be represented as a product
               of three rotation matrices about the principal axes
               of a reference frame.

                  r =  [ alpha ]      [ beta ]      [ gamma ]
                                axisa         axisb          axisc

               The value 1 corresponds to the X axis.
               The value 2 corresponds to the Y axis.
               The value 3 corresponds to the Z axis.

Detailed_Output

   eulang      is the set of Euler angles corresponding to the
               specified factorization.

               If we represent `r' as shown here:

                  r =  [ alpha ]      [ beta ]      [ gamma ]
                                axisa         axisb          axisc

               then

                  eulang[0] = alpha
                  eulang[1] = beta
                  eulang[2] = gamma
                  eulang[3] = dalpha/dt
                  eulang[4] = dbeta/dt
                  eulang[5] = dgamma/dt

               The range of `alpha' and `gamma' is (-pi, pi].

               The range of `beta' depends on the exact set of
               axes used for the factorization. For
               factorizations in which the first and third axes
               are the same, the range of `beta' is [0, pi].

               For factorizations in which the first and third
               axes are different, the range of `beta' is
               [-pi/2, pi/2].

               For rotations such that `alpha' and `gamma' are not
               uniquely determined, `alpha' and dalpha/dt will
               always be set to zero; `gamma' and dgamma/dt are
               then uniquely determined.

   unique      is a logical that indicates whether or not the
               values in `eulang' are uniquely determined. If
               the values are unique then `unique' will be set to
               SPICETRUE. If the values are not unique and some
               components ( eulang[0] and eulang[3] ) have been set
               to zero, then `unique' will have the value SPICEFALSE.

Parameters

   None.

Exceptions

   1)  If any of `axisa', `axisb', or `axisc' do not have values in

          { 1, 2, 3 }

       an error is signaled by a routine in the call tree of this
       routine.

   2)  If `axisb' is equal to `axisc' or `axisa', an error is signaled by a
       routine in the call tree of this routine. An arbitrary
       rotation matrix cannot be expressed using a sequence of Euler
       angles unless the second rotation axis differs from the other
       two.

   3)  If the input matrix `xform' is not a rotation matrix, an error
       is signaled by a routine in the call tree of this routine.

   4)  If eulang[0] and eulang[2] are not uniquely determined,
       eulang[0] is set to zero, and eulang[2] is determined.

Files

   None.

Particulars

   A word about notation: the symbol

      [ x ]
           i

   indicates a coordinate system rotation of x radians about the
   ith coordinate axis. To be specific, the symbol

      [ x ]
           1

   indicates a coordinate system rotation of x radians about the
   first, or x-, axis; the corresponding matrix is

      .-                    -.
      |  1    0        0     |
      |                      |
      |  0    cos(x)  sin(x) |
      |                      |
      |  0   -sin(x)  cos(x) |
      `-                    -'

   Remember, this is a COORDINATE SYSTEM rotation by x radians; this
   matrix, when applied to a vector, rotates the vector by -x
   radians, not x radians. Applying the matrix to a vector yields
   the vector's representation relative to the rotated coordinate
   system.

   The analogous rotation about the second, or y-, axis is
   represented by

      [ x ]
           2

   which symbolizes the matrix

      .-                    -.
      | cos(x)   0   -sin(x) |
      |                      |
      |  0       1    0      |
      |                      |
      | sin(x)   0    cos(x) |
      `-                    -'

   and the analogous rotation about the third, or z-, axis is
   represented by

      [ x ]
           3

   which symbolizes the matrix

      .-                    -.
      |  cos(x)  sin(x)   0  |
      |                      |
      | -sin(x)  cos(x)   0  |
      |                      |
      |  0        0       1  |
      `-                    -'

   The input matrix is assumed to be the product of three
   rotation matrices, each one of the form

      .-                    -.
      |  1      0       0    |
      |                      |
      |  0    cos(r)  sin(r) |     (rotation of r radians about the
      |                      |      x-axis),
      |  0   -sin(r)  cos(r) |
      `-                    -'


      .-                    -.
      | cos(s)   0   -sin(s) |
      |                      |
      |  0       1      0    |     (rotation of s radians about the
      |                      |      y-axis),
      | sin(s)   0    cos(s) |
      `-                    -'

   or

      .-                    -.
      |  cos(t)  sin(t)   0  |
      |                      |
      | -sin(t)  cos(t)   0  |     (rotation of t radians about the
      |                      |      z-axis),
      |  0        0       1  |
      `-                    -'

   where the second rotation axis is not equal to the first or
   third. Any rotation matrix can be factored as a sequence of
   three such rotations, provided that this last criterion is met.

