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3-D rotation interaction is an indispensable function of 3-D imaging system of laser scanning, therefore it is also a hot topic of 3-D interaction research. The drag of mouse can be reflected by the on-screen movement of the cursor however, when the dragged object is a 3-D object, the contradiction between it and the 2-D screen exposes. Aiming to resolve this problem, we establish a new rotation algorithm basing on quaternion, called the “arcball”, which we will elaborate in more details later in this article. In order to get a comprehensive understanding of the “arcball”, we will first illustrate the mathematical bases of using quaternion to describe rotations, and then move onto the mathematical foundation of the “arcball” algorithm, with the provision of pseudo code of it. At last, we try to apply this algorithm into research projects and provide of an analysis of the results obtained in our researches.
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Fu, Cx., Zhao, Tg., Bai, Zh. (2016). Arcball Algorithm in a 3-D Laser Scanning Imaging System. In: Qi, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation. Atlantis Press, Paris. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-145-1_15
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