http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/971a7786/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/Rotation.java
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diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/Rotation.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/Rotation.java
index 7945c7c..e772ecb 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/Rotation.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/Rotation.java
@@ -170,15 +170,29 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
    * @param axis axis around which to rotate
    * @param angle rotation angle.
    * @exception MathIllegalArgumentException if the axis norm is zero
+   * @deprecated as of 3.6, replaced with {@link #Rotation(Vector3D, double, 
RotationConvention)}
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Rotation(Vector3D axis, double angle) throws 
MathIllegalArgumentException {
+      this(axis, angle, RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+  }
+
+  /** Build a rotation from an axis and an angle.
+   * @param axis axis around which to rotate
+   * @param angle rotation angle
+   * @param convention convention to use for the semantics of the angle
+   * @exception MathIllegalArgumentException if the axis norm is zero
+   * @since 3.6
+   */
+  public Rotation(final Vector3D axis, final double angle, final 
RotationConvention convention)
+      throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
     double norm = axis.getNorm();
     if (norm == 0) {
       throw new 
MathIllegalArgumentException(LocalizedFormats.ZERO_NORM_FOR_ROTATION_AXIS);
     }
 
-    double halfAngle = -0.5 * angle;
+    double halfAngle = convention == RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR ? -0.5 
* angle : +0.5 * angle;
     double coeff = FastMath.sin(halfAngle) / norm;
 
     q0 = FastMath.cos (halfAngle);
@@ -250,7 +264,7 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
 
   }
 
-  /** Build the rotation that transforms a pair of vector into another pair.
+  /** Build the rotation that transforms a pair of vectors into another pair.
 
    * <p>Except for possible scale factors, if the instance were applied to
    * the pair (u<sub>1</sub>, u<sub>2</sub>) it will produce the pair
@@ -259,27 +273,27 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
    * <p>If the angular separation between u<sub>1</sub> and u<sub>2</sub> is
    * not the same as the angular separation between v<sub>1</sub> and
    * v<sub>2</sub>, then a corrected v'<sub>2</sub> will be used rather than
-   * v<sub>2</sub>, the corrected vector will be in the (v<sub>1</sub>,
-   * v<sub>2</sub>) plane.</p>
+   * v<sub>2</sub>, the corrected vector will be in the (&pm;v<sub>1</sub>,
+   * +v<sub>2</sub>) half-plane.</p>
 
    * @param u1 first vector of the origin pair
    * @param u2 second vector of the origin pair
    * @param v1 desired image of u1 by the rotation
    * @param v2 desired image of u2 by the rotation
    * @exception MathArithmeticException if the norm of one of the vectors is 
zero,
-   * or if one of the pair is degenerated (i.e. the vectors of the pair are 
colinear)
+   * or if one of the pair is degenerated (i.e. the vectors of the pair are 
collinear)
    */
   public Rotation(Vector3D u1, Vector3D u2, Vector3D v1, Vector3D v2)
       throws MathArithmeticException {
 
       // build orthonormalized base from u1, u2
-      // this fails when vectors are null or colinear, which is forbidden to 
define a rotation
+      // this fails when vectors are null or collinear, which is forbidden to 
define a rotation
       final Vector3D u3 = u1.crossProduct(u2).normalize();
       u2 = u3.crossProduct(u1).normalize();
       u1 = u1.normalize();
 
       // build an orthonormalized base from v1, v2
-      // this fails when vectors are null or colinear, which is forbidden to 
define a rotation
+      // this fails when vectors are null or collinear, which is forbidden to 
define a rotation
       final Vector3D v3 = v1.crossProduct(v2).normalize();
       v2 = v3.crossProduct(v1).normalize();
       v1 = v1.normalize();
@@ -317,7 +331,7 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
    * applied to the vector u it will produce the vector v. There is an
    * infinite number of such rotations, this constructor choose the
    * one with the smallest associated angle (i.e. the one whose axis
-   * is orthogonal to the (u, v) plane). If u and v are colinear, an
+   * is orthogonal to the (u, v) plane). If u and v are collinear, an
    * arbitrary rotation axis is chosen.</p>
 
