Calculation of Nutation and Rotation from Pitch and roll (yaw is fixed to 0)












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i am stuck attempting to convert two angles (pitch and roll) to represent tilt within a circle.



Take a plane $(Z text{(Vertical)}, X text{(Roll)}, Y text{(Pitch)})$



If i have $45$ degrees of roll, $Z$ is $45$ degrees from vertical. If I have $-10$ degrees of Pitch, $Z$ is $-10$ degrees from vertical.



Thats fine, but if I have BOTH $45$ degrees of roll, and $-10$ degrees of pitch, how do i find out how much i have?



The application is an inclinometer. I need to combine pitch and roll angles to show how many degrees from vertical the object is, and in which direction it is leaning. ($0$ degrees up, $90$ degrees right, $180$ degrees down, $270$ left.) I have been googling for hours and i am sure i have looked straight past the solution but my brain is cooked and i can't find the solution.



Im currently using $Z text{angle} = sqrt{text{roll^2} + text{pitch^2}}$



I think the angle i am looking for is called the angle of nutation??










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    i am stuck attempting to convert two angles (pitch and roll) to represent tilt within a circle.



    Take a plane $(Z text{(Vertical)}, X text{(Roll)}, Y text{(Pitch)})$



    If i have $45$ degrees of roll, $Z$ is $45$ degrees from vertical. If I have $-10$ degrees of Pitch, $Z$ is $-10$ degrees from vertical.



    Thats fine, but if I have BOTH $45$ degrees of roll, and $-10$ degrees of pitch, how do i find out how much i have?



    The application is an inclinometer. I need to combine pitch and roll angles to show how many degrees from vertical the object is, and in which direction it is leaning. ($0$ degrees up, $90$ degrees right, $180$ degrees down, $270$ left.) I have been googling for hours and i am sure i have looked straight past the solution but my brain is cooked and i can't find the solution.



    Im currently using $Z text{angle} = sqrt{text{roll^2} + text{pitch^2}}$



    I think the angle i am looking for is called the angle of nutation??










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      i am stuck attempting to convert two angles (pitch and roll) to represent tilt within a circle.



      Take a plane $(Z text{(Vertical)}, X text{(Roll)}, Y text{(Pitch)})$



      If i have $45$ degrees of roll, $Z$ is $45$ degrees from vertical. If I have $-10$ degrees of Pitch, $Z$ is $-10$ degrees from vertical.



      Thats fine, but if I have BOTH $45$ degrees of roll, and $-10$ degrees of pitch, how do i find out how much i have?



      The application is an inclinometer. I need to combine pitch and roll angles to show how many degrees from vertical the object is, and in which direction it is leaning. ($0$ degrees up, $90$ degrees right, $180$ degrees down, $270$ left.) I have been googling for hours and i am sure i have looked straight past the solution but my brain is cooked and i can't find the solution.



      Im currently using $Z text{angle} = sqrt{text{roll^2} + text{pitch^2}}$



      I think the angle i am looking for is called the angle of nutation??










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      i am stuck attempting to convert two angles (pitch and roll) to represent tilt within a circle.



      Take a plane $(Z text{(Vertical)}, X text{(Roll)}, Y text{(Pitch)})$



      If i have $45$ degrees of roll, $Z$ is $45$ degrees from vertical. If I have $-10$ degrees of Pitch, $Z$ is $-10$ degrees from vertical.



      Thats fine, but if I have BOTH $45$ degrees of roll, and $-10$ degrees of pitch, how do i find out how much i have?



      The application is an inclinometer. I need to combine pitch and roll angles to show how many degrees from vertical the object is, and in which direction it is leaning. ($0$ degrees up, $90$ degrees right, $180$ degrees down, $270$ left.) I have been googling for hours and i am sure i have looked straight past the solution but my brain is cooked and i can't find the solution.



      Im currently using $Z text{angle} = sqrt{text{roll^2} + text{pitch^2}}$



      I think the angle i am looking for is called the angle of nutation??







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          Say we have pitch $ = alpha$ and roll $ = beta$. I'll assume that both are non-zero.



          Start with a vertical line segment $OA$ of length $1$. "Pitch" it to $OB$ and then "roll" it to $OC$. Then we want to find angle $ gamma$ between $OC$ and the $z$-axis. Using standard trig:



          begin{eqnarray*}
          u &=& cos{alpha} \
          v &=& ucos{beta} = cos{alpha}cos{beta} \
          gamma &=& cos^{-1}v = cos^{-1}left(cos{alpha}cos{beta}right).
          end{eqnarray*}



          We'll measure the direction in which $OC$ is leaning as an anti-clockwise angle from the $x$-axis. That is, angle $theta$. We have,



          begin{eqnarray*}
          s &=& sin{alpha} \
          t &=& usin{beta} = cos{alpha}sin{beta} \
          theta &=& tan^{-1}left(dfrac{t}{s}right)
          = tan^{-1}left(dfrac{sin{beta}}{tan{alpha}}right).
          end{eqnarray*}






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            enter image description here



            Say we have pitch $ = alpha$ and roll $ = beta$. I'll assume that both are non-zero.



