Maximum likelihood coordinates
Additional information
Authors
Chang Q.,
Deng C.,
Hormann K.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2023
Language
English
Abstract
Any point inside a d-dimensional simplex can be expressed in a unique way as a convex combination of the simplex's vertices, and the coefficients of this combination are called the barycentric coordinates of the point. The idea of barycentric coordinates extends to general polytopes with n vertices, but they are no longer unique if n > d+1. Several constructions of such generalized barycentric coordinates have been proposed, in particular for polygons and polyhedra, but most approaches cannot guarantee the non-negativity of the coordinates, which is important for applications like image warping and mesh deformation. We present a novel construction of non-negative and smooth generalized barycentric coordinates for arbitrary simple polygons, which extends to higher dimensions and can include isolated interior points. Our approach is inspired by maximum entropy coordinates, as it also uses a statistical model to define coordinates for convex polygons, but our generalization to non-convex shapes is different and based instead on the project-and-smooth idea of iterative coordinates. We show that our coordinates and their gradients can be evaluated efficiently and provide several examples that illustrate their advantages over previous constructions.
Keywords
Computing methodologies, Parametric curve and surface models, Mathematics of computing, Convex optimization
Journal
Computer graphics forum
Volume
42
Number ( Month )
5
Diffusion
License
CC BY-NC-ND
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Hybrid
