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#ifndef GZ_MATH_QUATERNION_HH_
#define GZ_MATH_QUATERNION_HH_
 
#include <gz/math/Helpers.hh>
#include <gz/math/Angle.hh>
#include <gz/math/Vector3.hh>
#include <gz/math/Matrix3.hh>
#include <gz/math/config.hh>
 
namespace ignition
{
  namespace math
  {
    // Inline bracket to help doxygen filtering.
    inline namespace IGNITION_MATH_VERSION_NAMESPACE {
    //
    template <typename T> class Matrix3;
 
    template<typename T>
    class Quaternion
    {
      public: static const Quaternion Identity;
 
      public: static const Quaternion Zero;
 
      public: Quaternion()
      : qw(1), qx(0), qy(0), qz(0)
      {
        // quaternion not normalized, because that breaks
        // Pose::CoordPositionAdd(...)
      }
 
      public: Quaternion(const T &_w, const T &_x, const T &_y, const T &_z)
      : qw(_w), qx(_x), qy(_y), qz(_z)
      {}
 
      public: Quaternion(const T &_roll, const T &_pitch, const T &_yaw)
      {
        this->Euler(Vector3<T>(_roll, _pitch, _yaw));
      }
 
      public: Quaternion(const Vector3<T> &_axis, const T &_angle)
      {
        this->Axis(_axis, _angle);
      }
 
      public: explicit Quaternion(const Vector3<T> &_rpy)
      {
        this->Euler(_rpy);
      }
 
      public: explicit Quaternion(const Matrix3<T> &_mat)
      {
        this->Matrix(_mat);
      }
 
      public: Quaternion(const Quaternion<T> &_qt)
      {
        this->qw = _qt.qw;
        this->qx = _qt.qx;
        this->qy = _qt.qy;
        this->qz = _qt.qz;
      }
 
      public: ~Quaternion() {}
 
      public: Quaternion<T> &operator=(const Quaternion<T> &_qt)
      {
        this->qw = _qt.qw;
        this->qx = _qt.qx;
        this->qy = _qt.qy;
        this->qz = _qt.qz;
 
        return *this;
      }
 
      public: void Invert()
      {
        this->Normalize();
        // this->qw = this->qw;
        this->qx = -this->qx;
        this->qy = -this->qy;
        this->qz = -this->qz;
      }
 
      public: inline Quaternion<T> Inverse() const
              {
                T s = 0;
                Quaternion<T> q(this->qw, this->qx, this->qy, this->qz);
 
                // use s to test if quaternion is valid
                s = q.qw * q.qw + q.qx * q.qx + q.qy * q.qy + q.qz * q.qz;
 
                if (equal<T>(s, static_cast<T>(0)))
                {
                  q.qw = 1.0;
                  q.qx = 0.0;
                  q.qy = 0.0;
                  q.qz = 0.0;
                }
                else
                {
                  // deal with non-normalized quaternion
                  // div by s so q * qinv = identity
                  q.qw =  q.qw / s;
                  q.qx = -q.qx / s;
                  q.qy = -q.qy / s;
                  q.qz = -q.qz / s;
                }
                return q;
              }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> Log() const
      {
        // If q = cos(A)+sin(A)*(x*i+y*j+z*k) where (x, y, z) is unit length,
        // then log(q) = A*(x*i+y*j+z*k).  If sin(A) is near zero, use log(q) =
        // sin(A)*(x*i+y*j+z*k) since sin(A)/A has limit 1.
 
        Quaternion<T> result;
        result.qw = 0.0;
 
        if (std::abs(this->qw) < 1.0)
        {
          T fAngle = acos(this->qw);
          T fSin = sin(fAngle);
          if (std::abs(fSin) >= 1e-3)
          {
            T fCoeff = fAngle/fSin;
            result.qx = fCoeff*this->qx;
            result.qy = fCoeff*this->qy;
            result.qz = fCoeff*this->qz;
            return result;
          }
        }
 
        result.qx = this->qx;
        result.qy = this->qy;
        result.qz = this->qz;
 
        return result;
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> Exp() const
      {
        // If q = A*(x*i+y*j+z*k) where (x, y, z) is unit length, then
        // exp(q) = cos(A)+sin(A)*(x*i+y*j+z*k).  If sin(A) is near zero,
        // use exp(q) = cos(A)+A*(x*i+y*j+z*k) since A/sin(A) has limit 1.
 
