Detection of the discrete convexity of polyominoes

  • Authors:
  • Isabelle Debled-Rennesson;Jean-Luc Rémy;Jocelyne Rouyer-Degli

  • Affiliations:
  • Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres de Lorraine, LORIA, Campus Scientifique, B.P. 239, F54506 Vandæuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France;Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LORIA, Campus Scientifique, B.P. 239, F54506 Vandæuvre-lès-Naney Cedex, France;Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy I, LORIA, Campus Scientifique, B.P. 239, F54506 Vandæuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

The convexity of a discrete region is a property used in numerous domains of computational imagery. We study its detection in the particular case of polyominoes. We present a first method, directly relying on its definition. A second method, which is based on techniques for segmentation of curves in discrete lines, leads to a very simple, linear, algorithm whose correctness is proven. Correlatively, we obtain a characterisation of lower and upper frontiers of the convex hull of a discrete line segment. Finally, we evoke some applications of these results to the problem of discrete tomography.