    * @param u origin vector
@@ -372,13 +386,44 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
    * @param alpha1 angle of the first elementary rotation
    * @param alpha2 angle of the second elementary rotation
    * @param alpha3 angle of the third elementary rotation
+   * @deprecated as of 3.6, replaced with {@link
+   * #Rotation(RotationOrder, RotationConvention, double, double, double)}
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Rotation(RotationOrder order,
                   double alpha1, double alpha2, double alpha3) {
-      Rotation r1 = new Rotation(order.getA1(), alpha1);
-      Rotation r2 = new Rotation(order.getA2(), alpha2);
-      Rotation r3 = new Rotation(order.getA3(), alpha3);
-      Rotation composed = r1.applyTo(r2.applyTo(r3));
+      this(order, RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR, alpha1, alpha2, alpha3);
+  }
+
+  /** Build a rotation from three Cardan or Euler elementary rotations.
+
+   * <p>Cardan rotations are three successive rotations around the
+   * canonical axes X, Y and Z, each axis being used once. There are
+   * 6 such sets of rotations (XYZ, XZY, YXZ, YZX, ZXY and ZYX). Euler
+   * rotations are three successive rotations around the canonical
+   * axes X, Y and Z, the first and last rotations being around the
+   * same axis. There are 6 such sets of rotations (XYX, XZX, YXY,
+   * YZY, ZXZ and ZYZ), the most popular one being ZXZ.</p>
+   * <p>Beware that many people routinely use the term Euler angles even
+   * for what really are Cardan angles (this confusion is especially
+   * widespread in the aerospace business where Roll, Pitch and Yaw angles
+   * are often wrongly tagged as Euler angles).</p>
+
+   * @param order order of rotations to use
+   * @param convention convention to use for the semantics of the angle
+   * @param alpha1 angle of the first elementary rotation
+   * @param alpha2 angle of the second elementary rotation
+   * @param alpha3 angle of the third elementary rotation
+   * @since 3.6
+   */
+  public Rotation(RotationOrder order, RotationConvention convention,
+                  double alpha1, double alpha2, double alpha3) {
+      Rotation r1 = new Rotation(order.getA1(), alpha1, convention);
+      Rotation r2 = new Rotation(order.getA2(), alpha2, convention);
+      Rotation r3 = new Rotation(order.getA3(), alpha3, convention);
+      Rotation composed = convention == RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM ?
+                          r3.applyTo(r2.applyTo(r1)) :
+                          r1.applyTo(r2.applyTo(r3));
       q0 = composed.q0;
       q1 = composed.q1;
       q2 = composed.q2;
@@ -487,18 +532,38 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
 
   /** Get the normalized axis of the rotation.
    * @return normalized axis of the rotation
-   * @see #Rotation(Vector3D, double)
+   * @see #Rotation(Vector3D, double, RotationConvention)
+   * @deprecated as of 3.6, replaced with {@link #getAxis(RotationConvention)}
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Vector3D getAxis() {
-    double squaredSine = q1 * q1 + q2 * q2 + q3 * q3;
+    return getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+  }
+
+  /** Get the normalized axis of the rotation.
+   * <p>
+   * Note that as {@link #getAngle()} always returns an angle
+   * between 0 and &pi;, changing the convention changes the
+   * direction of the axis, not the sign of the angle.
+   * </p>
+   * @param convention convention to use for the semantics of the angle
+   * @return normalized axis of the rotation
+   * @see #Rotation(Vector3D, double, RotationConvention)
+   * @since 3.6
+   */
+  public Vector3D getAxis(final RotationConvention convention) {
+    final double squaredSine = q1 * q1 + q2 * q2 + q3 * q3;
     if (squaredSine == 0) {
-      return new Vector3D(1, 0, 0);
-    } else if (q0 < 0) {
-      double inverse = 1 / FastMath.sqrt(squaredSine);
-      return new Vector3D(q1 * inverse, q2 * inverse, q3 * inverse);
+      return convention == RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR ? 
Vector3D.PLUS_I : Vector3D.MINUS_I;
+    } else {
+        final double sgn = convention == RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR ? 
+1 : -1;
+        if (q0 < 0) {
+            final double inverse = sgn / FastMath.sqrt(squaredSine);
+            return new Vector3D(q1 * inverse, q2 * inverse, q3 * inverse);
+        }
+        final double inverse = -sgn / FastMath.sqrt(squaredSine);
+        return new Vector3D(q1 * inverse, q2 * inverse, q3 * inverse);
     }
-    double inverse = -1 / FastMath.sqrt(squaredSine);
-    return new Vector3D(q1 * inverse, q2 * inverse, q3 * inverse);
   }
 
   /** Get the angle of the rotation.
@@ -548,227 +613,491 @@ public class Rotation implements Serializable {
    * @return an array of three angles, in the order specified by the set
    * @exception CardanEulerSingularityException if the rotation is
    * singular with respect to the angles set specified
+   * @deprecated as of 3.6, replaced with {@link #getAngles(RotationOrder, 
RotationConvention)}
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public double[] getAngles(RotationOrder order)
-    throws CardanEulerSingularityException {
-
-    if (order == RotationOrder.XYZ) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      //  sin (theta), -cos (theta) sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      // cos (psi) cos (theta), -sin (psi) cos (theta), sin (theta)
-      // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      if  ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getY()), v1.getZ()),
-        FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getY()), v2.getX())
-      };
-
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZY) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // -sin (psi), cos (psi) cos (phi), cos (psi) sin (phi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      // cos (theta) cos (psi), -sin (psi), sin (theta) cos (psi)
-      // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getY()),
-       -FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getX())
-      };
-
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXZ) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      //  cos (phi) sin (theta), -sin (phi), cos (phi) cos (theta)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // sin (psi) cos (phi), cos (psi) cos (phi), -sin (phi)
-      // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getZ()),
-       -FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getY())
-      };
-
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZX) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      // cos (psi) cos (theta), sin (psi), -cos (psi) sin (theta)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), -sin (phi) cos (psi)
-      // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getZ()), v1.getX()),
-        FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getZ()), v2.getY())
-      };
-
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXY) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // -cos (phi) sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), sin (phi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      // -sin (theta) cos (phi), sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
-      // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getX()), v1.getY()),
-        FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
-        FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getX()), v2.getZ())
-      };
-
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZYX) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      //  cos (theta) cos (psi), cos (theta) sin (psi), -sin (theta)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      // -sin (theta), sin (phi) cos (theta), cos (phi) cos (theta)
-      // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getX()),
-       -FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getZ())
-      };
+      throws CardanEulerSingularityException {
+      return getAngles(order, RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+  }
 
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.XYX) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      //  cos (theta), sin (phi1) sin (theta), -cos (phi1) sin (theta)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      // cos (theta), sin (theta) sin (phi2), sin (theta) cos (phi2)
-      // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), -v1.getZ()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getZ())
-      };
+  /** Get the Cardan or Euler angles corresponding to the instance.
 
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZX) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      //  cos (psi), cos (phi1) sin (psi), sin (phi1) sin (psi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
-      // cos (psi), -sin (psi) cos (phi2), sin (psi) sin (phi2)
-      // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
-      if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getY()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), -v2.getY())
-      };
+   * <p>The equations show that each rotation can be defined by two
+   * different values of the Cardan or Euler angles set. For example
+   * if Cardan angles are used, the rotation defined by the angles
+   * a<sub>1</sub>, a<sub>2</sub> and a<sub>3</sub> is the same as
+   * the rotation defined by the angles &pi; + a<sub>1</sub>, &pi;
+   * - a<sub>2</sub> and &pi; + a<sub>3</sub>. This method implements
+   * the following arbitrary choices:</p>
+   * <ul>
+   *   <li>for Cardan angles, the chosen set is the one for which the
+   *   second angle is between -&pi;/2 and &pi;/2 (i.e its cosine is
+   *   positive),</li>
+   *   <li>for Euler angles, the chosen set is the one for which the
+   *   second angle is between 0 and &pi; (i.e its sine is positive).</li>
+   * </ul>
 
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXY) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      //  sin (theta1) sin (phi), cos (phi), cos (theta1) sin (phi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // sin (phi) sin (theta2), cos (phi), -sin (phi) cos (theta2)
-      // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getZ()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), -v2.getZ())
-      };
+   * <p>Cardan and Euler angle have a very disappointing drawback: all
+   * of them have singularities. This means that if the instance is
+   * too close to the singularities corresponding to the given
+   * rotation order, it will be impossible to retrieve the angles. For
+   * Cardan angles, this is often called gimbal lock. There is
+   * <em>nothing</em> to do to prevent this, it is an intrinsic problem
+   * with Cardan and Euler representation (but not a problem with the
+   * rotation itself, which is perfectly well defined). For Cardan
+   * angles, singularities occur when the second angle is close to
+   * -&pi;/2 or +&pi;/2, for Euler angle singularities occur when the
+   * second angle is close to 0 or &pi;, this implies that the identity
+   * rotation is always singular for Euler angles!</p>
 
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZY) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      //  -cos (theta1) sin (psi), cos (psi), sin (theta1) sin (psi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
-      // sin (psi) cos (theta2), cos (psi), sin (psi) sin (theta2)
-      // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
-      if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), -v1.getX()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getX())
-      };
+   * @param order rotation order to use
+   * @param convention convention to use for the semantics of the angle
+   * @return an array of three angles, in the order specified by the set
+   * @exception CardanEulerSingularityException if the rotation is
+   * singular with respect to the angles set specified
+   * @since 3.6
+   */
+  public double[] getAngles(RotationOrder order, RotationConvention convention)
+      throws CardanEulerSingularityException {
+
+      if (convention == RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR) {
+          if (order == RotationOrder.XYZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  sin (theta), -cos (theta) sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi) cos (theta), -sin (psi) cos (theta), sin (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; 
+PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if  ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getY()), v1.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getY()), v2.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (psi), cos (psi) cos (phi), cos (psi) sin (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (theta) cos (psi), -sin (psi), sin (theta) cos (psi)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getY()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (phi) sin (theta), -sin (phi), cos (phi) cos (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (psi) cos (phi), cos (psi) cos (phi), -sin (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getZ()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi) cos (theta), sin (psi), -cos (psi) sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), -sin (phi) cos (psi)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getZ()), v1.getX()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getZ()), v2.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // -cos (phi) sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), sin (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (theta) cos (phi), sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v1.getX()), v1.getY()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-(v2.getX()), v2.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZYX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (theta) cos (psi), cos (theta) sin (psi), -sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (theta), sin (phi) cos (theta), cos (phi) cos (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; 
+PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getX()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XYX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (theta), sin (phi1) sin (theta), -cos (phi1) sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (theta), sin (theta) sin (phi2), sin (theta) cos (phi2)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), -v1.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (psi), cos (phi1) sin (psi), sin (phi1) sin (psi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi), -sin (psi) cos (phi2), sin (psi) sin (phi2)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getY()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), -v2.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              //  sin (theta1) sin (phi), cos (phi), cos (theta1) sin (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (phi) sin (theta2), cos (phi), -sin (phi) cos (theta2)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), -v2.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              //  -cos (theta1) sin (psi), cos (psi), sin (theta1) sin (psi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (psi) cos (theta2), cos (psi), sin (psi) sin (theta2)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), -v1.getX()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  sin (psi1) sin (phi), -cos (psi1) sin (phi), cos (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // sin (phi) sin (psi2), sin (phi) cos (psi2), cos (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), -v1.getY()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else { // last possibility is ZYZ
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (psi1) sin (theta), sin (psi1) sin (theta), cos (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (theta) cos (psi2), sin (theta) sin (psi2), cos (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getX()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), -v2.getX())
+              };
 