            Start with a vertical line segment $OA$ of length $1$. "Pitch" it to $OB$ and then "roll" it to $OC$. Then we want to find angle $ gamma$ between $OC$ and the $z$-axis. Using standard trig:



            begin{eqnarray*}
            u &=& cos{alpha} \
            v &=& ucos{beta} = cos{alpha}cos{beta} \
            gamma &=& cos^{-1}v = cos^{-1}left(cos{alpha}cos{beta}right).
            end{eqnarray*}



            We'll measure the direction in which $OC$ is leaning as an anti-clockwise angle from the $x$-axis. That is, angle $theta$. We have,



            begin{eqnarray*}
            s &=& sin{alpha} \
            t &=& usin{beta} = cos{alpha}sin{beta} \
            theta &=& tan^{-1}left(dfrac{t}{s}right)
            = tan^{-1}left(dfrac{sin{beta}}{tan{alpha}}right).
            end{eqnarray*}






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              Say we have pitch $ = alpha$ and roll $ = beta$. I'll assume that both are non-zero.



              Start with a vertical line segment $OA$ of length $1$. "Pitch" it to $OB$ and then "roll" it to $OC$. Then we want to find angle $ gamma$ between $OC$ and the $z$-axis. Using standard trig:



              begin{eqnarray*}
              u &=& cos{alpha} \
              v &=& ucos{beta} = cos{alpha}cos{beta} \
              gamma &=& cos^{-1}v = cos^{-1}left(cos{alpha}cos{beta}right).
              end{eqnarray*}



              We'll measure the direction in which $OC$ is leaning as an anti-clockwise angle from the $x$-axis. That is, angle $theta$. We have,



              begin{eqnarray*}
              s &=& sin{alpha} \
              t &=& usin{beta} = cos{alpha}sin{beta} \
              theta &=& tan^{-1}left(dfrac{t}{s}right)
              = tan^{-1}left(dfrac{sin{beta}}{tan{alpha}}right).
              end{eqnarray*}






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                enter image description here



                Say we have pitch $ = alpha$ and roll $ = beta$. I'll assume that both are non-zero.



                Start with a vertical line segment $OA$ of length $1$. "Pitch" it to $OB$ and then "roll" it to $OC$. Then we want to find angle $ gamma$ between $OC$ and the $z$-axis. Using standard trig:



                begin{eqnarray*}
                u &=& cos{alpha} \
                v &=& ucos{beta} = cos{alpha}cos{beta} \
                gamma &=& cos^{-1}v = cos^{-1}left(cos{alpha}cos{beta}right).
                end{eqnarray*}



                We'll measure the direction in which $OC$ is leaning as an anti-clockwise angle from the $x$-axis. That is, angle $theta$. We have,



                begin{eqnarray*}
                s &=& sin{alpha} \
                t &=& usin{beta} = cos{alpha}sin{beta} \
                theta &=& tan^{-1}left(dfrac{t}{s}right)
                = tan^{-1}left(dfrac{sin{beta}}{tan{alpha}}right).
                end{eqnarray*}






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                enter image description here



                Say we have pitch $ = alpha$ and roll $ = beta$. I'll assume that both are non-zero.



                Start with a vertical line segment $OA$ of length $1$. "Pitch" it to $OB$ and then "roll" it to $OC$. Then we want to find angle $ gamma$ between $OC$ and the $z$-axis. Using standard trig:



                begin{eqnarray*}
                u &=& cos{alpha} \
                v &=& ucos{beta} = cos{alpha}cos{beta} \
                gamma &=& cos^{-1}v = cos^{-1}left(cos{alpha}cos{beta}right).
                end{eqnarray*}



                We'll measure the direction in which $OC$ is leaning as an anti-clockwise angle from the $x$-axis. That is, angle $theta$. We have,



                begin{eqnarray*}
                s &=& sin{alpha} \
                t &=& usin{beta} = cos{alpha}sin{beta} \
                theta &=& tan^{-1}left(dfrac{t}{s}right)
                = tan^{-1}left(dfrac{sin{beta}}{tan{alpha}}right).
                end{eqnarray*}







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