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--- visual3d:documentation:pipeline:model_based_data_commands:joint_rotation [2024/06/26 20:06] – removed sgranger
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+===== Joint Rotation =====
+A joint angle can be represented as a 3x3 rotation matrix that describes the transformation between two coordinate systems. This rotation matrix can be computed and stored as a model-based item.
+To express the right knee angle as a rotation matrix, choose the Right Shank as your segment and the Right Thigh as your reference segment.
+{{:joint_rotation_3by3_dialog.png}}
+==== Item Format ====
+The command will return 9 columns of data for each point in time with each column representing a position in the 3x3 matrix:
+{{:JointRotationMatrix.png}}
+**NOTE:** If looking at the signal in the Data Viewer, the columns will be numbered 0 through 8. When accessing the columns using the Evaluate_Expression command, the columns can be accessed as 1 through 9. For this reason, the image above shows numbers 1 through 9. It is always important to pay attention when a signal or command is 0 or 1 based.
+==== See Also ====
+It is also possible to represent joint angles using Cardan sequences ([[visual3d:documentation:pipeline:model_based_data_commands:joint_angle|JOINT_ANGLE]]), helical angles ([[visual3d:documentation:pipeline:model_based_data_commands:helical_angle|HELICAL_ANGLE]]), or with a 4x4 rotation matrix ([[visual3d:documentation:pipeline:model_based_data_commands:joint_rot4x4|JOINT_ROT4X4]]). Or return to [[visual3d:documentation:visual3d_signal_types:link_model_based_data_type|LINK_MODEL_BASED items]].