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16  package com.irurueta.geometry.estimators;
17  
18  import com.irurueta.algebra.Matrix;
19  import com.irurueta.geometry.CoordinatesType;
20  import com.irurueta.geometry.HomogeneousPoint3D;
21  import com.irurueta.geometry.InhomogeneousPoint3D;
22  import com.irurueta.geometry.Plane;
23  import com.irurueta.geometry.Point3D;
24  import com.irurueta.geometry.refiners.HomogeneousPoint3DRefiner;
25  import com.irurueta.geometry.refiners.InhomogeneousPoint3DRefiner;
26  import com.irurueta.geometry.refiners.Point3DRefiner;
27  import com.irurueta.numerical.robust.InliersData;
28  import com.irurueta.numerical.robust.RobustEstimatorException;
29  import com.irurueta.numerical.robust.RobustEstimatorMethod;
30  
31  import java.util.List;
32  
33  /**
34   * This is an abstract class for algorithms to robustly find the best 3D point
35   * that intersects in a collection of 3D planes.
36   * Implementations of this class should be able to detect and discard outliers
37   * in order to find the best solution.
38   */
39  @SuppressWarnings("DuplicatedCode")
40  public abstract class Point3DRobustEstimator {
41      /**
42       * Minimum number of 3D planes required to estimate a point.
43       */
44      public static final int MINIMUM_SIZE = 3;
45  
46      /**
47       * Default amount of progress variation before notifying a change in
48       * estimation progress. By default, this is set to 5%.
49       */
50      public static final float DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DELTA = 0.05f;
51  
52      /**
53       * Minimum allowed value for progress delta.
54       */
55      public static final float MIN_PROGRESS_DELTA = 0.0f;
56  
57      /**
58       * Maximum allowed value for progress delta.
59       */
60      public static final float MAX_PROGRESS_DELTA = 1.0f;
61  
62      /**
63       * Constant defining default confidence of the estimated result, which is
64       * 99%. This means that with a probability of 99% estimation will be
65       * accurate because chosen sub-samples will be inliers.
66       */
67      public static final double DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE = 0.99;
68  
69      /**
70       * Default maximum allowed number of iterations.
71       */
72      public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS = 5000;
73  
74      /**
75       * Minimum allowed confidence value.
76       */
77      public static final double MIN_CONFIDENCE = 0.0;
78  
79      /**
80       * Maximum allowed confidence value.
81       */
82      public static final double MAX_CONFIDENCE = 1.0;
83  
84      /**
85       * Minimum allowed number of iterations.
86       */
87      public static final int MIN_ITERATIONS = 1;
88  
89      /**
90       * Default robust estimator method when none is provided.
91       */
92      public static final RobustEstimatorMethod DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD = RobustEstimatorMethod.PROMEDS;
93  
94      /**
95       * Indicates that result is refined by default using Levenberg-Marquardt
96       * fitting algorithm over found inliers.
97       */
98      public static final boolean DEFAULT_REFINE_RESULT = true;
99  
100     /**
101      * Indicates that covariance is not kept by default after refining result.
102      */
103     public static final boolean DEFAULT_KEEP_COVARIANCE = false;
104 
105     /**
106      * Listener to be notified of events such as when estimation starts, ends
107      * or its progress significantly changes.
108      */
109     protected Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener;
110 
111     /**
112      * Indicates if this estimator is locked because an estimation is being
113      * computed.
114      */
115     protected volatile boolean locked;
116 
117     /**
118      * Amount of progress variation before notifying a progress change during
119      * estimation.
120      */
121     protected float progressDelta;
122 
123     /**
124      * Amount of confidence expressed as a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (which is
125      * equivalent to 100%). The amount of confidence indicates the probability
126      * that the estimated result is correct. Usually this value will be close
127      * to 1.0, but not exactly 1.0.
128      */
129     protected double confidence;
130 
131     /**
132      * Maximum allowed number of iterations. When the maximum number of
133      * iterations is exceeded, result will not be available, however an
134      * approximate result will be available for retrieval.
135      */
136     protected int maxIterations;
137 
138     /**
139      * List of lines to be used to estimate a 3D point. Provided list must have
140      * a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
141      */
142     protected List<Plane> planes;
143 
144     /**
145      * Data related to inliers found after estimation.
