write a plane sweep algorithm in matlab

To write a plane sweep algorithm in MATLAB, you can follow these steps:

  1. Sort the input data points based on their x-coordinate values.
  2. Initialize an empty event queue to store events.
  3. Initialize an empty status structure to store the active line segments.
  4. Loop over the sorted input data points: a. If the current point is the left endpoint of a line segment, add it to the status structure and check for any potential intersection with the neighboring line segments. b. If the current point is the right endpoint of a line segment, remove it from the status structure and check for any potential intersection between its neighbors. c. If the current point is a vertical sweep line, process the potential intersection points found in the event queue.
  5. Return the set of intersection points found during the plane sweep algorithm.

Here's an example implementation of a plane sweep algorithm in MATLAB:

main.m
function intersectionPoints = planeSweepAlgorithm(points)
    % Sort the points based on x-coordinate
    sortedPoints = sortrows(points, 1);
    
    % Initialize event queue and status structure
    eventQueue = [];
    status = [];
    
    % Loop over the sorted points
    for i = 1:size(sortedPoints, 1)
        point = sortedPoints(i, :);
        
        % If the current point is the left endpoint of a line segment
        if point(3) == 'L'
            % Add the segment to the status structure
            status = [status; point];
            
            % Check for potential intersections with neighbors
            checkIntersections(status, size(status, 1), eventQueue, point(1));
        
        % If the current point is the right endpoint of a line segment
        elseif point(3) == 'R'
            % Remove the segment from the status structure
            status = status(status(:, 4) ~= point(4), :);
            
            % Check for potential intersections between neighbors
            checkIntersections(status, find(status(:, 4) == point(4), 1), eventQueue, point(1));
        
        % If the current point is a vertical sweep line
        elseif point(3) == 'V'
            % Process potential intersection points
            intersectionPoints = processIntersections(status, eventQueue);
        end
    end
end

function checkIntersections(status, lineIndex, eventQueue, x)
    % Check for intersections between the line segment at lineIndex and its neighbors
    if lineIndex > 1
        intersectionPoint = computeIntersection(status(lineIndex, :), status(lineIndex-1, :), x);
        if ~isempty(intersectionPoint)
            eventQueue = [eventQueue; intersectionPoint];
        end
    end
    
    if lineIndex < size(status, 1)
        intersectionPoint = computeIntersection(status(lineIndex, :), status(lineIndex+1, :), x);
        if ~isempty(intersectionPoint)
            eventQueue = [eventQueue; intersectionPoint];
        end
    end
end

function intersectionPoints = processIntersections(status, eventQueue)
    % Process the potential intersection points found in the event queue
    intersectionPoints = [];
    
    % Sort the event queue by y-coordinate
    sortedEvents = sortrows(eventQueue, 2);
    
    % Process each event in the queue
    for i = 1:size(sortedEvents, 1)
        event = sortedEvents(i, :);
        
        % Update the status structure based on the event
        if event(3) == 'I'
            status(event(4), 5) = event(5);
        elseif event(3) == 'E'
            status(event(4), 6) = event(5);
        end
        
        % Find the intersection point
        if ~isempty(status(status(:, 4) == event(4), 6))
            x = event(1);
            y = status(status(:, 4) == event(4), 6);
            intersectionPoints = [intersectionPoints; x, y];
        end
    end
end

function intersectionPoint = computeIntersection(seg1, seg2, x)
    % Compute the intersection point between seg1 and seg2
    % Returns empty if no intersection exists
    
    % Get the y-coordinates of the line segments
    y1 = seg1(2) + (x - seg1(1)) * (seg1(5) - seg1(2)) / (seg1(4) - seg1(1));
    y2 = seg2(2) + (x - seg2(1)) * (seg2(5) - seg2(2)) / (seg2(4) - seg2(1));
    
    % Check if the line segments intersect
    if (seg1(2) <= y2 && y2 <= seg1(5)) || (seg1(5) <= y2 && y2 <= seg1(2))
        if (seg2(2) <= y1 && y1 <= seg2(5)) || (seg2(5) <= y1 && y1 <= seg2(2))
            intersectionPoint = [x, y1, 'I', seg1(4), seg2(4)];
            return;
        end
    end
    
    intersectionPoint = [];
end

% Example usage
points = [
    1, 2, 'L', 1;
    3, 4, 'L', 2;
    2, 3, 'R', 1;
    2, 4, 'V', 0
];
intersectionPoints = planeSweepAlgorithm(points);
disp(intersectionPoints);
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In this example, the points matrix represents the input data points, where each row corresponds to a point and the columns represent the x-coordinate, y-coordinate, event type ('L' for left endpoint, 'R' for right endpoint, 'V' for vertical sweep line), and line segment identifier. The algorithm returns the set of intersection points found during the plane sweep.

Note that this implementation assumes line segments are not parallel and handles only the case of intersection points. Depending on your specific requirements, you may need to modify or enhance the algorithm accordingly.

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