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In the last one and a half centuries, the analysis of quaternions has not only led to further developments in mathematics but has also been and remains an important catalyst for the further development of theories in physics. At the same…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-09-17 Martin Erik Horn

We introduce motions as real six-dimensional vectors. A motion means a rotation and a translation. We define a motion operator which maps unit dual quaternions to motions, and a UDQ operator which maps motions to unit dual quaternions. By…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-29 Liqun Qi

Deep learning is a research hot topic in the field of machine learning. Real-value neural networks (Real NNs), especially deep real networks (DRNs), have been widely used in many research fields. In recent years, the deep complex networks…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-21 Jiasong Wu , Ling Xu , Youyong Kong , Lotfi Senhadji , Huazhong Shu

We construct the quaternion algebra [10] "geometrically" by a three dimensional analogue of the classic two dimensional geometric description of the complex field. The algebraic description of the multiplication operation in three…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2010-12-13 Bob Palais

Denavit and Hartenberg-based methods, such as Cardan, Fick, and Euler angles, describe the position and orientation of an end-effector in three-dimensional (3D) space. However, these methods have a significant drawback as they impose a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Zineb Benhmidouch , Saad Moufid , Aissam Ait Omar

The existing doubling algorithms have been proven efficient for several important nonlinear matrix equations arising from real-world engineering applications. In a nutshell, the algorithms iteratively compute a basis matrix, in one of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Changli Liu , Tiexiang Li , Jungong Xue , Ren-Cang Li , Wen-Wei Lin

We propose a novel quaternion product unit (QPU) to represent data on 3D rotation groups. The QPU leverages quaternion algebra and the law of 3D rotation group, representing 3D rotation data as quaternions and merging them via a weighted…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-03 Xuan Zhang , Shaofei Qin , Yi Xu , Hongteng Xu

Deep learning methods have proven capable of recovering operators between high-dimensional spaces, such as solution maps of PDEs and similar objects in mathematical physics, from very few training samples. This phenomenon of data-efficiency…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-11 T. Mitchell Roddenberry , Leo Tzou , Ivan Dokmanić , Maarten V. de Hoop , Richard G. Baraniuk

This paper presents two approaches to obtain the dynamical equations of mobile manipulators using dual quaternion algebra. The first one is based on a general recursive Newton-Euler formulation and uses twists and wrenches, which are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-04 Frederico F. A. Silva , Juan J. Quiroz-Omaña , Bruno V. Adorno

Quadratic surfaces gain more and more attention among the Geometric Algebra community and some frameworks were proposed in order to represent, transform, and intersect these quadratic surfaces. As far as the authors know, none of these…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2019-03-07 Stéphane Breuils , Vincent Nozick , Laurent Fuchs , Akihiro Sugimoto

Many problems in robotics are fundamentally problems of geometry, which lead to an increased research effort in geometric methods for robotics in recent years. The results were algorithms using the various frameworks of screw theory, Lie…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Tobias Löw , Sylvain Calinon

In this paper, the implementation of two Reinforcement learnings namely, Q Learning and Deep Q Network(DQN) on a Self Balancing Robot Gazebo model has been discussed. The goal of the experiments is to make the robot model learn the best…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-07-24 MD Muhaimin Rahman , SM Hasanur Rashid , M. M Hossain

Solving dual quaternion equations is an important issue in many fields such as scientific computing and engineering applications. In this paper, we first introduce a new metric function for dual quaternion matrices. Then, we reformulate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-11 Chen Ling , Chenjian Pan , Liqun Qi

The algebra of fourvectors is described. The fourvectors are more appropriate than the Hamilton quaternions for its use in Physics and the sciences in general. The fourvectors embrace the 3D vectors in a natural form. It is shown the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-11-22 Diego Saa

As an expansion of complex numbers, the quaternions show close relations to numerous physically fundamental concepts. In spite of that, the didactic potential provided by quaternion interrelationships in formulating physical laws are hardly…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-05-23 Martin Erik Horn

Quadratic algebras are generalizations of Lie algebras; they include the symmetry algebras of 2nd order superintegrable systems in 2 dimensions as special cases. The superintegrable systems are exactly solvable physical systems in classical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-01-07 Ernest G. Kalnins , Willard Miller

MAVs have great potential to assist humans in complex tasks, with applications ranging from logistics to emergency response. Their agility makes them ideal for operations in complex and dynamic environments. However, achieving precise…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Luis F. Recalde , Dhruv Agrawal , Jon Arrizabalaga , Guanrui Li

This paper performs the modeling of a Cubli, a cube with three reaction wheels mounted on orthogonal faces that becomes a reaction wheel based 3D inverted pendulum when positioned in one of its vertices. The approach novelty is that…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-01 Fabio Bobrow , Bruno A. Angelico , Flavius P. R. Martins

Nowadays, we have seen that dual quaternion algorithms are used in 3D coordinate transformation problems due to their advantages. 3D coordinate transformation problem is one of the important problems in geodesy. This transformation problem…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-12 Sebahattin Bektaş

This work proposes double-bracket iterations as a framework for obtaining diagonalizing quantum circuits. Their implementation on a quantum computer consists of interlacing evolutions generated by the input Hamiltonian with diagonal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-10 Marek Gluza