ashape | R Documentation |
This function calculates the α-shape of a given sample for α>0.
ashape(x, y = NULL, alpha)
x, y |
The |
alpha |
Value of α. |
An attempt is made to interpret the arguments x and y in a way suitable for computing the α-shape, see xy.coords
.
The α-shape is defined for any finite number of points. However, since the algorithm is based on the Delaunay triangulation, at least three non-collinear points are required.
If y
is NULL and x
is an object of class "delvor"
, then the α-shape is computed without invoking again the function delvor
(it reduces the computational cost).
The function ashape
returns (among other values) the matrix edges
. The structure of edges
is that of matrix mesh
returned by the function delvor
. Note that the α-shape is a subgraph of the Delaunay triangulation and, therefore, edges
is a submatrix of mesh
.
A list with the following components:
edges |
A n.seg-row matrix with the coordinates and indexes of the edges of the Delaunay triangulation that form the α-shape. The number of rows n.seg coincides with the number of segments of the α-shape. The matrix also includes information of the Voronoi extremes corresponding to each segment. |
length |
Length of the α-shape. |
alpha |
Value of α. |
alpha.extremes |
Vector with the indexes of the sample points that are α-extremes. See Edelsbrunnner et al. (1983). |
delvor.obj |
Object of class |
x |
A 2-column matrix with the coordinates of the set of points. |
Edelsbrunner, H., Kirkpatrick, D.G. and Seidel, R. (1983). On the shape of a set of points in the plane. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 29(4), pp.551-559.
plot.ashape
, delvor
.
## Not run: # Uniform sample of size n=300 in the annulus B(c,0.5)\B(c,0.25), # with c=(0.5,0.5). n <- 300 theta<-runif(n,0,2*pi) r<-sqrt(runif(n,0.25^2,0.5^2)) x<-cbind(0.5+r*cos(theta),0.5+r*sin(theta)) # Value of alpha alpha <- 0.1 # alpha-shape ashape.obj <- ashape(x, alpha = alpha) # If we change the value of alpha there is no need to compute # again the Delaunay triangulation and Voronoi Diagram alpha <- 0.4 ashape.obj.new <- ashape(ashape.obj$delvor.obj, alpha = alpha) # Random sample from a uniform distribution on a Koch snowflake # with initial side length 1 and 3 iterations x <- rkoch(2000, side = 1, niter = 3) # Value of alpha alpha <- 0.05 # alpha-shape ashape.obj <- ashape(x, alpha = alpha) ## End(Not run)
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