pyEllipsoid_Fit

A Python adaptation of Yury Petrov's ellipsoid_fit function for MATLAB. I use this for calibrating triaxis Magnetometers.

Fits an ellipsoid or other conic surface into a 3D set of points approximating such a surface, allows some constraints, like orientation constraint and equal radii constraint. E.g., you can use it to fit a rugby ball, or a sphere. Returns both the algebraic description of the ellipsoid (the nine coefficients of the quadratic form) and the geometric description (center, radii, principal axes).

Notes to self for future updates

• Add example use cases (incl. sample data)
• Add unit testing
• Add a higher-level wrapper for better integration with Magnetometers