        T fAngle = sqrt(this->qx*this->qx+
            this->qy*this->qy+this->qz*this->qz);
        T fSin = sin(fAngle);
 
        Quaternion<T> result;
        result.qw = cos(fAngle);
 
        if (std::abs(fSin) >= 1e-3)
        {
          T fCoeff = fSin/fAngle;
          result.qx = fCoeff*this->qx;
          result.qy = fCoeff*this->qy;
          result.qz = fCoeff*this->qz;
        }
        else
        {
          result.qx = this->qx;
          result.qy = this->qy;
          result.qz = this->qz;
        }
 
        return result;
      }
 
      public: void Normalize()
      {
        T s = 0;
 
        s = T(sqrt(this->qw * this->qw + this->qx * this->qx +
            this->qy * this->qy + this->qz * this->qz));
 
        if (equal<T>(s, static_cast<T>(0)))
        {
          this->qw = T(1.0);
          this->qx = T(0.0);
          this->qy = T(0.0);
          this->qz = T(0.0);
        }
        else
        {
          this->qw /= s;
          this->qx /= s;
          this->qy /= s;
          this->qz /= s;
        }
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> Normalized() const
      {
        Quaternion<T> result = *this;
        result.Normalize();
        return result;
      }
 
      public: void Axis(T _ax, T _ay, T _az, T _aa)
      {
        T l;
 
        l = _ax * _ax + _ay * _ay + _az * _az;
 
        if (equal<T>(l, static_cast<T>(0)))
        {
          this->qw = 1;
          this->qx = 0;
          this->qy = 0;
          this->qz = 0;
        }
        else
        {
          _aa *= 0.5;
          l = sin(_aa) / sqrt(l);
          this->qw = cos(_aa);
          this->qx = _ax * l;
          this->qy = _ay * l;
          this->qz = _az * l;
        }
 
        this->Normalize();
      }
 
      public: void Axis(const Vector3<T> &_axis, T _a)
      {
        this->Axis(_axis.X(), _axis.Y(), _axis.Z(), _a);
      }
 
      public: void Set(T _w, T _x, T _y, T _z)
      {
        this->qw = _w;
        this->qx = _x;
        this->qy = _y;
        this->qz = _z;
      }
 
      public: void Euler(const Vector3<T> &_vec)
      {
        this->Euler(_vec.X(), _vec.Y(), _vec.Z());
      }
 
      public: void Euler(T _roll, T _pitch, T _yaw)
      {
        T phi, the, psi;
 
        phi = _roll / T(2.0);
        the = _pitch / T(2.0);
        psi = _yaw / T(2.0);
 
        this->qw = T(cos(phi) * cos(the) * cos(psi) +
          sin(phi) * sin(the) * sin(psi));
        this->qx = T(sin(phi) * cos(the) * cos(psi) -
          cos(phi) * sin(the) * sin(psi));
        this->qy = T(cos(phi) * sin(the) * cos(psi) +
          sin(phi) * cos(the) * sin(psi));
        this->qz = T(cos(phi) * cos(the) * sin(psi) -
          sin(phi) * sin(the) * cos(psi));
 
        this->Normalize();
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> Euler() const
      {
        Vector3<T> vec;
 
        T tol = static_cast<T>(1e-15);
 
        Quaternion<T> copy = *this;
        T squ;
        T sqx;
        T sqy;
        T sqz;
 
        copy.Normalize();
 
        squ = copy.qw * copy.qw;
        sqx = copy.qx * copy.qx;
        sqy = copy.qy * copy.qy;
        sqz = copy.qz * copy.qz;
 
        // Pitch
        T sarg = -2 * (copy.qx*copy.qz - copy.qw * copy.qy);
        if (sarg <= T(-1.0))
        {
          vec.Y(T(-0.5*IGN_PI));
        }
        else if (sarg >= T(1.0))
        {
          vec.Y(T(0.5*IGN_PI));
        }
        else
        {
          vec.Y(T(asin(sarg)));
        }
 
        // If the pitch angle is PI/2 or -PI/2, we can only compute
        // the sum roll + yaw.  However, any combination that gives
        // the right sum will produce the correct orientation, so we
        // set yaw = 0 and compute roll.
        // pitch angle is PI/2
        if (std::abs(sarg - 1) < tol)
        {
          vec.Z(0);
          vec.X(T(atan2(2 * (copy.qx*copy.qy - copy.qz*copy.qw),
                      squ - sqx + sqy - sqz)));
        }
        // pitch angle is -PI/2
        else if (std::abs(sarg + 1) < tol)
        {
          vec.Z(0);
          vec.X(T(atan2(-2 * (copy.qx*copy.qy - copy.qz*copy.qw),
                       squ - sqx + sqy - sqz)));
        }
        else
        {
          // Roll
          vec.X(T(atan2(2 * (copy.qy*copy.qz + copy.qw*copy.qx),
                      squ - sqx - sqy + sqz)));
 
