INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

CSN-523: Computational Geometry

Lecture 10: DCEL, Problems with Line Segments

Dr. Sudip Roy

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Representing Planar Subdivisions:

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DCEL:

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DCEL:

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DCEL:

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DCEL:

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Storing the Polygon as DCEL:

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Storing the Polygon as DCEL:

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DCEL:

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DCEL:

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Problems with Line Segments

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Two-Segment Intersection:

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Intersection of Line-Segments:

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Intersection of Line-Segments:

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Intersection of Line-Segments:

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Intersection of Line-Segments:

Assumption: Line segments are in general positions.

No two line segment endpoints or crossings have the same x-
coordinate
No line segment endpoint lies upon another line segment
No three line segments intersect at a single point

Other cases are called as degenerate cases

No line segment is vertical (nasty special case)
If two segments intersect, then they intersect in a single point (that is,
they are not collinear) (nasty special case)

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