Exact and efficient evaluation of the InCircle predicate for parametric ellipses and smooth convex objects

We study the Voronoi diagram, under the Euclidean metric, of a set of ellipses, given in parametric representation. The article concentrates on the InCircle predicate, which is the hardest to compute, and describes an exact and complete solution. It consists of a customized subdivision-based method...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computer aided design Jg. 40; H. 6; S. 691 - 700
Hauptverfasser: Emiris, Ioannis Z., Tzoumas, George M.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2008
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ISSN:0010-4485, 1879-2685
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Zusammenfassung:We study the Voronoi diagram, under the Euclidean metric, of a set of ellipses, given in parametric representation. The article concentrates on the InCircle predicate, which is the hardest to compute, and describes an exact and complete solution. It consists of a customized subdivision-based method that achieves quadratic convergence, leading to a real-time implementation for non-degenerate inputs. Degenerate cases are handled using exact algebraic computation. We conclude with experiments showing that most instances run in less than 0.1 s, on a 2.6 GHz Pentium-4, whereas degenerate cases may take up to 13 s. Our approach readily generalizes to smooth convex objects.
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ISSN:0010-4485
1879-2685
DOI:10.1016/j.cad.2008.05.001