146      */
147     protected InliersData inliersData;
148 
149     /**
150      * Indicates whether result must be refined using Levenberg-Marquardt
151      * fitting algorithm over found inliers.
152      * If true, inliers will be computed and kept in any implementation
153      * regardless of the settings.
154      */
155     protected boolean refineResult;
156 
157     /**
158      * Coordinates type to use for refinement. When using inhomogeneous
159      * coordinates a 3x3 covariance matrix is estimated. When using homogeneous
160      * coordinates a 4x4 covariance matrix is estimated.
161      */
162     private CoordinatesType refinementCoordinatesType = CoordinatesType.INHOMOGENEOUS_COORDINATES;
163 
164     /**
165      * Indicates whether covariance must be kept after refining result.
166      * This setting is only taken into account if result is refined.
167      */
168     private boolean keepCovariance;
169 
170     /**
171      * Estimated covariance of estimated 3D point.
172      * This is only available when result has been refined and covariance is
173      * kept.
174      */
175     private Matrix covariance;
176 
177     /**
178      * Constructor.
179      */
180     protected Point3DRobustEstimator() {
181         progressDelta = DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DELTA;
182         confidence = DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE;
183         maxIterations = DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS;
184         refineResult = DEFAULT_REFINE_RESULT;
185         keepCovariance = DEFAULT_KEEP_COVARIANCE;
186     }
187 
188     /**
189      * Constructor.
190      *
191      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
192      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
193      */
194     protected Point3DRobustEstimator(final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener) {
195         this.listener = listener;
196         progressDelta = DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DELTA;
197         confidence = DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE;
198         maxIterations = DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS;
199         refineResult = DEFAULT_REFINE_RESULT;
200         keepCovariance = DEFAULT_KEEP_COVARIANCE;
201     }
202 
203     /**
204      * Constructor with lines.
205      *
206      * @param planes 3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
207      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have
208      *                                  a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
209      */
210     protected Point3DRobustEstimator(final List<Plane> planes) {
211         progressDelta = DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DELTA;
212         confidence = DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE;
213         maxIterations = DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS;
214         internalSetPlanes(planes);
215         refineResult = DEFAULT_REFINE_RESULT;
216         keepCovariance = DEFAULT_KEEP_COVARIANCE;
217     }
218 
219     /**
220      * Constructor.
221      *
222      * @param planes   3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
223      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
224      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
225      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have
226      *                                  a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
227      */
228     protected Point3DRobustEstimator(final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final List<Plane> planes) {
229         this.listener = listener;
230         progressDelta = DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DELTA;
231         confidence = DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE;
232         maxIterations = DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS;
233         internalSetPlanes(planes);
234         refineResult = DEFAULT_REFINE_RESULT;
235         keepCovariance = DEFAULT_KEEP_COVARIANCE;
236     }
237 
238 
239     /**
240      * Returns reference to listener to be notified of events such as when
241      * estimation starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
242      *
243      * @return listener to be notified of events.
244      */
245     public Point3DRobustEstimatorListener getListener() {
246         return listener;
247     }
248 
249     /**
250      * Sets listener to be notified of events such as when estimation starts,
251      * ends or its progress significantly changes.
252      *
253      * @param listener listener to be notified of events.
254      * @throws LockedException if robust estimator is locked.
255      */
256     public void setListener(final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener) throws LockedException {
257         if (isLocked()) {
258             throw new LockedException();
259         }
260         this.listener = listener;
261     }
262 
263     /**
264      * Indicates whether listener has been provided and is available for
265      * retrieval.
266      *
267      * @return true if available, false otherwise.
268      */
269     public boolean isListenerAvailable() {
270         return listener != null;
271     }
272 
273     /**
274      * Indicates if this instance is locked because estimation is being computed
275      *
276      * @return true if locked, false otherwise.
277      */
278     public boolean isLocked() {
279         return locked;
280     }
281 
282     /**
283      * Returns amount of progress variation before notifying a progress change
284      * during estimation.
285      *
286      * @return amount of progress variation before notifying a progress change
287      * during estimation.
288      */
289     public float getProgressDelta() {
290         return progressDelta;
291     }
292 
293     /**
294      * Sets amount of progress variation before notifying a progress change
295      * during estimation.
