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Plane sweep algorithms for the polygonal approximation problems with applications

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Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 1993)

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In this paper, we consider the minimum Chebyshev ∃ polygonal approximation problem. For this problem, we can use the plane sweep strategy to solve it in O(n2) time.

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K. W. Ng P. Raghavan N. V. Balasubramanian F. Y. L. Chin

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Wang, D.P., Huang, N.F., Chao, H.S., Lee, R.C.T. (1993). Plane sweep algorithms for the polygonal approximation problems with applications. In: Ng, K.W., Raghavan, P., Balasubramanian, N.V., Chin, F.Y.L. (eds) Algorithms and Computation. ISAAC 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 762. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57568-5_283

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