Rational Motions of Minimal Quaternionic Degree with Prescribed Plane Trajectories

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Main Authors: Yaqub, Zülal Derin, Schröcker, Hans-Peter
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author Yaqub, Zülal Derin
Schröcker, Hans-Peter
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Schröcker, Hans-Peter
contents This paper investigates the construction of rational motions of a minimal quaternionic degree that generate a prescribed plane trajectory (a ``rational torse''). Using the algebraic framework of dual quaternions, we formulate the problem as a system of polynomial equations. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of such motions, establish a method to compute solutions and characterize solutions of minimal degree. Our findings reveal that a rational torse is realizable as a trajectory of a rational motion if and only if its Gauss map is rational. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the minimal degree of a motion polynomial is geometrically related to a drop of degree of the Gauss and algebraically determined by the structure of the torse's associated plane polynomial and the real greatest common divisor of its vector part. The developed theoretical framework has potential applications in robotics, computer-aided design, and computational kinematic, offering a systematic approach to constructing rational motions of small algebraic complexity.
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spellingShingle Rational Motions of Minimal Quaternionic Degree with Prescribed Plane Trajectories
Yaqub, Zülal Derin
Schröcker, Hans-Peter
Rings and Algebras
70B10 51J15 51N15 70E15 14J26 11R52 65D17
This paper investigates the construction of rational motions of a minimal quaternionic degree that generate a prescribed plane trajectory (a ``rational torse''). Using the algebraic framework of dual quaternions, we formulate the problem as a system of polynomial equations. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of such motions, establish a method to compute solutions and characterize solutions of minimal degree. Our findings reveal that a rational torse is realizable as a trajectory of a rational motion if and only if its Gauss map is rational. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the minimal degree of a motion polynomial is geometrically related to a drop of degree of the Gauss and algebraically determined by the structure of the torse's associated plane polynomial and the real greatest common divisor of its vector part. The developed theoretical framework has potential applications in robotics, computer-aided design, and computational kinematic, offering a systematic approach to constructing rational motions of small algebraic complexity.
title Rational Motions of Minimal Quaternionic Degree with Prescribed Plane Trajectories
topic Rings and Algebras
70B10 51J15 51N15 70E15 14J26 11R52 65D17
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02330