296      *
297      * @param progressDelta amount of progress variation before notifying a
298      *                      progress change during estimation.
299      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if progress delta is less than zero or
300      *                                  greater than 1.
301      * @throws LockedException          if this estimator is locked because an estimation
302      *                                  is being computed.
303      */
304     public void setProgressDelta(final float progressDelta) throws LockedException {
305         if (isLocked()) {
306             throw new LockedException();
307         }
308         if (progressDelta < MIN_PROGRESS_DELTA || progressDelta > MAX_PROGRESS_DELTA) {
309             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
310         }
311         this.progressDelta = progressDelta;
312     }
313 
314     /**
315      * Returns amount of confidence expressed as a value between 0.0 and 1.0
316      * (which is equivalent to 100%). The amount of confidence indicates the
317      * probability that the estimated result is correct. Usually this value will
318      * be close to 1.0, but not exactly 1.0.
319      *
320      * @return amount of confidence as a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
321      */
322     public double getConfidence() {
323         return confidence;
324     }
325 
326     /**
327      * Sets amount of confidence expressed as a value between 0.0 and 1.0 (which
328      * is equivalent to 100%). The amount of confidence indicates the
329      * probability that the estimated result is correct. Usually this value will
330      * be close to 1.0, but not exactly 1.0.
331      *
332      * @param confidence confidence to be set as a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
333      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided value is not between 0.0 and
334      *                                  1.0.
335      * @throws LockedException          if this estimator is locked because an estimator
336      *                                  is being computed.
337      */
338     public void setConfidence(final double confidence) throws LockedException {
339         if (isLocked()) {
340             throw new LockedException();
341         }
342         if (confidence < MIN_CONFIDENCE || confidence > MAX_CONFIDENCE) {
343             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
344         }
345         this.confidence = confidence;
346     }
347 
348     /**
349      * Returns maximum allowed number of iterations. If maximum allowed number
350      * of iterations is achieved without converging to a result when calling
351      * estimate(), a RobustEstimatorException will be raised.
352      *
353      * @return maximum allowed number of iterations.
354      */
355     public int getMaxIterations() {
356         return maxIterations;
357     }
358 
359     /**
360      * Sets maximum allowed number of iterations. When the maximum number of
361      * iterations is exceeded, result will not be available, however an
362      * approximate result will be available for retrieval.
363      *
364      * @param maxIterations maximum allowed number of iterations to be set.
365      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided value is less than 1.
366      * @throws LockedException          if this estimator is locked because an estimation
367      *                                  is being computed.
368      */
369     public void setMaxIterations(final int maxIterations) throws LockedException {
370         if (isLocked()) {
371             throw new LockedException();
372         }
373         if (maxIterations < MIN_ITERATIONS) {
374             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
375         }
376         this.maxIterations = maxIterations;
377     }
378 
379     /**
380      * Gets data related to inliers found after estimation.
381      *
382      * @return data related to inliers found after estimation.
383      */
384     public InliersData getInliersData() {
385         return inliersData;
386     }
387 
388     /**
389      * Indicates whether result must be refined using Levenberg-Marquardt
390      * fitting algorithm over found inliers.
391      * If true, inliers will be computed and kept in any implementation
392      * regardless of the settings.
393      *
394      * @return true to refine result, false to simply use result found by
395      * robust estimator without further refining.
396      */
397     public boolean isResultRefined() {
398         return refineResult;
399     }
400 
401     /**
402      * Specifies whether result must be refined using Levenberg-Marquardt
403      * fitting algorithm over found inliers.
404      *
405      * @param refineResult true to refine result, false to simply use result
406      *                     found by robust estimator without further refining.
407      * @throws LockedException if estimator is locked.
408      */
409     public void setResultRefined(final boolean refineResult) throws LockedException {
410         if (isLocked()) {
411             throw new LockedException();
412         }
413         this.refineResult = refineResult;
414     }
415 
416     /**
417      * Gets coordinates type to use for refinement. When using inhomogeneous
418      * coordinates a 3x3 covariance matrix is estimated. When using homogeneous
419      * coordinates a 4x4 covariance matrix is estimated.
