Finding the Contour of a Union of Iso-Oriented Rectangles.
Abstract
Let R(1),...,R(m) be rectangles on the plane with sides parallel to the coordinate axes. An algorithm is described to find the contour of F = R(1) U ... U R(m) in o(mlogm + plog(2 sq m/p)) time, where p is the number of edges in the contour. This is o(sq. m) (optimal) in the general case, and o(mlogm) (optimal) when F is without holes (then p < or = 8m-4). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA084959
Entities
People
- Franco P. Preparata
- Witold Lipski Jr.
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign