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Re: create polygon coordinates
Posted:
Jan 19, 2013 2:14 PM
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"Jessica" wrote in message <kdenag$nth$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> I have coordinates such as this:
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> 384 360 60 69
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> that represent the left, top, width, and height of an ellipse. How can I turn these values into a list that specifies a polygon?
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> I would like to use this polygon list to find out whether particular X and Y coordinates fall inside this ellipse:
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> k_inside1= inpolygon(X_Coordinate, Y_Coordinate, X_Polygon3, Y_Polygon3);
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> Thanks!
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It seems a shame to approximate an ellipse with a polygon to see if points lie inside it, when a direct test with the simple equation of the ellipse would accomplish the same thing with much better accuracy and simplicity.
However, here are n vertices of a polygon approximating an ellipse. Let the ellipse be defined by the equation
(x-x0)^2/a^2 + (y-y0)^2/b^2 = 1
Then the vertices are given by:
t = linspace(0,2*pi,n); % <-- You choose n
x = a*cos(t)+x0;
y = b*sin(t)+y0;
Note: The spacing along the polygon is not uniform here. To do that would require the use of elliptic integrals.
Roger Stafford
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