Title :
Algorithm for finding geodesic path based on rotation tree
Author :
Sun, Hui ; Li, Haisheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Tech., East China Normal Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Visibility graph method is a main method for finding a geodesic path within a polygonal domain. Rotation tree method is a simple and efficient approach to construct visible edges. However, this approach is unable to distinguish whether a visible edge is inside a polygonal domain or not. This paper presents an inside / outside determination algorithm within O(1) time. Based on this algorithm and rotation tree method, we introduce a new approach to find a geodesic path. Our approach isn´t optimal in time, but it is easy to implement and do run efficiently.
Keywords :
computational geometry; deterministic algorithms; differential geometry; trees (mathematics); geodesic path finding; inside-outside determination algorithm; polygonal domain; rotation tree method; visibility graph method; Computers; geodesic path; inside / outside determination; polygonal domain; rotation tree; visibility graph;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (ICACTE), 2010 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6539-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICACTE.2010.5579834