The paper presents an optimal algorithm for triangulating a region between arbitrary polygons on the plane with time complexity O(N logN ). An efficient algorithm is received by reducing the problem to the triangulation of simple polygons with holes. A simple polygon with holes is triangulated using the method of monotone chains and keeping overall design of the algorithm simple. The problem is solved in two stages. In the first stage a convex hull for m polygons is constructed by Graham’s method. As a result, a simple polygon with holes is received. Thus, the problem of triangulating a region between arbitrary polygons is reduced to the triangulation of a simple polygon with holes. In the next stage the simple polygon with holes is triangulated using an approach based on procedure of splitting polygon onto monotone polygons using the method of chains [15]. An efficient triangulating algorithm is received. The proposed algorithm is characterized by a very simple implementation, and the elements (triangles) of the resulting triangulation can be presented in the form of simple and fast data structure: a tree of triangles [17].
The article is devoted to the development of a dynamic data structure for solving proximity problems based on the dynamic Voronoi Diagram. This data structure can be used as the core of the common algorithmic space model for solving a set of visualization and computer modeling problems.
The data structure is based on the strategy of "divide and rule" for Voronoi diagram construction. Similar to the original algorithm, we store a binary tree that represents the Voronoi diagram, but define three new operations: insert, delete, and balance. To ensure the efficiency of operations, it is proposed to use red-black tree. In general, the proposed data structure shows much better results than the original static algorithm. Compared to existing algorithms, this data structure is both simple and efficient.
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