Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

.....|1.....0.......0|
Rx = |0....cosA..sinA|
.....|0...-sinA..cosA|

.....|cosB..0...-sinB|
Ry = |0.....1.......0|
.....|sinB..0....cosB|

.....|cosC...sinC...0|
Rz = |-sinC..cosC...0|
.....|0.......0.....1|

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

|1 0 0|
Rx = |0 0 1|
|0 -1 0|

..........|cosB..0...-sinB|...|1...0...0|...|cosB...sinB...0|
Ry * Rx = |0.....1.......0| * |0...0...1| = |0.......0.....1|
..........|sinB..0....cosB|...|0..-1...0|...|sinB..-cosB...0|

...............|cosB...sinB...0|...|cosC...sinC...0|  
Ry * Rx * Rz = |0.......0.....1| * |-sinC..cosC...0| =
...............|sinB..-cosB...0|...|0.......0.....1|  

..|cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC......cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC.....0|
= |0..........................................0.................1| =
..|sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC......sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC.....0|

..|cos(B + C)...sin(B + C)...0|
= |0................0........1|
..|sin(B + C)..-cos(B + C)...0|

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?

Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

.....|1.....0.......0|
Rx = |0....cosA..sinA|
.....|0...-sinA..cosA|

.....|cosB..0...-sinB|
Ry = |0.....1.......0|
.....|sinB..0....cosB|

.....|cosC...sinC...0|
Rz = |-sinC..cosC...0|
.....|0.......0.....1|

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

| 1 0 0 |
Rx = | 0 0 1 |
| 0 -1 0 |

   | cosB  0   -sinB |   | 1 0 0 |   | cosB  sinB   0 |
Ry * Rx =  |  0 1 0   | * | 0 0 1 | = |  0 0 1 |
   | sinB  0 cosB |   | 0 -1 0 |   | sinB -cosB   0 |

   | cosB  sinB   0 |   | cosC  sinC   0 |  
Ry * Rx * Rz = |  0 0 1 | * |-sinC  cosC   0 | =
   | sinB -cosB   0 |   | 0   0 1 |  

   | cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC   cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC 0 |
= | 0   0 1 | =
   | sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC   sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC 0 |

   | cos(B + C)  sin(B + C)   0 |
= |   0   0 1 |
   | sin(B + C) -cos(B + C)   0 |

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?

Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

.....|1.....0.......0|
Rx = |0....cosA..sinA|
.....|0...-sinA..cosA|

.....|cosB..0...-sinB|
Ry = |0.....1.......0|
.....|sinB..0....cosB|

.....|cosC...sinC...0|
Rz = |-sinC..cosC...0|
.....|0.......0.....1|

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]	 | 1	 0	 0 |
Rx = | 0	 0	 1 |
	 | 0	-1	 0 |

		   | cosB  0   -sinB |   | 1	 0	 0 |   | cosB  sinB   0 |
Ry * Rx =  |  0	1	 0   | * | 0	 0	 1 | = |  0	 0	 1 |
		   | sinB  0	cosB |   | 0	-1	 0 |   | sinB -cosB   0 |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]			   | cosB  sinB   0 |   | cosC  sinC   0 |   [/font]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace]Ry * Rx * Rz = |  0	 0	 1 | * |-sinC  cosC   0 | =
			   | sinB -cosB   0 |   | 0	  0	 1 |   [/font]

   | cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC	  cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC	 0 |
= |			 0							  0				 1 | =
   | sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC	  sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC	 0 |

[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | cos(B + C)  sin(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace] = [b]|	  0		  0		1 |[/b][/font]
[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | sin(B + C) -cos(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?

Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

.....| 1 0 0   |
Rx = | 0 cosA  sinA |
.....| 0   -sinA  cosA |

.....| cosB  0   -sinB |
Ry = |  0 1 0   |
.....| sinB  0 cosB |

.....| cosC  sinC   0 |
Rz = |-sinC  cosC   0 |
.....| 0   0 1 |

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]	 | 1	 0	 0 |
Rx = | 0	 0	 1 |
	 | 0	-1	 0 |

		   | cosB  0   -sinB |   | 1	 0	 0 |   | cosB  sinB   0 |
Ry * Rx =  |  0	1	 0   | * | 0	 0	 1 | = |  0	 0	 1 |
		   | sinB  0	cosB |   | 0	-1	 0 |   | sinB -cosB   0 |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]			   | cosB  sinB   0 |   | cosC  sinC   0 |   [/font]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace]Ry * Rx * Rz = |  0	 0	 1 | * |-sinC  cosC   0 | =
			   | sinB -cosB   0 |   | 0	  0	 1 |   [/font]

   | cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC	  cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC	 0 |
= |			 0							  0				 1 | =
   | sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC	  sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC	 0 |

[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | cos(B + C)  sin(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace] = [b]|	  0		  0		1 |[/b][/font]
[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | sin(B + C) -cos(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?

Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

| 1 0 0   |
Rx = | 0 cosA  sinA |
| 0   -sinA  cosA |

| cosB  0   -sinB |
Ry = |  0 1 0   |
| sinB  0 cosB |

| cosC  sinC   0 |
Rz = |-sinC  cosC   0 |
| 0   0 1 |

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]	 | 1	 0	 0 |
Rx = | 0	 0	 1 |
	 | 0	-1	 0 |

		   | cosB  0   -sinB |   | 1	 0	 0 |   | cosB  sinB   0 |
Ry * Rx =  |  0	1	 0   | * | 0	 0	 1 | = |  0	 0	 1 |
		   | sinB  0	cosB |   | 0	-1	 0 |   | sinB -cosB   0 |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]			   | cosB  sinB   0 |   | cosC  sinC   0 |   [/font]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace]Ry * Rx * Rz = |  0	 0	 1 | * |-sinC  cosC   0 | =
			   | sinB -cosB   0 |   | 0	  0	 1 |   [/font]

   | cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC	  cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC	 0 |
= |			 0							  0				 1 | =
   | sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC	  sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC	 0 |

[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | cos(B + C)  sin(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace] = [b]|	  0		  0		1 |[/b][/font]
[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | sin(B + C) -cos(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?

Greetings! I'm trying to understand what is Gimbal Lock. After some digging I can explain it with words like this - with some combinations of cardinal axes and Euler Angles we lost one degree of freedom because two axes became parallel. Now I want to prove it mathematicaly. This what we have:

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]     | 1	 0	 0   |
Rx = | 0    cosA  sinA |
	 | 0   -sinA  cosA |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]	 | cosB  0   -sinB |
Ry = |  0    1	 0   |
	 | sinB  0    cosB |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]     | cosC  sinC   0 |
Rz = |-sinC  cosC   0 |
	 | 0	  0	 1 |[/font]

Now we can get Gimbal Lock multiplyig matrices in that order (from left to right): Ry * Rx * Rz, where A = 90 deg. We have:

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]     | 1	 0	 0 |
Rx = | 0	 0	 1 |
	 | 0    -1	 0 |
 
           | cosB  0   -sinB |   | 1	 0	 0 |   | cosB  sinB   0 |
Ry * Rx =  |  0    1	 0   | * | 0	 0	 1 | = |  0	 0	 1 |
		   | sinB  0    cosB |   | 0    -1	 0 |   | sinB -cosB   0 |[/font]

[font=courier new,courier,monospace]               | cosB  sinB   0 |   | cosC  sinC   0 |   [/font]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace]Ry * Rx * Rz = |  0	 0	 1 | * |-sinC  cosC   0 | = 
               | sinB -cosB   0 |   | 0	  0	 1 |   [/font]

   | cosB * cosC - sinB * sinC	  cosB * sinC + sinB * cosC	 0 |
 = |			 0							  0				 1 | = 
   | sinB * cosC - cosB * sinC	  sinB * sinC - cosB * cosC	 0 |

[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | cos(B + C)  sin(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]
[font=courier new,courier,monospace] = [b]|	  0		  0	    1 |[/b][/font]
[b][font=courier new,courier,monospace]   | sin(B + C) -cos(B + C)   0 |[/font][/b]

So, our final matrix is very strange. I thought it should be same as Ry since rotations are the same. Why it difers?