The practical and accurate computation of the singular value decomposition of a quaternion matrix is of importance in vector signal processing using quaternions. We present a Jacobi algorithm for computing such an SVD, and discuss its utility and accuracy. The algorithm is included in an open-source Matlab toolbox for quaternions where it serves as an accurate reference implementation.

A variety of universal similarity factorization equalities over real Clifford algebras Rp,q are established. On the basis of these equalities, real, complex and quaternion matrix representations of elements in Rp,q can be explicitly determined.

Palmprints have been widely studied for biometric recognition for many years. Traditionally, a white light source is used for illumination. Recently, multispectral imaging has drawn attention because of its high recognition accuracy. Multispectral palmprint systems can provide more discriminant information under different illuminations in a short time, thus they can achieve better recognition a...

We present explicit formulas for the distributions of the extreme eigenvalues of the β–Jacobi random matrix ensemble in terms of the hypergeometric function of a matrix argument. For β = 1, 2, 4, these formulas specialize to the well-known real, complex, and quaternion Jacobi ensembles, respectively.

A solution of two problems related to the matrix equation of Sylvester type is given. In the first problem, the procedures for linear matrix inequalities are used to construct the solution of this equation. In the second problem, when a matrix is given which is not a solution of this equation, it is required to find such solution of the original equation, which most accurately approximates the ...

This paper considers a robust strong tracking nonlinear filtering problem in the case there are model uncertainties including the model mismatch, unknown disturbance and status mutation in the spacecraft attitude estimation system with quaternion constraint. Two multiple fading factor matrices are employed to regulate the prediction error covariance matrix, which guarantees its symmetry. The sp...

an involution or anti-involution is a self-inverse linear mapping. in this paper, we will present two real quaternion matrices, one corresponding to a real quaternion involution and one corresponding to a real quaternion anti-involution. moreover, properties and geometrical meanings of these matrices will be given as reflections in r^3.

In this paper, Direction Cosine Matrix (DCM) method for attitude and orientation estimation is discussed. DCM method was chosen due to some advantages over the popular methods such as namely Euler Angle, Quaternion in light of reliability, accuracy and computational efforts. Proposed model for each method is developed for methodology comparison. It is shown that normal Kalman Filter in DCM meth...

A new and relatively simple version of the quaternion calculus is offered which is especially suitable for applications in molecular symmetry and structure. After introducing the real quaternion algebra and its classical matrix representation in the group SO(4) the relations with vectors in 3-space and the connection with the rotation group SO(3) through automorphism properties of the algebra a...