A distance-based parameter free algorithm for curve reconstruction

  • Authors:
  • Yong Zeng;Thanh An Nguyen;Baiquan Yan;Shuren Li

  • Affiliations:
  • Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, EV07. 633, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Can ...;Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, EV07. 633, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Can ...;Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, EV07. 633, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Can ...;Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, EV07. 633, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Can ...

  • Venue:
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper, a simple, efficient, and parameter free algorithm, DISCUR, is proposed to reconstruct curves from unorganized sample points. The proposed algorithm can reconstruct multiple simple curves that may be open, closed, and/or with sharp corners. The criteria for the curve reconstruction are based on two observations we have made concerning the human visual system: (1) two closest neighbors tend to be connected, and (2) sampling points tend to be connected into a smooth curve. To simulate these two observations, we use the neighborhood feature to connect the nearest neighbors and we present a statistical criterion to determine when two sample points should not be connected even if they are the nearest neighbors. Finally, a necessary and sufficient condition is proposed for the sampling of curves so that they can be reconstructed by using the present algorithm. Numerous examples show that this algorithm is effective.