Closed-form solution of absolute orientation using unit quaternions

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 629-642

  Horn, Berthold K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84975553202     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.4.000629     Document Type: Article

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