rotz

3x3 transformation matrix for rotations around z-axis

Syntax

• rm = rotz(angle)

Input argument

• angle - angle in degree: scalar value.

Output argument

• rm - 3x3 transformation matrix: real-valued orthogonal matrix.

Description

rotz returns 3x3 transformation matrix for rotations around z-axis.

Bibliography

Goldstein, H., C. Poole and J. Safko, Classical Mechanics, 3rd Edition, San Francisco: Addison Wesley, 2002, pp. 142–144.

Example

r = rotz(90)

See also

rotx, roty.

History

Author

Allan CORNET