Align a Vector to Another

Calculates the rotation matrix that aligns a vector to another
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Updated 17 Jan 2023

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This function calculates rotation matrix that aligns a vector to another.
function R=Rotation(a,b)
where:
a and b are (3*1) vectors
R is (3*3) rotation matrix that aligns vector a to b so that: the normalized vector of b equals R multiplied by the normalized vector of a
references:
Jur van den Berg (https://math.stackexchange.com/users/91768/jur-van-den-berg), Calculate Rotation Matrix to align Vector A to Vector B in 3d?, URL (version: 2016-09-01): https://math.stackexchange.com/q/476311

Cite As

Ayad Al-Rumaithi (2024). Align a Vector to Another (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/123395-align-a-vector-to-another), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2022b
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1.0.0