          // Yaw
          vec.Z(T(atan2(2 * (copy.qx*copy.qy + copy.qw*copy.qz),
                      squ + sqx - sqy - sqz)));
        }
 
        return vec;
      }
 
      public: static Quaternion<T> EulerToQuaternion(const Vector3<T> &_vec)
      {
        Quaternion<T> result;
        result.Euler(_vec);
        return result;
      }
 
      public: static Quaternion<T> EulerToQuaternion(T _x, T _y, T _z)
      {
        return EulerToQuaternion(Vector3<T>(_x, _y, _z));
      }
 
      public: T Roll() const
      {
        return this->Euler().X();
      }
 
      public: T Pitch() const
      {
        return this->Euler().Y();
      }
 
      public: T Yaw() const
      {
        return this->Euler().Z();
      }
 
      public: void ToAxis(Vector3<T> &_axis, T &_angle) const
      {
        T len = this->qx*this->qx + this->qy*this->qy + this->qz*this->qz;
        if (equal<T>(len, static_cast<T>(0)))
        {
          _angle = 0.0;
          _axis.Set(1, 0, 0);
        }
        else
        {
          _angle = 2.0 * acos(this->qw);
          T invLen =  1.0 / sqrt(len);
          _axis.Set(this->qx*invLen, this->qy*invLen, this->qz*invLen);
        }
      }
 
      void Matrix(const Matrix3<T> &_mat)
      {
        const T trace = _mat(0, 0) + _mat(1, 1) + _mat(2, 2);
        if (trace > 0.0000001)
        {
          qw = sqrt(1 + trace) / 2;
          const T s = 1.0 / (4 * qw);
          qx = (_mat(2, 1) - _mat(1, 2)) * s;
          qy = (_mat(0, 2) - _mat(2, 0)) * s;
          qz = (_mat(1, 0) - _mat(0, 1)) * s;
        }
        else if (_mat(0, 0) > _mat(1, 1) && _mat(0, 0) > _mat(2, 2))
        {
          qx = sqrt(1.0 + _mat(0, 0) - _mat(1, 1) - _mat(2, 2)) / 2;
          const T s = 1.0 / (4 * qx);
          qw = (_mat(2, 1) - _mat(1, 2)) * s;
          qy = (_mat(1, 0) + _mat(0, 1)) * s;
          qz = (_mat(0, 2) + _mat(2, 0)) * s;
        }
        else if (_mat(1, 1) > _mat(2, 2))
        {
          qy = sqrt(1.0 - _mat(0, 0) + _mat(1, 1) - _mat(2, 2)) / 2;
          const T s = 1.0 / (4 * qy);
          qw = (_mat(0, 2) - _mat(2, 0)) * s;
          qx = (_mat(0, 1) + _mat(1, 0)) * s;
          qz = (_mat(1, 2) + _mat(2, 1)) * s;
        }
        else
        {
          qz = sqrt(1.0 - _mat(0, 0) - _mat(1, 1) + _mat(2, 2)) / 2;
          const T s = 1.0 / (4 * qz);
          qw = (_mat(1, 0) - _mat(0, 1)) * s;
          qx = (_mat(0, 2) + _mat(2, 0)) * s;
          qy = (_mat(1, 2) + _mat(2, 1)) * s;
        }
      }
 
      public: void From2Axes(const Vector3<T> &_v1, const Vector3<T> &_v2)
      {
        // generally, we utilize the fact that a quat (w, x, y, z) represents
        // rotation of angle 2*w about axis (x, y, z)
        //
        // so we want to take get a vector half-way between no rotation and the
        // double rotation, which is
        // [ (1, (0, 0, 0)) + (_v1 dot _v2, _v1 x _v2) ] / 2
        // if _v1 and _v2 are unit quaternions
        //
        // since we normalize the result anyway, we can omit the division,
        // getting the result:
        // [ (1, (0, 0, 0)) + (_v1 dot _v2, _v1 x _v2) ].Normalized()
        //
        // if _v1 and _v2 are not normalized, the magnitude (1 + _v1 dot _v2)
        // is multiplied by k = norm(_v1)*norm(_v2)
 
