/// <summary>
/// links line features together
/// It is assumed that all lines under consideration are of a similar orientation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lines">list of line features to be joined</param>
/// <param name="join_radius">the start or end points of the lines must be within this radius to be joined</param>
public static ArrayList joinLines(ArrayList lines, float join_radius)
{
for (int i = 0; i < lines.Count-1; i++)
{
linefeature line1 = (linefeature)lines[i];
float min_start_start_separation = 9999;
float min_start_end_separation = 9999;
float min_end_start_separation = 9999;
float min_end_end_separation = 9999;
for (int j= i + 1; j < lines.Count; j++)
{
linefeature line2 = (linefeature)lines[j];
// start to start
float dx = line2.x0 - line1.x0;
if (dx < 0) dx = -dx;
if (dx < join_radius)
{
float dy = line2.y0 - line1.y0;
if (dy < 0) dy = -dy;
if (dy < join_radius)
{
float separation = dx + dy;
if (separation < min_start_start_separation)
{
min_start_start_separation = separation;
line1.join_start = line2;
line2.join_start = line1;
}
}
}
// start to end
dx = line2.x1 - line1.x0;
if (dx < 0) dx = -dx;
if (dx < join_radius)
{
float dy = line2.y1 - line1.y0;
if (dy < 0) dy = -dy;
if (dy < join_radius)
{
float separation = dx + dy;
if (separation < min_start_end_separation)
{
min_start_end_separation = separation;
line1.join_start = line2;
line2.join_end = line1;
}
}
}
// end to start
dx = line2.x0 - line1.x1;
if (dx < 0) dx = -dx;
if (dx < join_radius)
{
float dy = line2.y0 - line1.y1;
if (dy < 0) dy = -dy;
if (dy < join_radius)
{
float separation = dx + dy;
if (separation < min_end_start_separation)
{
min_end_start_separation = separation;
line1.join_end = line2;
line2.join_start = line1;
}
}
}
// end to end
dx = line2.x1 - line1.x1;
if (dx < 0) dx = -dx;
if (dx < join_radius)
{
float dy = line2.y0 - line1.y1;
if (dy < 0) dy = -dy;
if (dy < join_radius)
{
float separation = dx + dy;
if (separation < min_end_end_separation)
{
min_end_end_separation = separation;
line1.join_end = line2;
line2.join_end = line1;
}
}
}
}
}
ArrayList joined_lines = new ArrayList();
int max_joins = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < lines.Count; i++)
{
linefeature line1 = (linefeature)lines[i];
if ((line1.join_start == null) && (line1.join_end == null))
{
linefeature new_line = new linefeature(line1.x0, line1.y0, line1.x1, line1.y1);
joined_lines.Add(new_line);
}
// note that we limit the number of itterations
// to avoid getting trapped in circular joins
linefeature current_line = line1;
int l = 0;
if (line1.join_start == null)
{
while ((l < max_joins) && (current_line.join_end != null))
{
current_line = current_line.join_end;
l++;
}
if (current_line != line1)
{
// make a new line which combines these
linefeature new_line = new linefeature(line1.x0, line1.y0, current_line.x1, current_line.y1);
joined_lines.Add(new_line);
}
}
current_line = line1;
l = 0;
if (line1.join_end == null)
{
while ((l < max_joins) && (current_line.join_start != null))
{
current_line = current_line.join_start;
l++;
}
if (current_line != line1)
{
// make a new line which combines these
linefeature new_line = new linefeature(current_line.x0, current_line.y0, line1.x1, line1.y1);
joined_lines.Add(new_line);
}
}
}
return(joined_lines);
}
/// <summary>
/// trace along vertical edges
/// </summary>
/// <param name="vertical_edges">a list of vertical edge features</param>
/// <param name="image_width">width of the image</param>
/// <param name="min_length">the minimum length of line features to be extracted</param>
/// <param name="search_depth">depth of search used to join edges</param>
/// <returns>a list of line features</returns>
public static ArrayList traceVerticalLines(ArrayList[] vertical_edges,
int image_width,
int min_length,
int search_depth)
{
ArrayList lines = new ArrayList();
// arrays to store edge positions
bool[] previous_edges4 = new bool[image_width];
bool[] previous_edges3 = new bool[image_width];
