observations_overlap.h

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#ifndef observations_overlap_H
#define observations_overlap_H

#include <mrpt/obs.h>

#include <mrpt/slam/link_pragmas.h>

namespace mrpt
{
        namespace slam
        {
                /**  \addtogroup mrpt_slam_grp 
                  *   @{ */
        
                /** @name Observations overlap functions 
                    @{  */
        
                /** Estimates the "overlap" or "matching ratio" of two observations (range [0,1]), possibly taking into account their relative positions.
                  *  \note This is used in mrpt::slam::CIncrementalMapPartitioner
                  */
                double SLAM_IMPEXP observationsOverlap(
                        const mrpt::slam::CObservation* o1,
                        const mrpt::slam::CObservation* o2,
                        const mrpt::poses::CPose3D *pose_o2_wrt_o1 = NULL );

                /** Estimates the "overlap" or "matching ratio" of two observations (range [0,1]), possibly taking into account their relative positions.
                  *  \note This is used in mrpt::slam::CIncrementalMapPartitioner
                  */
                inline double observationsOverlap(
                        const mrpt::slam::CObservationPtr & o1,
                        const mrpt::slam::CObservationPtr & o2,
                        const mrpt::poses::CPose3D *pose_o2_wrt_o1 = NULL ) 
                {
                        return observationsOverlap(o1.pointer(), o2.pointer(), pose_o2_wrt_o1 );
                }
                        
                /** Estimates the "overlap" or "matching ratio" of two set of observations (range [0,1]), possibly taking into account their relative positions.
                  *   This method computes the average between each of the observations in each SF.
                  *  \note This is used in mrpt::slam::CIncrementalMapPartitioner
                  */
                double SLAM_IMPEXP observationsOverlap(
                        const mrpt::slam::CSensoryFrame &sf1,
                        const mrpt::slam::CSensoryFrame &sf2,
                        const mrpt::poses::CPose3D *pose_sf2_wrt_sf1 = NULL );

                /** Estimates the "overlap" or "matching ratio" of two set of observations (range [0,1]), possibly taking into account their relative positions.
                  *   This method computes the average between each of the observations in each SF.
                  *  \note This is used in mrpt::slam::CIncrementalMapPartitioner
                  */
                inline double observationsOverlap(
                        const mrpt::slam::CSensoryFramePtr &sf1,
                        const mrpt::slam::CSensoryFramePtr &sf2,
                        const mrpt::poses::CPose3D *pose_sf2_wrt_sf1 = NULL )
                {
                        return observationsOverlap(*sf1.pointer(), *sf2.pointer(), pose_sf2_wrt_sf1);
                }

                /** @} */
                
                /** @} */ // end grouping

        } // End of namespace
} // End of namespace

#endif