        const T kCosTheta = _v1.Dot(_v2);
        const T k = sqrt(_v1.SquaredLength() * _v2.SquaredLength());
 
        if (fabs(kCosTheta/k + 1) < 1e-6)
        {
          // the vectors are opposite
          // any vector orthogonal to _v1
          Vector3<T> other;
          {
            const Vector3<T> _v1Abs(_v1.Abs());
            if (_v1Abs.X() < _v1Abs.Y())
            {
              if (_v1Abs.X() < _v1Abs.Z())
              {
                other.Set(1, 0, 0);
              }
              else
              {
                other.Set(0, 0, 1);
              }
            }
            else
            {
              if (_v1Abs.Y() < _v1Abs.Z())
              {
                other.Set(0, 1, 0);
              }
              else
              {
                other.Set(0, 0, 1);
              }
            }
          }
 
          const Vector3<T> axis(_v1.Cross(other).Normalize());
 
          qw = 0;
          qx = axis.X();
          qy = axis.Y();
          qz = axis.Z();
        }
        else
        {
          // the vectors are in general position
          const Vector3<T> axis(_v1.Cross(_v2));
          qw = kCosTheta + k;
          qx = axis.X();
          qy = axis.Y();
          qz = axis.Z();
          this->Normalize();
        }
      }
 
      public: void Scale(T _scale)
      {
        Quaternion<T> b;
        Vector3<T> axis;
        T angle;
 
        // Convert to axis-and-angle
        this->ToAxis(axis, angle);
        angle *= _scale;
 
        this->Axis(axis.X(), axis.Y(), axis.Z(), angle);
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator+(const Quaternion<T> &_qt) const
      {
        Quaternion<T> result(this->qw + _qt.qw, this->qx + _qt.qx,
                             this->qy + _qt.qy, this->qz + _qt.qz);
        return result;
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator+=(const Quaternion<T> &_qt)
      {
        *this = *this + _qt;
 
        return *this;
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator-(const Quaternion<T> &_qt) const
      {
        Quaternion<T> result(this->qw - _qt.qw, this->qx - _qt.qx,
                       this->qy - _qt.qy, this->qz - _qt.qz);
        return result;
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator-=(const Quaternion<T> &_qt)
      {
        *this = *this - _qt;
        return *this;
      }
 
      public: inline Quaternion<T> operator*(const Quaternion<T> &_q) const
              {
                return Quaternion<T>(
                  this->qw*_q.qw-this->qx*_q.qx-this->qy*_q.qy-this->qz*_q.qz,
                  this->qw*_q.qx+this->qx*_q.qw+this->qy*_q.qz-this->qz*_q.qy,
                  this->qw*_q.qy-this->qx*_q.qz+this->qy*_q.qw+this->qz*_q.qx,
                  this->qw*_q.qz+this->qx*_q.qy-this->qy*_q.qx+this->qz*_q.qw);
              }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator*(const T &_f) const
      {
        return Quaternion<T>(this->qw*_f, this->qx*_f,
                             this->qy*_f, this->qz*_f);
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator*=(const Quaternion<T> &_qt)
      {
        *this = *this * _qt;
        return *this;
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> operator*(const Vector3<T> &_v) const
      {
        Vector3<T> uv, uuv;
        Vector3<T> qvec(this->qx, this->qy, this->qz);
        uv = qvec.Cross(_v);
        uuv = qvec.Cross(uv);
        uv *= (2.0f * this->qw);
        uuv *= 2.0f;
 
        return _v + uv + uuv;
      }
 
      public: bool Equal(const Quaternion<T> &_qt, const T &_tol) const
      {
        return equal(this->qx, _qt.qx, _tol) &&
               equal(this->qy, _qt.qy, _tol) &&
               equal(this->qz, _qt.qz, _tol) &&
               equal(this->qw, _qt.qw, _tol);
      }
 
      public: bool operator==(const Quaternion<T> &_qt) const
      {
        return this->Equal(_qt, static_cast<T>(0.001));
      }
 
      public: bool operator!=(const Quaternion<T> &_qt) const
      {
        return !(*this == _qt);
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> operator-() const
      {
        return Quaternion<T>(-this->qw, -this->qx, -this->qy, -this->qz);
      }
 
