diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0dae88b8..6ff21b87f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@
Matthias Hummel
+
+ Curtis Jensen
+
Ismael Juma
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 58ad537aa..006a7da7b 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ If the output is not quite correct, check for invisible trailing spaces!
+
+ Added distance to point to 2D Line and Segment.
+
- "PowellOptimizer" (package "o.a.c.m.optimization.direct") uses
+ "PowellOptimizer" (package "o.a.c.m.optimization.direct") uses
"BrentOptimizer" as its internal line search optimizer. The fix
forces the convergence criterion of "BrentOptimizer" to use
function values (instead of domain values).
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/Line.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/Line.java
index f12fa86f9..eea06ee7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/Line.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/Line.java
@@ -263,6 +263,18 @@ public class Line implements Hyperplane, Embedding
+ * If the perpendicular extension from the point to the line does not
+ * cross in the bounds of the line segment, the shortest distance to
+ * the two end points will be returned.
+ *
+ *
+ * Algorithm adapted from: http://www.codeguru.com/forum/printthread.php?s=cc8cf0596231f9a7dba4da6e77c29db3&t=194400&pp=15&page=1
+ */
+ public double distance(final Vector2D p) {
+ final double deltaX = end.getX() - start.getX();
+ final double deltaY = end.getY() - start.getY();
+
+ final double r = ((p.getX() - start.getX()) * deltaX + (p.getY() - start.getY()) * deltaY) /
+ (deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY);
+
+ // r == 0 => P = startPt
+ // r == 1 => P = endPt
+ // r < 0 => P is on the backward extension of the segment
+ // r > 1 => P is on the forward extension of the segment
+ // 0 < r < 1 => P is on the segment
+
+ // if point isn't on the line segment, just return the shortest distance to the end points
+ if (r < 0 || r > 1) {
+ final double dist1 = getStart().distance(p);
+ final double dist2 = getEnd().distance(p);
+
+ return FastMath.min(dist1, dist2);
+ }
+ else {
+ // find point on line and see if it is in the line segment
+ final double px = start.getX() + r * deltaX;
+ final double py = start.getY() + r * deltaY;
+
+ final Vector2D interPt = new Vector2D(px, py);
+ return interPt.distance(p);
+ }
+ }
}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/LineTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/LineTest.java
index d59b67ca5..e54d776f6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/LineTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/LineTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ public class LineTest {
Assert.assertEquals(+5.0, l.getOffset(new Vector2D(-5, 2)), 1.0e-10);
}
+ @Test
+ public void testDistance() {
+ Line l = new Line(new Vector2D(2, 1), new Vector2D(-2, -2));
+ Assert.assertEquals(+5.0, l.distance(new Vector2D(5, -3)), 1.0e-10);
+ Assert.assertEquals(+5.0, l.distance(new Vector2D(-5, 2)), 1.0e-10);
+ }
+
@Test
public void testPointAt() {
Line l = new Line(new Vector2D(2, 1), new Vector2D(-2, -2));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/SegmentTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/SegmentTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22f46f2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math3/geometry/euclidean/twod/SegmentTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.twod;
+
+import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.twod.Line;
+import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.twod.Vector2D;
+import org.apache.commons.math3.util.FastMath;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class SegmentTest {
+
+ @Test
+ public void testDistance() {
+ Vector2D start = new Vector2D(2, 2);
+ Vector2D end = new Vector2D(-2, -2);
+ Segment segment = new Segment(start, end, new Line(start, end));
+
+ // distance to center of segment
+ Assert.assertEquals(FastMath.sqrt(2), segment.distance(new Vector2D(1, -1)), 1.0e-10);
+
+ // distance a point on segment
+ Assert.assertEquals(FastMath.sin(Math.PI / 4.0), segment.distance(new Vector2D(0, -1)), 1.0e-10);
+
+ // distance to end point
+ Assert.assertEquals(FastMath.sqrt(8), segment.distance(new Vector2D(0, 4)), 1.0e-10);
+
+ // distance to start point
+ Assert.assertEquals(FastMath.sqrt(8), segment.distance(new Vector2D(0, -4)), 1.0e-10);
+ }
+}