Euler Angles
Three Angles A rotation matrix can be described with three free parameters. Select three separate rotations about body axesSelect three separate rotations about body axes 1) Rotation of about e 3 axis. 2) Rotation of about e 1 axis. 3) Rotation of about e 3 axis. These are the Euler angles. e1e1 e2e2 e3e3
Euler Matrices Any vector z can be rotated though the Euler angles. Equivalent matrix operation is the product of three separate operations.
Full Rotation Any rotation is then expressed with the three angles.
Matching Terms The terms in the matrix correspond to the components of the angular velocity vector. The relationship between angular velocity and Euler angles comes from the S matrix.
Body Frame The angular velocity in the body frame can be expressed in terms of Euler angles. x1x1 x2x2 x3x3