      public: inline Vector3<T> RotateVector(const Vector3<T> &_vec) const
      {
        Quaternion<T> tmp(static_cast<T>(0),
            _vec.X(), _vec.Y(), _vec.Z());
        tmp = (*this) * (tmp * this->Inverse());
        return Vector3<T>(tmp.qx, tmp.qy, tmp.qz);
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> RotateVectorReverse(const Vector3<T> &_vec) const
      {
        Quaternion<T> tmp(0.0, _vec.X(), _vec.Y(), _vec.Z());
 
        tmp =  this->Inverse() * (tmp * (*this));
 
        return Vector3<T>(tmp.qx, tmp.qy, tmp.qz);
      }
 
      public: bool IsFinite() const
      {
        // std::isfinite works with floating point values, need to explicit
        // cast to avoid ambiguity in vc++.
        return std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qw)) &&
               std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qx)) &&
               std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qy)) &&
               std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qz));
      }
 
      public: inline void Correct()
      {
        // std::isfinite works with floating point values, need to explicit
        // cast to avoid ambiguity in vc++.
        if (!std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qx)))
          this->qx = 0;
        if (!std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qy)))
          this->qy = 0;
        if (!std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qz)))
          this->qz = 0;
        if (!std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(this->qw)))
          this->qw = 1;
 
        if (equal(this->qw, static_cast<T>(0)) &&
            equal(this->qx, static_cast<T>(0)) &&
            equal(this->qy, static_cast<T>(0)) &&
            equal(this->qz, static_cast<T>(0)))
        {
          this->qw = 1;
        }
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> XAxis() const
      {
        T fTy  = 2.0f*this->qy;
        T fTz  = 2.0f*this->qz;
 
        T fTwy = fTy*this->qw;
        T fTwz = fTz*this->qw;
        T fTxy = fTy*this->qx;
        T fTxz = fTz*this->qx;
        T fTyy = fTy*this->qy;
        T fTzz = fTz*this->qz;
 
        return Vector3<T>(1.0f-(fTyy+fTzz), fTxy+fTwz, fTxz-fTwy);
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> YAxis() const
      {
        T fTx  = 2.0f*this->qx;
        T fTy  = 2.0f*this->qy;
        T fTz  = 2.0f*this->qz;
        T fTwx = fTx*this->qw;
        T fTwz = fTz*this->qw;
        T fTxx = fTx*this->qx;
        T fTxy = fTy*this->qx;
        T fTyz = fTz*this->qy;
        T fTzz = fTz*this->qz;
 
        return Vector3<T>(fTxy-fTwz, 1.0f-(fTxx+fTzz), fTyz+fTwx);
      }
 
      public: Vector3<T> ZAxis() const
      {
        T fTx  = 2.0f*this->qx;
        T fTy  = 2.0f*this->qy;
        T fTz  = 2.0f*this->qz;
        T fTwx = fTx*this->qw;
        T fTwy = fTy*this->qw;
        T fTxx = fTx*this->qx;
        T fTxz = fTz*this->qx;
        T fTyy = fTy*this->qy;
        T fTyz = fTz*this->qy;
 
        return Vector3<T>(fTxz+fTwy, fTyz-fTwx, 1.0f-(fTxx+fTyy));
      }
 
      public: void Round(int _precision)
      {
        this->qx = precision(this->qx, _precision);
        this->qy = precision(this->qy, _precision);
        this->qz = precision(this->qz, _precision);
        this->qw = precision(this->qw, _precision);
      }
 
      public: T Dot(const Quaternion<T> &_q) const
      {
        return this->qw*_q.qw + this->qx * _q.qx +
               this->qy*_q.qy + this->qz*_q.qz;
      }
 
      public: static Quaternion<T> Squad(T _fT,
                  const Quaternion<T> &_rkP, const Quaternion<T> &_rkA,
                  const Quaternion<T> &_rkB, const Quaternion<T> &_rkQ,
                  bool _shortestPath = false)
      {
        T fSlerpT = 2.0f*_fT*(1.0f-_fT);
        Quaternion<T> kSlerpP = Slerp(_fT, _rkP, _rkQ, _shortestPath);
        Quaternion<T> kSlerpQ = Slerp(_fT, _rkA, _rkB);
        return Slerp(fSlerpT, kSlerpP, kSlerpQ);
      }
 
      public: static Quaternion<T> Slerp(T _fT,
                  const Quaternion<T> &_rkP, const Quaternion<T> &_rkQ,
                  bool _shortestPath = false)
      {
        T fCos = _rkP.Dot(_rkQ);
        Quaternion<T> rkT;
 