420      *
421      * @return coordinates type to use for refinement.
422      */
423     public CoordinatesType getRefinementCoordinatesType() {
424         return refinementCoordinatesType;
425     }
426 
427     /**
428      * Sets coordinates type to use for refinement. When using inhomogeneous
429      * coordinates a 3x3 covariance matrix is estimated. When using homogeneous
430      * coordinates a 4x4 covariance matrix is estimated.
431      *
432      * @param refinementCoordinatesType coordinates type to use for refinement.
433      * @throws LockedException if estimator is locked.
434      */
435     public void setRefinementCoordinatesType(final CoordinatesType refinementCoordinatesType) throws LockedException {
436         if (isLocked()) {
437             throw new LockedException();
438         }
439         this.refinementCoordinatesType = refinementCoordinatesType;
440     }
441 
442     /**
443      * Indicates whether covariance must be kept after refining result.
444      * This setting is only taken into account if result is refined.
445      *
446      * @return true if covariance must be kept after refining result, false
447      * otherwise.
448      */
449     public boolean isCovarianceKept() {
450         return keepCovariance;
451     }
452 
453     /**
454      * Specifies whether covariance must be kept after refining result.
455      * This setting is only taken into account if result is refined.
456      *
457      * @param keepCovariance true if covariance must be kept after refining
458      *                       result, false otherwise.
459      * @throws LockedException if estimator is locked.
460      */
461     public void setCovarianceKept(final boolean keepCovariance) throws LockedException {
462         if (isLocked()) {
463             throw new LockedException();
464         }
465         this.keepCovariance = keepCovariance;
466     }
467 
468     /**
469      * Returns list of planes to be used to estimate a 3D point.
470      * Provided list must have a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
471      *
472      * @return list of planes to be used to estimate a 3D point.
473      */
474     public List<Plane> getPlanes() {
475         return planes;
476     }
477 
478     /**
479      * Sets list of planes to be used to estimate a 3D point.
480      * Provided list must have a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
481      *
482      * @param planes list of planes to be used to estimate a 3D point.
483      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of planes doesn't have
484      *                                  a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
485      * @throws LockedException          if estimator is locked because a computation is
486      *                                  already in progress.
487      */
488     public void setPlanes(final List<Plane> planes) throws LockedException {
489         if (isLocked()) {
490             throw new LockedException();
491         }
492         internalSetPlanes(planes);
493     }
494 
495     /**
496      * Indicates if estimator is ready to start the 3D point estimation.
497      * This is true when a minimum if MINIMUM_SIZE lines are available.
498      *
499      * @return true if estimator is ready, false otherwise.
500      */
501     public boolean isReady() {
502         return planes != null && planes.size() >= MINIMUM_SIZE;
503     }
504 
505     /**
506      * Returns quality scores corresponding to each line.
507      * The larger the score value the better the quality of the line measure.
508      * This implementation always returns null.
509      * Subclasses using quality scores must implement proper behaviour.
510      *
511      * @return quality scores corresponding to each point.
512      */
513     public double[] getQualityScores() {
514         return null;
515     }
516 
517     /**
518      * Sets quality scores corresponding to each line.
519      * The larger the score value the better the quality of the line measure.
520      * This implementation makes no action.
521      * Subclasses using quality scores must implement proper behaviour.
522      *
523      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each sampled line.
524      * @throws LockedException          if robust estimator is locked because an
525      *                                  estimation is already in progress.
526      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided quality scores length is
527      *                                  smaller than MINIMUM_SIZE (i.e. 3 samples).
528      */
529     public void setQualityScores(final double[] qualityScores) throws LockedException {
530     }
531 
532     /**
533      * Gets estimated covariance of estimated 3D point if available.
534      * This is only available when result has been refined and covariance is
535      * kept.
536      *
537      * @return estimated covariance or null.
538      */
539     public Matrix getCovariance() {
540         return covariance;
541     }
542 
543     /**
544      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D line samples and using
545      * provided robust estimator method.
546      *
547      * @param method method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
548      *               3D point.
549      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
550      */
551     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
552         return switch (method) {
553             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator();
554             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator();
555             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator();
556             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator();
557             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator();
558         };
559     }
560 
561     /**
562      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
563      * provided planes and robust estimator method.