   This routine is related to the routine eul2xf_c which produces
   a state transformation from an input set of axes, Euler angles
   and derivatives.

   The two function calls shown here will not change
   `xform' except for round off errors.

      xf2eul_c ( xform,  axisa, axisb, axisc, eulang, &unique );
      eul2xf_c ( eulang, axisa, axisb, axisc, xform           );

   On the other hand the two calls

      eul2xf_c ( eulang, axisa, axisb, axisc, xform           );
      xf2eul_c ( xform,  axisa, axisb, axisc, eulang, &unique );

   will leave `eulang' unchanged only if the components of `eulang'
   are in the range produced by xf2eul_c and the Euler representation
   of the rotation component of `xform' is unique within that range.

Examples

   The numerical results shown for this example may differ across
   platforms. The results depend on the SPICE kernels used as
   input, the compiler and supporting libraries, and the machine
   specific arithmetic implementation.

   1) Determine the rate of change of the right ascension and
      declination of the pole of the moon, from the state
      transformation matrix that transforms J2000 states to object
      fixed states.

      Recall that the rotation component of the state transformation
      matrix is given by

         [w]  [halfpi_c-dec]  [ra+halfpi_c]
            3               1              3


      Use the meta-kernel shown below to load the required SPICE
      kernels.


         KPL/MK

         File name: xf2eul_ex1.tm

         This meta-kernel is intended to support operation of SPICE
         example programs. The kernels shown here should not be
         assumed to contain adequate or correct versions of data
         required by SPICE-based user applications.

         In order for an application to use this meta-kernel, the
         kernels referenced here must be present in the user's
         current working directory.

         The names and contents of the kernels referenced
         by this meta-kernel are as follows:

            File name                     Contents
            ---------                     --------
            pck00010.tpc                  Planet orientation and
                                          radii
            naif0012.tls                  Leapseconds


         \begindata

            KERNELS_TO_LOAD = ( 'pck00010.tpc',
                                'naif0012.tls'  )

         \begintext

         End of meta-kernel


      Example code begins here.


      /.
         Program xf2eul_ex1
      ./
      #include <stdio.h>
      #include "SpiceUsr.h"

      int main( )
      {

         /.
         Local parameters.
         ./
         #define META         "xf2eul_ex1.tm"
         #define UTCSTR       "May 15, 2007"

         /.
         Local variables.
         ./
         SpiceDouble          eulang [6];
         SpiceDouble          et;
         SpiceDouble          ftmtrx [6][6];

         SpiceBoolean         unique;

         /.
         Load SPICE kernels.
         ./
         furnsh_c ( META );

         /.
         Convert the input time to seconds past J2000 TDB.
         ./
         str2et_c ( UTCSTR, &et );

         /.
         Get the transformation matrix from J2000 frame to
         IAU_MOON.
         ./
         sxform_c ( "J2000", "IAU_MOON", et, ftmtrx );

         /.
         Convert the transformation matrix to
         Euler angles (3-1-3).
         ./
         xf2eul_c ( ftmtrx, 3, 1, 3, eulang, &unique );

         /.
         Display the results.
         ./
         if ( unique )
         {
            printf( "UTC: %s\n", UTCSTR );
            printf( "W       =  %19.16f\n", eulang[0] );
            printf( "DEC     =  %19.16f\n", halfpi_c() - eulang[1] );
            printf( "RA      =  %19.16f\n", eulang[2] - halfpi_c() );
            printf( "dW/dt   =  %19.16f\n", eulang[3] );
            printf( "dDEC/dt =  %19.16f\n", eulang[4] );
            printf( "dRA/dt  =  %19.16f\n", eulang[5] );
         }
         else
         {
            printf( "The values in EULANG are not uniquely determined.\n" );
         }

         return ( 0 );
      }


      When this program was executed on a Mac/Intel/cc/64-bit
      platform, the output was:


      UTC: May 15, 2007
      W       =  -2.6490877296701218
      DEC     =   1.1869108599473206
      RA      =  -1.5496443908099826
      dW/dt   =   0.0000026578085601
      dDEC/dt =   0.0000000004021737
      dRA/dt  =   0.0000000039334471

Restrictions

   None.

Literature_References

   None.

Author_and_Institution

   N.J. Bachman        (JPL)
   J. Diaz del Rio     (ODC Space)
   W.L. Taber          (JPL)

Version

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.2, 01-NOV-2021 (JDR)

       Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard. Added complete
       code example based on existing example.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.1, 05-MAR-2008 (NJB)

       Fixed typo (missing double quote character) in code example.
       Corrected order of header sections.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 15-JUN-1999 (WLT) (NJB)

Index_Entries

   Euler angles and derivatives from state transformation
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