• DocumentCode
    574084
  • Title

    Closed form solution for p-curves in SO(4)

  • Author

    Linton, C. ; Holderbaum, William ; Biggs, James

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Syst. Eng., Univ. of Reading, Reading, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    27-29 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    226
  • Lastpage
    231
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the solution for p-curves in SO(4) and gives its closed form. The rotational symmetry was exploited in order to simplify the algebra. The relationship between the Casimir invariant functions and Lax operator is provided, along with its use as part of a Lax pair. The double cover by SU(2) × SU(2) enables two simpler problems to be found and integrated using Philip Hall coordinates and the solutions are then projected onto SO(4). The methodology is generic and can be applied to other problems.
  • Keywords
    Lie algebras; SO(4) groups; SU(2) theory; differential equations; path planning; Casimir invariant functions; Lax operator; Lax pair; Philip Hall coordinates; SO(4); SU(2)×SU(2) double cover; algebra; closed form solution; p-curve solution; rotational symmetry; Aerospace electronics; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Equations; Planning; Vectors; Casimir invariants and Lax operators; Motion planning; double cover isomorphism; p-curves in SO(4);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference (ACC), 2012
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC
  • ISSN
    0743-1619
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1095-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0743-1619
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACC.2012.6314667
  • Filename
    6314667