564      *
565      * @param planes 3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
566      * @param method method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
567      *               3D point.
568      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
569      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have a
570      *                                  size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
571      */
572     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final List<Plane> planes, final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
573         return switch (method) {
574             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
575             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
576             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
577             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
578             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
579         };
580     }
581 
582     /**
583      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
584      * provided listener.
585      *
586      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
587      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
588      * @param method   method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
589      *                 3D point.
590      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
591      */
592     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
593             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
594         return switch (method) {
595             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
596             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
597             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
598             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
599             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
600         };
601     }
602 
603     /**
604      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
605      * provided listener and planes.
606      *
607      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
608      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
609      * @param planes   3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
610      * @param method   method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
611      *                 3D point.
612      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
613      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have a
614      *                                  size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
615      */
616     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
617             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, List<Plane> planes, final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
618         return switch (method) {
619             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
620             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
621             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
622             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
623             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
624         };
625     }
626 
627     /**
628      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
629      * provided robust estimator method.
630      *
631      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane.
632      * @param method        method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
633      *                      3D point.
634      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
635      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided quality scores length is
636      *                                  smaller than MINIMUM_SIZE (i.e. 2 lines).
637      */
638     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final double[] qualityScores, final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
639         return switch (method) {
640             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator();
641             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator();
642             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(qualityScores);
643             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(qualityScores);
644             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator();
645         };
646     }
647 
648     /**
649      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
650      * provided planes and robust estimator method.
651      *
652      * @param planes        3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
653      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane.
654      * @param method        method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
655      *                      3D point.
656      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
657      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines doesn't have
658      *                                  the same size as the list of provided quality scores, or it their size
659      *                                  is not greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
660      */
661     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
662             final List<Plane> planes, final double[] qualityScores, final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
663         return switch (method) {
664             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
665             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
666             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes, qualityScores);
667             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes, qualityScores);
668             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(planes);
669         };
670     }
671 
672     /**
673      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
674      * provided listener.
675      *
676      * @param listener      listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
677      *                      starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
678      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane.
679      * @param method        method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
680      *                      3D point.
681      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
682      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided quality scores length is
683      *                                  smaller than MINIMUM_SIZE (i.e. 2 lines).
684      */
685     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
686             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final double[] qualityScores,
687             final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
688         return switch (method) {
689             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
690             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
691             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, qualityScores);
692             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, qualityScores);
693             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener);
694         };
695     }
696 
697     /**
698      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
699      * provided listener and planes.
700      *
701      * @param listener      listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
702      *                      starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
703      * @param planes        3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
704      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided point.
705      * @param method        method of a robust estimator algorithm to estimate the best
706      *                      3D point.
707      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
708      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of planes doesn't have
709      *                                  the same size as the list of provided quality scores, or it their size
710      *                                  is not greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
711      */
712     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
713             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final List<Plane> planes, final double[] qualityScores,
714             final RobustEstimatorMethod method) {
715         return switch (method) {
716             case LMEDS -> new LMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
717             case MSAC -> new MSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
718             case PROSAC -> new PROSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes, qualityScores);
719             case PROMEDS -> new PROMedSPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes, qualityScores);
720             default -> new RANSACPoint3DRobustEstimator(listener, planes);
721         };
722     }
723 
724     /**
725      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
726      * default robust estimator method.
727      *
728      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
729      */
730     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create() {
731         return create(DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
732     }
733 
734     /**
735      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
736      * provided planes and default robust estimator method.
737      *
738      * @param planes 3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
739      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
740      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines doesn't have a
741      *                                  size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
742      */
743     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final List<Plane> planes) {
744         return create(planes, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
745     }
746 
747     /**
748      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
749      * provided listener and default robust estimator method.
750      *
751      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
752      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
753      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
754      */
755     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener) {
756         return create(listener, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
757     }
758 
759     /**
760      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
761      * provided listener and planes and default robust estimator method.
762      *
763      * @param listener listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
764      *                 starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
765      * @param planes   3D planes to estimate a point.
766      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
767      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have a
768      *                                  size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
769      */
770     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
771             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final List<Plane> planes) {
772         return create(listener, planes, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
773     }
774 
775     /**
776      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
777      * default robust estimator method.
