Dual quaternions

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algebra
gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:algebraic_property Associative
Non-commutative
Non-division algebra
gptkbp:application gptkb:Inverse_kinematics
Animation blending
Interpolation of rigid transformations
gptkbp:basis_elements 1, i, j, k, ε, εi, εj, εk
gptkbp:component_count 8 real numbers
gptkbp:dimensions 8
gptkbp:dual_unit_property ε^2 = 0
gptkbp:element_type a + εb, where a and b are quaternions, ε is dual unit
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Mechanics
Computer science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dual quaternions
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:William_Kingdon_Clifford
gptkbp:introducedIn 1873
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lie_groups
gptkb:SE(3)_group
gptkb:Screw_theory
Homogeneous transformation matrices
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Quaternions
gptkb:Dual_numbers
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Computer_graphics
gptkb:Kinematics
gptkb:robot
gptkbp:usedFor Representing rigid body transformations
Representing rotation and translation simultaneously
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quaternions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7