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COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY-THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
卷 41, 期 1-2, 页码 31-47出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comgeo.2007.10.009
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polygon approximation; curve simplification; arc splines
We present an algorithm for approximating a given open polygonal curve with a minimum number of circular arcs. In computer-aided manufacturing environments, the paths of cutting tools are usually described with circular arcs and straight line segments. Greedy algorithms for approximating a polygonal curve with curves of higher order can be found in the literature. Without theoretical bounds it is difficult to say anything about the quality of these algorithms. We present an algorithm which finds a series of circular arcs that approximate the polygonal curve while remaining within a given tolerance region. This series contains the minimum number of arcs of any such series. Our algorithm takes 0(n(2) log n) time for an original polygonal chain with n vertices. Using a similar approach, we design an algorithm with a runtime of O(n(2) log n), for computing a tangent-continuous approximation with the minimum number of biarcs, for a sequence of points with given tangent directions. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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