        // Do we need to invert rotation?
        if (fCos < 0.0f && _shortestPath)
        {
          fCos = -fCos;
          rkT = -_rkQ;
        }
        else
        {
          rkT = _rkQ;
        }
 
        if (std::abs(fCos) < 1 - 1e-03)
        {
          // Standard case (slerp)
          T fSin = sqrt(1 - (fCos*fCos));
          T fAngle = atan2(fSin, fCos);
          // FIXME: should check if (std::abs(fSin) >= 1e-3)
          T fInvSin = 1.0f / fSin;
          T fCoeff0 = sin((1.0f - _fT) * fAngle) * fInvSin;
          T fCoeff1 = sin(_fT * fAngle) * fInvSin;
          return _rkP * fCoeff0 + rkT * fCoeff1;
        }
        else
        {
          // There are two situations:
          // 1. "rkP" and "rkQ" are very close (fCos ~= +1),
          // so we can do a linear interpolation safely.
          // 2. "rkP" and "rkQ" are almost inverse of each
          // other (fCos ~= -1), there
          // are an infinite number of possibilities interpolation.
          // but we haven't have method to fix this case, so just use
          // linear interpolation here.
          Quaternion<T> t = _rkP * (1.0f - _fT) + rkT * _fT;
          // taking the complement requires renormalisation
          t.Normalize();
          return t;
        }
      }
 
      public: Quaternion<T> Integrate(const Vector3<T> &_angularVelocity,
                                      const T _deltaT) const
      {
        Quaternion<T> deltaQ;
        Vector3<T> theta = _angularVelocity * _deltaT / 2;
        T thetaMagSq = theta.SquaredLength();
        T s;
        if (thetaMagSq * thetaMagSq / 24.0 < MIN_D)
        {
          deltaQ.W() = 1.0 - thetaMagSq / 2.0;
          s = 1.0 - thetaMagSq / 6.0;
        }
        else
        {
          double thetaMag = sqrt(thetaMagSq);
          deltaQ.W() = cos(thetaMag);
          s = sin(thetaMag) / thetaMag;
        }
        deltaQ.X() = theta.X() * s;
        deltaQ.Y() = theta.Y() * s;
        deltaQ.Z() = theta.Z() * s;
        return deltaQ * (*this);
      }
 
      public: inline const T &W() const
      {
        return this->qw;
      }
 
      public: inline const T &X() const
      {
        return this->qx;
      }
 
      public: inline const T &Y() const
      {
        return this->qy;
      }
 
      public: inline const T &Z() const
      {
        return this->qz;
      }
 
 
      public: inline T &W()
      {
        return this->qw;
      }
 
      public: inline T &X()
      {
        return this->qx;
      }
 
      public: inline T &Y()
      {
        return this->qy;
      }
 
      public: inline T &Z()
      {
        return this->qz;
      }
 
      public: inline void X(T _v)
      {
        this->qx = _v;
      }
 
      public: inline void Y(T _v)
      {
        this->qy = _v;
      }
 
      public: inline void Z(T _v)
      {
        this->qz = _v;
      }
 
      public: inline void W(T _v)
      {
        this->qw = _v;
      }
 
      public: friend std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &_out,
                  const gz::math::Quaternion<T> &_q)
      {
        Vector3<T> v(_q.Euler());
        _out << precision(v.X(), 6) << " " << precision(v.Y(), 6) << " "
             << precision(v.Z(), 6);
        return _out;
      }
 
      public: friend std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &_in,
          gz::math::Quaternion<T> &_q)
      {
        Angle roll, pitch, yaw;
 
        // Skip white spaces
        _in.setf(std::ios_base::skipws);
        _in >> roll >> pitch >> yaw;
 
        if (!_in.fail())
        {
          _q.Euler(Vector3<T>(*roll, *pitch, *yaw));
        }
 
        return _in;
      }
 
      private: T qw;
 
      private: T qx;
 
      private: T qy;
 
      private: T qz;
    };
 
    template<typename T> const Quaternion<T>
      Quaternion<T>::Identity(1, 0, 0, 0);
 
    template<typename T> const Quaternion<T>
      Quaternion<T>::Zero(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
    typedef Quaternion<double> Quaterniond;
    typedef Quaternion<float> Quaternionf;
    typedef Quaternion<int> Quaternioni;
    }
  }
}
#endif