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computational geometry - Is there a numerical method/built-in to calculate the boundary of a set of graphs?


Recently, I encounted a geometry problem in my work. For a curve-family that owns the following parametric equation: $$E(t,\theta)= \begin{pmatrix} x_E(t,\theta) \\ y_E(t,\theta) \end{pmatrix}$$


where, $\theta \in [0,2\pi]$ and $t\in [0,1]$


Traditionally, I could apply the envelope theory to solve the points that located in the boundary.


$$\frac{\partial x_E(t,\theta)}{\partial t}\frac{\partial y_E(t,\theta)}{\partial \theta}-\frac{\partial x_E(t,\theta)}{\partial \theta}\frac{\partial y_E(t,\theta)}{\partial t}=0 \qquad (1)$$


So for the fixed $t_i$, the parameter of envelope-point $\theta_i$ could be solved with equation$(1)$


Here is a normal instance that using above theory(denoted envelope-point with $\color{blue} \square$).


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Obvisouly, I can connect $P_{0,1}, P_{1,1}, \dots P_{4,1}$ and $P_{0,2},P_{1,2},\dots P_{4,2}$ in sequence to achieve the boundary/envelope.


However, for the complicated case, there are only some envelope-points(denoted with $\color{blue} \square$) on the boundary/envelope. That is, the envelope theory will unapplicable.


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So my question is:



  • Is there a numerical method/built-in to calculate the boundary?(and achieve the coordinates of points that located on the boundary)



Update


Here are some data



coeff = {{{0., -5., 0}, {-5.2203, 0., 1.7945}}, 
 {{-0.4188, -4.9846, 0.1071}, {-5.3218, 0.3923, 2.0267}}, 
 {{-0.8583, -4.9384, 0.1765}, {-5.4189, 0.7822, 2.3088}}, 
 {{-1.3234, -4.8618, 0.2192}, {-5.5122, 1.1672, 2.6475}}, 
 {{-1.8203, -4.7553, 0.2473}, {-5.6022, 1.5451, 3.0486}}, 
 {{-2.3568, -4.6194, 0.2742}, {-5.6897, 1.9134, 3.5173}}, 
 {{-2.9427, -4.455, 0.3147}, {-5.7755, 2.27, 4.0578}}, 
 {{-3.5912, -4.2632, 0.3857}, {-5.8604, 2.6125, 4.6738}}, 
 {{-4.3197, -4.0451, 0.5068}, {-5.9456, 2.9389, 5.368}}, 
 {{-5.1524, -3.802, 0.7017}, {-6.0327, 3.2472, 6.1428}}, 

 {{-6.1237, -3.5355, 1.}, {-6.1237, 3.5355, 7.}}};

coeff2 = {{{0., -5., 0}, {-5.2203, 0., 1.7945}}, 
 {{-0.4188, -4.9846, 0.3754}, {-5.3218, 0.3923, 1.8307}}, 
 {{-0.8583, -4.9384, 0.6792}, {-5.4189, 0.7822, 1.8663}}, 
 {{-1.3234, -4.8618, 0.9146}, {-5.5122, 1.1672, 1.9093}}, 
 {{-1.8203, -4.7553, 1.0855}, {-5.6022, 1.5451, 1.9672}}, 
 {{-2.3568, -4.6194, 1.1959}, {-5.6897, 1.9134, 2.047}}, 
 {{-2.9427, -4.455, 1.2502}, {-5.7755, 2.27, 2.1556}}, 
 {{-3.5912, -4.2632, 1.2528}, {-5.8604, 2.6125, 2.2995}}, 

 {{-4.3197, -4.0451, 1.2087}, {-5.9456, 2.9389, 2.4846}}, 
 {{-5.1524, -3.802, 1.1229}, {-6.0327, 3.2472, 2.7164}}, 
 {{-6.1237, -3.5355, 1.}, {-6.1237, 3.5355, 3.}}};

which are the coefficient of ellipse. Namely, {{a,b,c},{d,e,f}}


$\begin{cases} x=a \sin\theta+b \cos\theta +c \\ y=d \sin\theta +e \cos\theta +f \\ \end{cases}$


ellipsePoints[{mat1_, mat2_}] :=
 {mat1.{Sin[#], Cos[#], 1},
  mat2.{Sin[#], Cos[#], 1}} & /@ Range[0, 2 Pi, 0.02 Pi]


points = Flatten[ellipsePoints /@ coeff, 1];
points2 = Flatten[ellipsePoints /@ coeff2, 1];

Thanks for RunnyKine's alphaShapes2D[] with diferent threshold :1,3


reg = RegionBoundary@alphaShapes2D[points, 1];
Show[{reg, ListPlot[points, AspectRatio -> Automatic]}, Axes -> True]

reg2 = RegionBoundary@alphaShapes2D[points, 3];
Show[{reg2, ListPlot[point2s, AspectRatio -> Automatic]}, Axes -> True]


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Answer



Here is another answer inspired by Rahul's answer that also uses only built-in functions:


RegionBoundary @ DiscretizeGraphics @ Graphics[Polygon /@ ellipsePoints /@ coeff]

Mathematica graphics


RegionBoundary@
  DiscretizeGraphics@Graphics[Polygon /@ ellipsePoints /@ coeff2]

enter image description here



RegionBoundary@
  DiscretizeGraphics@
    Graphics[Polygon /@ 
     Table[
       Table[
         RotationMatrix[m].{2 + 5 Cos[x], 3 + 6 Sin[x]}, 
         {x, 0, 2 Pi, 0.02 Pi}], {m, 0, Pi, Pi/20}]]

enter image description here


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