-    } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXZ) {
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      //  sin (psi1) sin (phi), -cos (psi1) sin (phi), cos (phi)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      // sin (phi) sin (psi2), sin (phi) cos (psi2), cos (phi)
-      // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
-      }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), -v1.getY()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getY())
-      };
+          }
+      } else {
+          if (order == RotationOrder.XYZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (theta) cos (psi), -cos (theta) sin (psi), sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // sin (theta), -sin (phi) cos (theta), cos (phi) cos (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; 
+PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v2.getY(), v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v1.getY(), v1.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi) cos (theta), -sin (psi), cos (psi) sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), sin (phi) cos (psi)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getY()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // cos (phi) sin (psi), cos (phi) cos (psi), -sin (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // sin (theta) cos (phi), -sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getZ()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (psi), cos (psi) cos (phi), -cos (psi) sin (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (theta) cos (psi), sin (psi), -sin (theta) cos (psi)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v2.getZ(), v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v1.getZ(), v1.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  -cos (phi) sin (theta), sin (phi), cos (phi) cos (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (psi) cos (phi), cos (psi) cos (phi), sin (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [-PI/2 ; +PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v2.getX(), v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(-v1.getX(), v1.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZYX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  -sin (theta), cos (theta) sin (phi), cos (theta) cos (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi) cos (theta), sin (psi) cos (theta), -sin (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [-PI/2 ; 
+PI/2]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if  ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(true);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getX()),
+                 -FastMath.asin(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XYX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (theta), sin (phi2) sin (theta), cos (phi2) sin (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (theta), sin (theta) sin (phi1), -sin (theta) cos (phi1)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), -v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.XZX) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (psi), -cos (phi2) sin (psi), sin (phi2) sin (psi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusI) coordinates are :
+              // cos (psi), sin (psi) cos (phi1), sin (psi) sin (phi1)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_I);
+              if ((v2.getX() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getX() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), -v1.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YXY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (phi) sin (theta2), cos (phi), -sin (phi) cos (theta2)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              //  sin (theta1) sin (phi), cos (phi), cos (theta1) sin (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), -v1.getZ())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.YZY) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              // sin (psi) cos (theta2), cos (psi), sin (psi) sin (theta2)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusJ) coordinates are :
+              //  -cos (theta1) sin (psi), cos (psi), sin (theta1) sin (psi)
+              // and we can choose to have psi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_J);
+              if ((v2.getY() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getY() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getZ(), -v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getZ(), v1.getX())
+              };
+
+          } else if (order == RotationOrder.ZXZ) {
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // sin (phi) sin (psi2), sin (phi) cos (psi2), cos (phi)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  sin (psi1) sin (phi), -cos (psi1) sin (phi), cos (phi)
+              // and we can choose to have phi in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getX(), -v2.getY()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getX(), v1.getY())
+              };
+
+          } else { // last possibility is ZYZ
+
+              // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              // -sin (theta) cos (psi2), sin (theta) sin (psi2), cos (theta)
+              // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
+              //  cos (psi1) sin (theta), sin (psi1) sin (theta), cos (theta)
+              // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
+              Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
+              if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
+                  throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+              }
+              return new double[] {
+                  FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), v2.getX()),
+                  FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
+                  FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), -v1.getX())
+              };
 
-    } else { // last possibility is ZYZ
-
-      // r (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      //  cos (psi1) sin (theta), sin (psi1) sin (theta), cos (theta)
-      // (-r) (Vector3D.plusK) coordinates are :
-      // -sin (theta) cos (psi2), sin (theta) sin (psi2), cos (theta)
-      // and we can choose to have theta in the interval [0 ; PI]
-      Vector3D v1 = applyTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      Vector3D v2 = applyInverseTo(Vector3D.PLUS_K);
-      if ((v2.getZ() < -0.9999999999) || (v2.getZ() > 0.9999999999)) {
-        throw new CardanEulerSingularityException(false);
+          }
       }
-      return new double[] {
-        FastMath.atan2(v1.getY(), v1.getX()),
-        FastMath.acos(v2.getZ()),
-        FastMath.atan2(v2.getY(), -v2.getX())
-      };
-
-    }
 
   }
 

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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed;
+
+/**
+ * This enumerates is used to differentiate the semantics of a rotation.
+ * @see Rotation
+ * @since 3.6
+ */
+public enum RotationConvention {
+
+    /** Constant for rotation that have the semantics of a vector operator.
+     * <p>
+     * According to this convention, the rotation moves vectors with respect
+     * to a fixed reference frame.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * This means that if we define rotation r is a 90 degrees rotation around
+     * the Z axis, the image of vector {@link Vector3D#PLUS_I} would be
+     * {@link Vector3D#PLUS_J}, the image of vector {@link Vector3D#PLUS_J}
+     * would be {@link Vector3D#MINUS_I}, the image of vector {@link 
Vector3D#PLUS_K}
+     * would be {@link Vector3D#PLUS_K}, and the image of vector with 
coordinates (1, 2, 3)
+     * would be vector (-2, 1, 3). This means that the vector rotates 
counterclockwise.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * This convention was the only one supported by Apache Commons Math up to 
version 3.5.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * The difference with {@link #FRAME_TRANSFORM} is only the semantics of 
the sign
+     * of the angle. It is always possible to create or use a rotation using 
either
+     * convention to really represent a rotation that would have been best 
created or
+     * used with the other convention, by changing accordingly the sign of the
+     * rotation angle. This is how things were done up to version 3.5.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    VECTOR_OPERATOR,
+
+    /** Constant for rotation that have the semantics of a frame conversion.
+     * <p>
+     * According to this convention, the rotation considered vectors to be 
fixed,
+     * but their coordinates change as they are converted from an initial 
frame to
+     * a destination frame rotated with respect to the initial frame.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * This means that if we define rotation r is a 90 degrees rotation around
+     * the Z axis, the image of vector {@link Vector3D#PLUS_I} would be
+     * {@link Vector3D#MINUS_J}, the image of vector {@link Vector3D#PLUS_J}
+     * would be {@link Vector3D#PLUS_I}, the image of vector {@link 
Vector3D#PLUS_K}
+     * would be {@link Vector3D#PLUS_K}, and the image of vector with 
coordinates (1, 2, 3)
+     * would be vector (2, -1, 3). This means that the coordinates of the 
vector rotates
+     * clockwise, because they are expressed with respect to a destination 
frame that is rotated
+     * counterclockwise.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * The difference with {@link #VECTOR_OPERATOR} is only the semantics of 
the sign
+     * of the angle. It is always possible to create or use a rotation using 
either
+     * convention to really represent a rotation that would have been best 
created or
+     * used with the other convention, by changing accordingly the sign of the
+     * rotation angle. This is how things were done up to version 3.5.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    FRAME_TRANSFORM;
+
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/971a7786/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/spherical/twod/SphericalPolygonsSet.java
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diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/spherical/twod/SphericalPolygonsSet.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/spherical/twod/SphericalPolygonsSet.java
index 5fdb1c3..8e41659 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/spherical/twod/SphericalPolygonsSet.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/spherical/twod/SphericalPolygonsSet.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import 
org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.enclosing.EnclosingBall;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.enclosing.WelzlEncloser;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Euclidean3D;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Rotation;
+import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.RotationConvention;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.SphereGenerator;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.partitioning.AbstractRegion;
@@ -161,10 +162,11 @@ public class SphericalPolygonsSet extends 
AbstractRegion<Sphere2D, Sphere1D> {
     private static S2Point[] createRegularPolygonVertices(final Vector3D 
center, final Vector3D meridian,
                                                           final double 
outsideRadius, final int n) {
         final S2Point[] array = new S2Point[n];
-        final Rotation r0 = new Rotation(Vector3D.crossProduct(center, 
meridian), outsideRadius);
+        final Rotation r0 = new Rotation(Vector3D.crossProduct(center, 
meridian),
+                                         outsideRadius, 
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         array[0] = new S2Point(r0.applyTo(center));
 
-        final Rotation r = new Rotation(center, MathUtils.TWO_PI / n);
+        final Rotation r = new Rotation(center, MathUtils.TWO_PI / n, 
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         for (int i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
             array[i] = new S2Point(r.applyTo(array[i - 1].getVector()));
         }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/971a7786/src/site/xdoc/userguide/geometry.xml
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diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/userguide/geometry.xml 
b/src/site/xdoc/userguide/geometry.xml
index 213d74e..870f635 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/userguide/geometry.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/userguide/geometry.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
           matrix into a set of Cardan angles can be done using the
           following single line of code:
         </p>
-        <source>double[] angles = new Rotation(matrix, 
1.0e-10).getAngles(RotationOrder.XYZ);</source>
+        <source>double[] angles = new Rotation(matrix, 
1.0e-10).getAngles(RotationOrder.XYZ, 
RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM);</source>
         <p>
           Focus is oriented on what a rotation <em>does</em> rather than on its
           underlying representation. Once it has been built, and regardless of
@@ -157,6 +157,18 @@
           observatory location and the Earth rotation.
         </p>
         <p>
+          In order to support naturally both views, the enumerate 
RotationConvention
+          has been introduced in version 3.6. This enumerate can take two 
values:
+          <code>VECTOR_OPERATOR</code> or <code>FRAME_TRANSFORM</code>. This
+          enumerate must be passed as an argument to the few methods that 
depend
+          on an interpretation of the semantics of the angle/axis. The value
+          <code>VECTOR_OPERATOR</code> corresponds to rotations that are
+          considered to move vectors within a fixed frame. The value
+          <code>FRAME_TRANSFORM</code> corresponds to rotations that are
+          considered to represent frame rotations, so fixed vectors coordinates
+          change as their reference frame changes.
+        </p>
+        <p>
           These examples show that a rotation means what the user wants it to
           mean, so this class does not push the user towards one specific
           definition and hence does not provide methods like

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/971a7786/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/complex/QuaternionTest.java
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/complex/QuaternionTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/complex/QuaternionTest.java
index 0f9cf3a..6741c31 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/complex/QuaternionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/complex/QuaternionTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.math3.complex.Quaternion;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.ZeroException;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Rotation;
+import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.RotationConvention;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D;
 import org.apache.commons.math3.util.FastMath;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -412,9 +413,15 @@ public class QuaternionTest {
             final Rotation rotP = new Rotation(qP.getQ0(), qP.getQ1(), 
qP.getQ2(), qP.getQ3(), true);
 
             Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAngle(), rotP.getAngle(), 
COMPARISON_EPS);
-            Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis().getX(), rot.getAxis().getX(), 
COMPARISON_EPS);
-            Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis().getY(), rot.getAxis().getY(), 
COMPARISON_EPS);
-            Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis().getZ(), rot.getAxis().getZ(), 
COMPARISON_EPS);
+            
Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getX(),
+                                
rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getX(),
+                                COMPARISON_EPS);
+            
Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getY(),
+                                
rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getY(),
+                                COMPARISON_EPS);
+            
Assert.assertEquals(rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getZ(),
+                                
rot.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR).getZ(),
+                                COMPARISON_EPS);
         }
     }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/971a7786/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/FieldRotationDSTest.java
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diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/FieldRotationDSTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/FieldRotationDSTest.java
index bcbe91e..d845b7d 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/FieldRotationDSTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/threed/FieldRotationDSTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAxisAngle() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
+    @Deprecated
+    public void testAxisAngleDeprecated() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(10, 10, 10), createAngle(2 * 
FastMath.PI / 3));
         checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(1, 0, 0)), createVector(0, 1, 0));
@@ -85,6 +86,88 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testAxisAngleVectorOperator() throws 
MathIllegalArgumentException {
+
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(10, 10, 10),
+                                                                               
       createAngle(2 * FastMath.PI / 3) ,
+                                                                               
       RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(1, 0, 0)), createVector(0, 1, 0));
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(0, 1, 0)), createVector(0, 0, 1));
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(0, 0, 1)), createVector(1, 0, 0));
+        double s = 1 / FastMath.sqrt(3);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector( s,  s,  s));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector(-s, -s, -s));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), 2 * FastMath.PI / 3);
+
+        try {
+            new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 0, 0),
+                                                   createAngle(2 * FastMath.PI 
/ 3),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+            Assert.fail("an exception should have been thrown");
+        } catch (MathIllegalArgumentException e) {
+        }
+
+        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 0, 1),
+                                                   createAngle(1.5 * 
FastMath.PI),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector(0, 0, -1));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector(0, 0, +1));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), 0.5 * FastMath.PI);
+
+        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 1, 0),
+                                                   createAngle(FastMath.PI),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector(0, +1, 0));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector(0, -1, 0));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), FastMath.PI);
+
+        checkVector(createRotation(1, 0, 0, 0, 
false).getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), createVector(+1, 0, 0));
+        checkVector(createRotation(1, 0, 0, 0, 
false).getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), createVector(-1, 0, 0));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAxisAngleFrameTransform() throws 
MathIllegalArgumentException {
+
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(10, 10, 10),
+                                                                               
       createAngle(2 * FastMath.PI / 3) ,
+                                                                               
       RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM);
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(1, 0, 0)), createVector(0, 0, 1));
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(0, 1, 0)), createVector(1, 0, 0));
+        checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(0, 0, 1)), createVector(0, 1, 0));
+        double s = 1 / FastMath.sqrt(3);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector( s,  s,  s));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector(-s, -s, -s));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), 2 * FastMath.PI / 3);
+
+        try {
+            new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 0, 0),
+                                                   createAngle(2 * FastMath.PI 
/ 3),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM);
+            Assert.fail("an exception should have been thrown");
+        } catch (MathIllegalArgumentException e) {
+        }
+
+        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 0, 1),
+                                                   createAngle(1.5 * 
FastMath.PI),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector(0, 0, -1));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector(0, 0, +1));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), 0.5 * FastMath.PI);
+
+        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(0, 1, 0),
+                                                   createAngle(FastMath.PI),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM);
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), 
createVector(0, +1, 0));
+        checkVector(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), 
createVector(0, -1, 0));
+        checkAngle(r.getAngle(), FastMath.PI);
+
+        checkVector(createRotation(1, 0, 0, 0, 
false).getAxis(RotationConvention.FRAME_TRANSFORM), createVector(-1, 0, 0));
+        checkVector(createRotation(1, 0, 0, 0, 
false).getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR), createVector(+1, 0, 0));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testRevert() {
         double a = 0.001;
         double b = 0.36;
@@ -150,7 +233,10 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(0, rTr.getQ3().getPartialDerivative(0, 0, 1, 0), 
1.0e-15);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, rTr.getQ3().getPartialDerivative(0, 0, 0, 1), 
1.0e-15);
         Assert.assertEquals(r.getAngle().getReal(), 
reverted.getAngle().getReal(), 1.0e-15);
-        Assert.assertEquals(-1, FieldVector3D.dotProduct(r.getAxis(), 
reverted.getAxis()).getReal(), 1.0e-15);
+        Assert.assertEquals(-1,
+                            
FieldVector3D.dotProduct(r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR),
+                                                     
reverted.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR)).getReal(),
+                            1.0e-15);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -184,7 +270,7 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         checkVector(r.applyTo(createVector(0, 1, 0)), createVector(-1, 0, 0));
 
         r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(u1, u2, u1.negate(), 
u2.negate());
-        FieldVector3D<DerivativeStructure> axis = r.getAxis();
+        FieldVector3D<DerivativeStructure> axis = 
r.getAxis(RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         if (FieldVector3D.dotProduct(axis, createVector(0, 0, 1)).getReal() > 
0) {
             checkVector(axis, createVector(0, 0, 1));
         } else {
@@ -359,7 +445,8 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAngles()
+    @Deprecated
+    public void testAnglesDeprecated()
             throws CardanEulerSingularityException {
 
