function [V] = createtwist(omega, q) %CREATETWIST Inputs a skew and a point, and returns a twist % % V = CREATETWIST(OMEGA, Q) % % This function makes sure that the OMEGA magnitude is normalized to 1. % % See also: TWIST, SKEW, RANDTWIST, RANDSKEW. % $Id: createtwist.m,v 1.1 2009-03-17 16:40:18 bradleyk Exp $ % Copyright (C) 2005, by Brad Kratochvil if isequal(omega, [0; 0; 0]), % if it is a pure translation if ~isa(q, 'sym'), q = q ./ norm(q); end V(1:3,1) = q; else if ~isa(omega, 'sym'), omega = omega ./ norm(omega); end V(1:3,1) = -cross(omega, q); end V(4:6,1) = omega; end