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vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type > Class Template Reference

Represents a homogeneous 3D plane. More...

#include <vgl_homg_plane_3d.h>

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Public Member Functions

 vgl_homg_plane_3d ()
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (Type ta, Type tb, Type tc, Type td)
 Construct from four Types.
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (const Type v[4])
 Construct from 4-vector.
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (vgl_plane_3d< Type > const &pl)
 Construct from non-homogeneous plane.
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (vgl_vector_3d< Type > const &n, vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &p)
 Construct from normal and a point.
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &p1, vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &p2, vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &p3)
 Construct from three non-collinear points.
 vgl_homg_plane_3d (vgl_homg_line_3d_2_points< Type > const &l1, vgl_homg_line_3d_2_points< Type > const &l2)
 Construct from two concurrent lines.
Type a () const
 Return x coefficient.
Type nx () const
Type b () const
 Return y coefficient.
Type ny () const
Type c () const
 Return z coefficient.
Type nz () const
Type d () const
 Return homogeneous scaling coefficient.
void set (Type ta, Type tb, Type tc, Type td)
 Set equation a*x+b*y+c*z+d*w=0.
bool operator== (vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type > const &pl) const
 the comparison operator.
bool operator!= (vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >const &pl) const
bool ideal (Type tol=(Type) 0) const
 Return true iff the plane is the plane at infinity.
vgl_vector_3d< double > normal () const
void normalize ()
 divide all coefficients by sqrt(a^2 + b^2 + c^2).

Private Attributes

Type a_
Type b_
Type c_
Type d_

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

template<class T >
vgl_homg_point_3d< T > vgl_closest_point (vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &pl, vgl_homg_point_3d< T > const &p)
 Return the point on the given plane closest to the given point.
template<class T >
double vgl_distance_origin (vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &pl)
 find the shortest distance of the plane to the origin.
template<class T >
double vgl_distance (vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &l, vgl_homg_point_3d< T > const &p)
 return the perpendicular distance from a point to a plane in 3D.
template<class Type >
bool is_ideal (vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type > const &p, Type tol=(Type) 0)
 Return true iff p is the plane at infinity.

Detailed Description

template<class Type>
class vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >

Represents a homogeneous 3D plane.

Definition at line 30 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( ) [inline]

Definition at line 39 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( Type  ta,
Type  tb,
Type  tc,
Type  td 
) [inline]

Construct from four Types.

Definition at line 42 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( const Type  v[4]) [inline]

Construct from 4-vector.

Definition at line 45 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( vgl_plane_3d< Type > const &  pl)

Construct from non-homogeneous plane.

Definition at line 17 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( vgl_vector_3d< Type > const &  n,
vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &  p 
)

Construct from normal and a point.

The given point must not be at infinity.

This will fail when the given point is at infinity!

Definition at line 57 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &  p1,
vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &  p2,
vgl_homg_point_3d< Type > const &  p3 
)

Construct from three non-collinear points.

Construct from three points.

Definition at line 22 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.

template<class Type>
vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::vgl_homg_plane_3d ( vgl_homg_line_3d_2_points< Type > const &  l1,
vgl_homg_line_3d_2_points< Type > const &  l2 
)

Construct from two concurrent lines.

Definition at line 43 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.


Member Function Documentation

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::a ( ) const [inline]

Return x coefficient.

Definition at line 66 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::b ( ) const [inline]

Return y coefficient.

Definition at line 69 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::c ( ) const [inline]

Return z coefficient.

Definition at line 72 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::d ( ) const [inline]

Return homogeneous scaling coefficient.

Definition at line 75 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
bool vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::ideal ( Type  tol = (Type)0) const [inline]

Return true iff the plane is the plane at infinity.

The method checks that max(|a|,|b|,|c|) <= tol * |d| If called without an argument, tol=0, i.e., a, b and c must be 0.

Definition at line 87 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
vgl_vector_3d<double> vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::normal ( ) const [inline]

Definition at line 96 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type >
void vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::normalize ( )

divide all coefficients by sqrt(a^2 + b^2 + c^2).

Definition at line 64 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::nx ( ) const [inline]

Definition at line 67 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::ny ( ) const [inline]

Definition at line 70 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::nz ( ) const [inline]

Definition at line 73 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
bool vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::operator!= ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >const &  pl) const [inline]

Definition at line 82 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
bool vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::operator== ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type > const &  pl) const

the comparison operator.

Definition at line 83 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.txx.

template<class Type>
void vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::set ( Type  ta,
Type  tb,
Type  tc,
Type  td 
) [inline]

Set equation a*x+b*y+c*z+d*w=0.

Definition at line 78 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.


Friends And Related Function Documentation

template<class Type >
bool is_ideal ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type > const &  p,
Type  tol = (Type)0 
) [related]

Return true iff p is the plane at infinity.

The method checks that max(|a|,|b|,|c|) <= tol * |d|

Definition at line 106 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class T >
vgl_homg_point_3d< T > vgl_closest_point ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &  pl,
vgl_homg_point_3d< T > const &  p 
) [related]

Return the point on the given plane closest to the given point.

template<class T >
double vgl_distance ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &  l,
vgl_homg_point_3d< T > const &  p 
) [related]

return the perpendicular distance from a point to a plane in 3D.

template<class T >
double vgl_distance_origin ( vgl_homg_plane_3d< T > const &  pl) [related]

find the shortest distance of the plane to the origin.


Member Data Documentation

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::a_ [private]

Definition at line 33 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::b_ [private]

Definition at line 34 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::c_ [private]

Definition at line 35 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.

template<class Type>
Type vgl_homg_plane_3d< Type >::d_ [private]

Definition at line 36 of file vgl_homg_plane_3d.h.


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