         RotationOrder[] CardanOrders = {
@@ -409,57 +496,120 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSingularities() {
-
-        RotationOrder[] CardanOrders = {
-            RotationOrder.XYZ, RotationOrder.XZY, RotationOrder.YXZ,
-            RotationOrder.YZX, RotationOrder.ZXY, RotationOrder.ZYX
-        };
+    public void testAngles()
+        throws CardanEulerSingularityException {
+
+        for (RotationConvention convention : RotationConvention.values()) {
+            RotationOrder[] CardanOrders = {
+                RotationOrder.XYZ, RotationOrder.XZY, RotationOrder.YXZ,
+                RotationOrder.YZX, RotationOrder.ZXY, RotationOrder.ZYX
+            };
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < CardanOrders.length; ++i) {
+                for (double alpha1 = 0.1; alpha1 < 6.2; alpha1 += 0.3) {
+                    for (double alpha2 = -1.55; alpha2 < 1.55; alpha2 += 0.3) {
+                        for (double alpha3 = 0.1; alpha3 < 6.2; alpha3 += 0.3) 
{
+                            FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r =
+                                            new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(CardanOrders[i],
+                                                                               
    convention,
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, alpha1),
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, alpha2),
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, alpha3));
+                            DerivativeStructure[] angles = 
r.getAngles(CardanOrders[i], convention);
+                            checkAngle(angles[0], alpha1);
+                            checkAngle(angles[1], alpha2);
+                            checkAngle(angles[2], alpha3);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
-        double[] singularCardanAngle = { FastMath.PI / 2, -FastMath.PI / 2 };
-        for (int i = 0; i < CardanOrders.length; ++i) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < singularCardanAngle.length; ++j) {
-                FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(CardanOrders[i],
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, 
0.1),
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, 
singularCardanAngle[j]),
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, 
0.3));
-                try {
-                    r.getAngles(CardanOrders[i]);
-                    Assert.fail("an exception should have been caught");
-                } catch (CardanEulerSingularityException cese) {
-                    // expected behavior
+            RotationOrder[] EulerOrders = {
+                RotationOrder.XYX, RotationOrder.XZX, RotationOrder.YXY,
+                RotationOrder.YZY, RotationOrder.ZXZ, RotationOrder.ZYZ
+            };
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < EulerOrders.length; ++i) {
+                for (double alpha1 = 0.1; alpha1 < 6.2; alpha1 += 0.3) {
+                    for (double alpha2 = 0.05; alpha2 < 3.1; alpha2 += 0.3) {
+                        for (double alpha3 = 0.1; alpha3 < 6.2; alpha3 += 0.3) 
{
+                            FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r =
+                                            new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(EulerOrders[i],
+                                                                               
    convention,
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, alpha1),
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, alpha2),
+                                                                               
    new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, alpha3));
+                            DerivativeStructure[] angles = 
r.getAngles(EulerOrders[i], convention);
+                            checkAngle(angles[0], alpha1);
+                            checkAngle(angles[1], alpha2);
+                            checkAngle(angles[2], alpha3);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        RotationOrder[] EulerOrders = {
-            RotationOrder.XYX, RotationOrder.XZX, RotationOrder.YXY,
-            RotationOrder.YZY, RotationOrder.ZXZ, RotationOrder.ZYZ
-        };
+    }
 
-        double[] singularEulerAngle = { 0, FastMath.PI };
-        for (int i = 0; i < EulerOrders.length; ++i) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < singularEulerAngle.length; ++j) {
-                FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(EulerOrders[i],
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, 
0.1),
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, 
singularEulerAngle[j]),
-                                              new DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, 
0.3));
-                try {
-                    r.getAngles(EulerOrders[i]);
-                    Assert.fail("an exception should have been caught");
-                } catch (CardanEulerSingularityException cese) {
-                    // expected behavior
+    @Test
+    public void testSingularities() {
+
+        for (RotationConvention convention : RotationConvention.values()) {
+            RotationOrder[] CardanOrders = {
+                RotationOrder.XYZ, RotationOrder.XZY, RotationOrder.YXZ,
+                RotationOrder.YZX, RotationOrder.ZXY, RotationOrder.ZYX
+            };
+
+            double[] singularCardanAngle = { FastMath.PI / 2, -FastMath.PI / 2 
};
+            for (int i = 0; i < CardanOrders.length; ++i) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < singularCardanAngle.length; ++j) {
+                    FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r =
+                                    new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(CardanOrders[i],
+                                                                           
convention,
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, 0.1),
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, singularCardanAngle[j]),
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, 0.3));
+                    try {
+                        r.getAngles(CardanOrders[i], convention);
+                        Assert.fail("an exception should have been caught");
+                    } catch (CardanEulerSingularityException cese) {
+                        // expected behavior
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
+            RotationOrder[] EulerOrders = {
+                RotationOrder.XYX, RotationOrder.XZX, RotationOrder.YXY,
+                RotationOrder.YZY, RotationOrder.ZXZ, RotationOrder.ZYZ
+            };
+
+            double[] singularEulerAngle = { 0, FastMath.PI };
+            for (int i = 0; i < EulerOrders.length; ++i) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < singularEulerAngle.length; ++j) {
+                    FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r =
+                                    new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(EulerOrders[i],
+                                                                           
convention,
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 0, 0.1),
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 1, singularEulerAngle[j]),
+                                                                           new 
DerivativeStructure(3, 1, 2, 0.3));
+                    try {
+                        r.getAngles(EulerOrders[i], convention);
+                        Assert.fail("an exception should have been caught");
+                    } catch (CardanEulerSingularityException cese) {
+                        // expected behavior
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testQuaternion() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5), createAngle(1.7));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5),
+                                                                               
        createAngle(1.7),
+                                                                               
        RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         double n = 23.5;
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(r1.getQ0().multiply(n), 
r1.getQ1().multiply(n),
                                        r1.getQ2().multiply(n), 
r1.getQ3().multiply(n),
@@ -487,8 +637,12 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     @Test
     public void testCompose() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1       = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5), createAngle(1.7));
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2       = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(-1, 3, 2), createAngle(0.3));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1       = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5),
+                                                                               
              createAngle(1.7),
+                                                                               
              RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2       = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(-1, 3, 2),
+                                                                               
              createAngle(0.3),
+                                                                               
              RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r3       = r2.applyTo(r1);
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r3Double = r2.applyTo(new 
Rotation(r1.getQ0().getReal(),
                                                       r1.getQ1().getReal(),
@@ -511,8 +665,12 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     @Test
     public void testComposeInverse() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5), createAngle(1.7));
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(-1, 3, 2), createAngle(0.3));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5),
+                                                                               
        createAngle(1.7),
+                                                                               
        RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(-1, 3, 2),
+                                                                               
        createAngle(0.3),
+                                                                               
        RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r3 = r2.applyInverseTo(r1);
         FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r3Double = r2.applyInverseTo(new 
Rotation(r1.getQ0().getReal(),
                                                              