bool[] previous_edges2 = new bool[image_width];
bool[] previous_edges = new bool[image_width];
bool[] current_edges = new bool[image_width];
ArrayList[] current_lines = new ArrayList[image_width];
for (int y = 0; y < vertical_edges.Length; y++)
{
// clear the array of current edge positions
for (int x = 0; x < image_width; x++)
current_edges[x] = false;
ArrayList edges = vertical_edges[y];
for (int i = 0; i < edges.Count; i++)
{
int x = (int)edges[i];
int prev_x = -1;
if ((x > -1) && (x < image_width))
{
if ((previous_edges[x]) || (previous_edges2[x]) || (previous_edges3[x]) || (previous_edges4[x]))
prev_x = x;
else
{
if (x > 0)
if (previous_edges[x-1]) prev_x = x-1;
if (x < image_width-1)
if (previous_edges[x+1]) prev_x = x+1;
if (search_depth > 1)
{
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 1)
if (previous_edges[x - 2]) prev_x = x - 2;
if (x < image_width - 2)
if (previous_edges[x + 2]) prev_x = x + 2;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 0)
if (previous_edges2[x - 1]) prev_x = x - 1;
if (x < image_width - 1)
if (previous_edges2[x + 1]) prev_x = x + 1;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 1)
if (previous_edges2[x - 2]) prev_x = x - 2;
if (x < image_width - 2)
if (previous_edges2[x + 2]) prev_x = x + 2;
}
if (search_depth > 2)
{
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 0)
if (previous_edges3[x - 1]) prev_x = x - 1;
if (x < image_width - 1)
if (previous_edges3[x + 1]) prev_x = x + 1;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 1)
if (previous_edges3[x - 2]) prev_x = x - 2;
if (x < image_width - 2)
if (previous_edges3[x + 2]) prev_x = x + 2;
}
if (search_depth > 3)
{
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 0)
if (previous_edges4[x - 1]) prev_x = x - 1;
if (x < image_width - 1)
if (previous_edges4[x + 1]) prev_x = x + 1;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 1)
if (previous_edges4[x - 2]) prev_x = x - 2;
if (x < image_width - 2)
if (previous_edges4[x + 2]) prev_x = x + 2;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 2)
if (previous_edges4[x - 3]) prev_x = x - 3;
if (x < image_width - 3)
if (previous_edges4[x + 3]) prev_x = x + 3;
}
if (prev_x == -1)
{
if (x > 3)
if (previous_edges4[x - 4]) prev_x = x - 4;
if (x < image_width - 4)
if (previous_edges4[x + 4]) prev_x = x + 4;
}
}
}
}
}
if (prev_x > -1)
{
if (current_lines[prev_x] == null)
current_lines[prev_x] = new ArrayList();
current_lines[prev_x].Add(x);
current_lines[prev_x].Add(y);
if (prev_x != x)
{
current_lines[x] = current_lines[prev_x];
current_lines[prev_x] = null;
}
}
current_edges[x] = true;
}
}
// which lines are broken?
for (int x = 1; x < image_width-1; x++)
{
ArrayList line = current_lines[x];
if ((line != null) && ((!current_edges[x]) || (y == vertical_edges.Length-1)))
{
int line_length = line.Count/2;
if (line_length > min_length)
{
// calc centre of the line
float av_start_x = 0;
float av_start_y = 0;
float av_end_x = 0;
float av_end_y = 0;
float av_x = 0;
float av_y = 0;
int hits_start = 0;
int hits_end = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < line.Count; j += 2)
{
int xx = (int)line[j];
int yy = (int)line[j + 1];
av_x += xx;
av_y += yy;
if (j < line_length)
{
av_start_x += xx;
av_start_y += yy;
hits_start++;
}
else
{
av_end_x += xx;
av_end_y += yy;
hits_end++;
}
}
av_x /= line_length;
av_y /= line_length;
av_start_x /= hits_start;
av_start_y /= hits_start;
av_end_x /= hits_end;
av_end_y /= hits_end;
float dx = av_start_x - av_x;
float dy = av_start_y - av_y;
av_start_x = av_x + (dx*2);
av_start_y = av_y + (dy*2);
dx = av_end_x - av_x;
dy = av_end_y - av_y;
av_end_x = av_x + (dx*2);
av_end_y = av_y + (dy*2);
linefeature new_line = new linefeature(av_start_x, av_start_y, av_end_x, av_end_y);
lines.Add(new_line);
}
current_lines[x] = null;
}
}
// swap arrays
bool[] temp = previous_edges4;
previous_edges4 = previous_edges3;
previous_edges3 = previous_edges2;
previous_edges2 = previous_edges;
previous_edges = current_edges;
current_edges = temp;
}
return(lines);
}