Faster algorithms for minimum-link paths with restricted orientations

  • Authors:
  • Valentin Polishchuk;Mikko Sysikaski

  • Affiliations:
  • Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki;Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

  • Venue:
  • WADS'11 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Algorithms and data structures
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

We give an O(n2 log2 n)-time algorithm for computing a minimum-link rectilinear path in an n-vertex rectilinear domain in three dimensions; the fastest previously known algorithm of [Wagner, Drysdale and Stein, 2009] has running time O(n2.5 log n). We also present an algorithm to find a minimum-link C-oriented path in a C-oriented domain in the plane; our algorithm is simpler and more time-space efficient than the earlier one of [Adegeest, Overmars and Snoeyink, 1994].