vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType > Class Template Reference

Methods for computing Polyhedral Mass properties (like inertia tensor, volume, etc) More...

#include <inertia.h>

Public Member Functions
	Inertia (const MeshType &m)
	Basic constructor. More...
void	compProjectionIntegrals (const FaceType &f)
void	CompFaceIntegrals (const FaceType &f, const Point3< ScalarType > &n)
void	Compute (const MeshType &m)
ScalarType	Mass (void) const
	Return the Volume (or mass) of the mesh. More...
Point3< ScalarType >	CenterOfMass (void) const
	Return the Center of Mass (or barycenter) of the mesh. More...
void	InertiaTensor (Matrix33< ScalarType > &J) const
void	InertiaTensor (Eigen::Matrix3d &J) const
void	InertiaTensorEigen (Matrix33< ScalarType > &EV, Point3< ScalarType > &ev) const
	Return the Inertia tensor the mesh. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static void	Covariance (const MeshType &m, vcg::Point3< ScalarType > &bary, vcg::Matrix33< ScalarType > &C)

Detailed Description

template<class MeshType>
class vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >

Methods for computing Polyhedral Mass properties (like inertia tensor, volume, etc)

The algorithm is based on a three step reduction of the volume integrals to successively simpler integrals. The algorithm is designed to minimize the numerical errors that can result from poorly conditioned alignment of polyhedral faces. It is also designed for efficiency. All required volume integrals of a polyhedron are computed together during a single walk over the boundary of the polyhedron; exploiting common subexpressions reduces floating point operations.

For more information, check out:

Brian Mirtich, `‘Fast and Accurate Computation of Polyhedral Mass Properties,’' journal of graphics tools, volume 1, number 2, 1996

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Inertia()

template<class MeshType >

vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::Inertia ( const MeshType &  m )

inline

Basic constructor.

When you create a Inertia object, you have to specify the mesh that it refers to. The properties are computed at that moment. Subsequent modification of the mesh does not affect these values.

Member Function Documentation

CenterOfMass()

template<class MeshType >

Point3<ScalarType> vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::CenterOfMass ( void  ) const

inline

Return the Center of Mass (or barycenter) of the mesh.

Meaningful only if the mesh is watertight.

Compute()

template<class MeshType >

void vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::Compute ( const MeshType &  m )

inline

main function to be called.

It requires a watertight mesh with per face normals.

Covariance()

template<class MeshType >

static void vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::Covariance ( const MeshType &  m, vcg::Point3< ScalarType > &  bary, vcg::Matrix33< ScalarType > &  C  )

inlinestatic

Compute covariance matrix of a mesh, i.e. the integral int_{M} { (x-b)(x-b)^T }dx where b is the barycenter and x spans over the mesh M

InertiaTensorEigen()

template<class MeshType >

void vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::InertiaTensorEigen ( Matrix33< ScalarType > &  EV, Point3< ScalarType > &  ev  ) const

inline

Return the Inertia tensor the mesh.

The result is factored as eigenvalues and eigenvectors (as ROWS).

Mass()

template<class MeshType >

ScalarType vcg::tri::Inertia< MeshType >::Mass ( void  ) const

inline

Return the Volume (or mass) of the mesh.

Meaningful only if the mesh is watertight.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /home/cignoni/devel/vcglib/vcg/complex/algorithms/inertia.h