Rodrigues' axis-angle rotation

The script shows how to rotate vectors in space about an axis through the origin as well as any arbitrary axis
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Updated 3 Jan 2020

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Includes 2 code blocks. The first one uses the Rodrigues' formula to rotate a vector in space around an axis. The second block can be used to perform rotations about an arbitrary axis
1) Rotates a vector in 3D space about an axis passing through the origin
2) Rotates a vector in 3D space about an arbitrary axis
Can be used for generating cones in space since in the stated example the axis of rotation and the rotation vector have a common origin
Source/Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues%27_rotation_formula

Cite As

Soumitra Sitole (2024). Rodrigues' axis-angle rotation (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/73828-rodrigues-axis-angle-rotation), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2019b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.1

Updated with appropriate comments

1.0.0