r1.getQ1().getReal(),
@@ -540,7 +698,8 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
             double[] unit = g.nextVector();
             FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(unit[0], unit[1], unit[2]),
-                                          createAngle(random.nextDouble()));
+                                                                               
           createAngle(random.nextDouble()),
+                                                                               
           RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
 
             for (double x = -0.9; x < 0.9; x += 0.2) {
                 for (double y = -0.9; y < 0.9; y += 0.2) {
@@ -574,7 +733,7 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
             double[] unit1 = g.nextVector();
             Rotation r1 = new Rotation(new Vector3D(unit1[0], unit1[1], 
unit1[2]),
-                                      random.nextDouble());
+                                      random.nextDouble(), 
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
             FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r1Prime = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(new DerivativeStructure(4, 1, 0, r1.getQ0()),
                                                 new DerivativeStructure(4, 1, 
1, r1.getQ1()),
                                                 new DerivativeStructure(4, 1, 
2, r1.getQ2()),
@@ -582,7 +741,8 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
                                                 false);
             double[] unit2 = g.nextVector();
             FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r2 = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(unit2[0], unit2[1], unit2[2]),
-                                           createAngle(random.nextDouble()));
+                                                                               
            createAngle(random.nextDouble()),
+                                                                               
            RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
 
             FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> rA = FieldRotation.applyTo(r1, 
r2);
             FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> rB = r1Prime.applyTo(r2);
@@ -620,7 +780,9 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         double theta    = 1.7;
         double cosTheta = FastMath.cos(theta);
         double sinTheta = FastMath.sin(theta);
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r    = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(kx, ky, kz), createAngle(theta));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r    = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(kx, ky, kz),
+                                                                               
          createAngle(theta),
+                                                                               
          RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         Vector3D a      = new Vector3D(kx / n, ky / n, kz / n);
 
         // Jacobian of the normalized rotation axis a with respect to the 
Cartesian vector k
@@ -684,7 +846,9 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
     @Test
     public void testArray() throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
 
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(2, -3, 5), createAngle(1.7));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createAxis(2, -3, 5),
+                                                                               
       createAngle(1.7),
+                                                                               
       RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
 
         for (double x = -0.9; x < 0.9; x += 0.2) {
             for (double y = -0.9; y < 0.9; y += 0.2) {
@@ -712,7 +876,9 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
         DerivativeStructure[] in      = new DerivativeStructure[3];
         DerivativeStructure[] out     = new DerivativeStructure[3];
         DerivativeStructure[] rebuilt = new DerivativeStructure[3];
-        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5), createAngle(1.7));
+        FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure> r = new 
FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(2, -3, 5),
+                                                                               
       createAngle(1.7),
+                                                                               
       RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         for (double lambda = 0; lambda < 6.2; lambda += 0.2) {
             for (double phi = -1.55; phi < 1.55; phi += 0.2) {
                 FieldVector3D<DerivativeStructure> u = 
createVector(FastMath.cos(lambda) * FastMath.cos(phi),
@@ -743,7 +909,9 @@ public class FieldRotationDSTest {
             }
         }
 
-        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(0, 0, 1), 
createAngle(FastMath.PI));
+        r = new FieldRotation<DerivativeStructure>(createVector(0, 0, 1),
+                                                   createAngle(FastMath.PI),
+                                                   
RotationConvention.VECTOR_OPERATOR);
         for (double lambda = 0; lambda < 6.2; lambda += 0.2) {
             for (double phi = -1.55; phi < 1.55; phi += 0.2) {
                 FieldVector3D<DerivativeStructure> u = 
createVector(FastMath.cos(lambda) * FastMath.cos(phi),

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