def rotation_matrix_from_vectors(vec1, vec2):
""" Find the rotation matrix that aligns vec1 to vec2
:param vec1: A 3d "source" vector
:param vec2: A 3d "destination" vector
:return mat: A transform matrix (3x3) which when applied to vec1, aligns it with vec2.
"""
a, b = (vec1 / np.linalg.norm(vec1)).reshape(3), (vec2 / np.linalg.norm(vec2)).reshape(3)
v = np.cross(a, b)
if any(v): # if not all zeros then
c = np.dot(a, b)
s = np.linalg.norm(v)
kmat = np.array([[0, -v[2], v[1]], [v[2], 0, -v[0]], [-v[1], v[0], 0]])
return np.eye(3) + kmat + kmat.dot(kmat) * ((1 - c) / (s ** 2))
else:
return np.eye(3) # cross of all zeros only occurs on identical directions