Calculate the coordinate of intersection point on a polygon

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How to calculate the coordinates of the points intersecting the polygon?

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Shubham
Shubham on 19 Oct 2023
To calculate the coordinates of the points intersecting a polygon in MATLAB, you can use the polyxpoly function. This function finds the intersection points between two polygons or lines. Here's an example of how you can use it:
% Define the coordinates of the polygon vertices
xPolygon = [1, 3, 4, 2];
yPolygon = [1, 2, 4, 3];
% Define the coordinates of the line or other polygon to intersect with
xLine = [0, 5];
yLine = [2, 2];
% Calculate the intersection points
[xIntersect, yIntersect] = polyxpoly(xPolygon, yPolygon, xLine, yLine);
% Display the intersection points
scatter(xIntersect, yIntersect, 'r', 'filled');
hold on;
% Plot the polygon and line
plot(xPolygon, yPolygon, 'b');
plot(xLine, yLine, 'g');
% Additional plot settings
xlabel('X');
ylabel('Y');
title('Intersection of Polygon and Line');
legend('Intersection Points', 'Polygon', 'Line');
To know more about polyxpoly, refer to this documentation:

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