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This module implements TensorFlow dual quaternion utility functions.
A dual quaternion is an extension of a quaternion with the real and dual parts and written as \(q = q_r + epsilon q_d\), where \(epsilon\) is the dual number with the property \(e^2 = 0\). It can thus be represented as two quaternions, and thus stored as 8 numbers. We define the operations in terms of the two quaternions \(q_r\) and \(q_d\), which are stored as 8-dimensional tensor.
Dual quaternions are extensions of quaternions to represent rigid transformations (rotations and translations). They are in particular important for deforming geometries as linear blending is a very close approximation of closest path blending, which is not the case for any other representation.
Functions
conjugate(...): Computes the conjugate of a dual quaternion.
conjugate_dual(...): Computes the conjugate (of dual numbers) in a dual quaternion.
from_axis_angle_translation(...): Converts an axis-angle rotation and translation to a dual quaternion.
from_rotation_translation(...): Converts a rotation matrix and translation vector to a dual quaternion.
inverse(...): Computes the inverse of a dual quaternion.
is_normalized(...): Determines if a dual quaternion is normalized or not.
multiply(...): Multiplies two dual quaternions.
norm(...): Computes the norm, which is in general a dual number.
point_to_dual_quaternion(...): Converts a 3D point to its dual quaternion representation.
to_rotation_translation(...): Converts a dual quaternion into a quaternion for rotation and translation.