quaternion.H

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Class
    Foam::quaternion

Description
    Quaternion class used to perform rotations in 3D space.

SourceFiles
    quaternionI.H
    quaternion.C

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#ifndef quaternion_H
#define quaternion_H

#include <OpenFOAM/scalar.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/vector.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/tensor.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/word.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/contiguous.H>

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

namespace Foam
{

// Forward declaration of friend functions and operators

class quaternion;
Istream& operator>>(Istream& is, quaternion&);
Ostream& operator<<(Ostream& os, const quaternion& C);


/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                           Class quaternion Declaration
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class quaternion
{
    // private data

        //- Scalar part of the quaternion ( = cos(theta/2) for rotation)
        scalar w_;

        //- Vector part of the quaternion ( = axis of rotation)
        vector v_;


        //- Multiply vector v by quaternion as if v is a pure quaternion
        inline quaternion mulq0v(const vector& v) const;


public:

    // Static data members

        static const char* const typeName;

        static const quaternion zero;
        static const quaternion I;


    // Constructors

        //- Construct null
        inline quaternion();

        //- Construct given scalar and vector parts
        inline quaternion(const scalar w, const vector& v);

        //- Construct a rotation quaternion given the direction d
        //  and angle theta
        inline quaternion(const vector& d, const scalar theta);

        //- Construct given scalar part, the vector part = vector::zero
        inline explicit quaternion(const scalar w);

        //- Construct a pure quaternion given the vector part, scalar part = 0
        inline explicit quaternion(const vector& v);

        //- Construct a quaternion given the three Euler angles
        inline quaternion
        (
            const scalar angleX,
            const scalar angleY,
            const scalar angleZ
        );

        //- Construct from Istream
        quaternion(Istream&);


    // Member functions

           // Access

               //- Scalar part of the quaternion ( = cos(theta/2) for rotation)
               inline scalar w() const;

               //- Vector part of the quaternion ( = axis of rotation)
               inline const vector& v() const;

               //- The rotation tensor corresponding the quaternion
               inline tensor R() const;


           // Edit

               //- Scalar part of the quaternion ( = cos(theta/2) for rotation)
               inline scalar& w();

               //- Vector part of the quaternion ( = axis of rotation)
               inline vector& v();

               inline void normalize();


           // Transform

               //- Rotate the given vector
               inline vector transform(const vector& v) const;

               //- Rotate the given vector anti-clockwise
               inline vector invTransform(const vector& v) const;

               //- Rotate the given quaternion (and normalize)
               inline quaternion transform(const quaternion& q) const;

               //- Rotate the given quaternion anti-clockwise (and normalize)
               inline quaternion invTransform(const quaternion& q) const;


    // Member operators

        inline void operator=(const quaternion&);
        inline void operator+=(const quaternion&);
        inline void operator-=(const quaternion&);
        inline void operator*=(const quaternion&);
        inline void operator/=(const quaternion&);

        inline void operator=(const scalar);

        inline void operator=(const vector&);

        inline void operator*=(const scalar);
        inline void operator/=(const scalar);


    // IOstream operators

        friend Istream& operator>>(Istream& is, quaternion&);
        friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream& os, const quaternion& C);
};


// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

inline scalar magSqr(const quaternion& q);
inline scalar mag(const quaternion& q);

//- Return the conjugate of the given quaternion
inline quaternion conjugate(const quaternion& q);

//- Return the normailzed (unit) quaternion of the given quaternion
inline quaternion normalize(const quaternion& q);

//- Return the inverse of the given quaternion
inline quaternion inv(const quaternion& q);

//- Return a string representation of a quaternion
word name(const quaternion&);

//- Data associated with quaternion type are contiguous
template<>
inline bool contiguous<quaternion>() {return true;}


// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

inline bool operator==(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline bool operator!=(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline quaternion operator+(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline quaternion operator-(const quaternion& q);
inline quaternion operator-(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline scalar operator&(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline quaternion operator*(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline quaternion operator/(const quaternion& q1, const quaternion& q2);
inline quaternion operator*(const scalar s, const quaternion& q);
inline quaternion operator*(const quaternion& q, const scalar s);
inline quaternion operator/(const quaternion& q, const scalar s);


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} // End namespace Foam

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#include <OpenFOAM/quaternionI.H>

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#endif

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