DocumentCode
1695557
Title
Visualization of rotation fields
Author
Livingston, Mark A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC, USA
fYear
1997
Firstpage
491
Lastpage
494
Abstract
We define a rotation field by extending the notion of a vector field to rotations. A vector field has a vector as a value at each point of its domain; a rotation field has a rotation as a value at each point of its domain. Rotation fields result from mapping the orientation error of tracking systems. We build upon previous methods for the visualization of vector fields, tensor fields and rotations at a point, to visualize a rotation field resulting from calibration of a commonly-used magnetic tracking system.
Keywords
calibration; classical field theory; data visualisation; electrical engineering computing; magnetic fields; natural sciences computing; rotation; tensors; tracking; vectors; calibration; magnetic tracking system; orientation error mapping; rotation field visualization; scientific visualization; stream surfaces; streamlines; tensor fields; tufts; vector fields; Computer errors; Computer graphics; Computer science; Ellipsoids; Magnetic domains; Matrix converters; Probes; Streaming media; Tensile stress; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visualization '97., Proceedings
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8262-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VISUAL.1997.663929
Filename
663929
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