778      *
779      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane
780      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
781      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided quality scores length is
782      *                                  smaller than MINIMUM_SIZE (i.e. 3 planes).
783      */
784     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final double[] qualityScores) {
785         return create(qualityScores, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
786     }
787 
788     /**
789      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
790      * provided planes and default estimator method.
791      *
792      * @param planes        3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
793      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane.
794      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
795      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of planes doesn't have
796      *                                  the same size as the list of provided quality scores, or if their size
797      *                                  is not greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
798      */
799     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(final List<Plane> planes, final double[] qualityScores) {
800         return create(planes, qualityScores, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
801     }
802 
803     /**
804      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
805      * provided listener and default estimator method.
806      *
807      * @param listener      listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
808      *                      starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
809      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane
810      * @return an instance of a circle robust estimator.
811      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided quality scores length is
812      *                                  smaller than MINIMUM_SIZE (i.e. 3 planes).
813      */
814     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
815             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final double[] qualityScores) {
816         return create(listener, qualityScores, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
817     }
818 
819     /**
820      * Creates a 3D point robust estimator based on 3D plane samples and using
821      * provided listener and planes and default estimator method.
822      *
823      * @param listener      listener to be notified of events such as when estimation
824      *                      starts, ends or its progress significantly changes.
825      * @param planes        3D planes to estimate a 3D point.
826      * @param qualityScores quality scores corresponding to each provided plane
827      * @return an instance of a 3D point robust estimator.
828      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of lines don't have
829      *                                  the same size as the list of provided quality scores, or if their size
830      *                                  is not greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
831      */
832     public static Point3DRobustEstimator create(
833             final Point3DRobustEstimatorListener listener, final List<Plane> planes, final double[] qualityScores) {
834         return create(listener, planes, qualityScores, DEFAULT_ROBUST_METHOD);
835     }
836 
837     /**
838      * Estimates a 3D point using a robust estimator and the best set of 3D
839      * planes that intersect into the estimated 3D point.
840      *
841      * @return a 3D point.
842      * @throws LockedException          if robust estimator is locked because an
843      *                                  estimation is already in progress.
844      * @throws NotReadyException        if provided input data is not enough to start
845      *                                  the estimation.
846      * @throws RobustEstimatorException if estimation fails for any reason
847      *                                  (i.e. numerical instability, no solution available, etc).
848      */
849     public abstract Point3D estimate() throws LockedException, NotReadyException, RobustEstimatorException;
850 
851     /**
852      * Returns method being used for robust estimation.
853      *
854      * @return method being used for robust estimation.
855      */
856     public abstract RobustEstimatorMethod getMethod();
857 
858     /**
859      * Computes the residual between a 3D point and a plane.
860      *
861      * @param p     a 3D point.
862      * @param plane a 3D plane.
863      * @return residual.
864      */
865     protected double residual(final Point3D p, final Plane plane) {
866         p.normalize();
867         plane.normalize();
868 
869         return Math.abs(plane.signedDistance(p));
870     }
871 
872     /**
873      * Attempts to refine provided solution if refinement is requested.
874      * This method returns a refined solution or the same provided solution
875      * if refinement is not requested or has failed.
876      * If refinement is enabled, and it is requested to keep covariance, this
877      * method will also keep covariance of refined point.
878      *
879      * @param point point estimated by a robust estimator without refinement.
880      * @return solution after refinement (if requested) or the provided non-refined
881      * solution if not requested or if refinement failed.
882      */
883     protected Point3D attemptRefine(final Point3D point) {
884         if (refineResult) {
885             try {
886                 Point3DRefiner<? extends Point3D> refiner;
887                 Point3D result;
888                 final boolean improved;
889                 switch (refinementCoordinatesType) {
890                     case HOMOGENEOUS_COORDINATES:
891                         HomogeneousPoint3D homP;
892                         if (point.getType() == CoordinatesType.HOMOGENEOUS_COORDINATES) {
893                             homP = (HomogeneousPoint3D) point;
894                         } else {
895                             homP = new HomogeneousPoint3D(point);
896                         }
897                         final HomogeneousPoint3DRefiner homRefiner = new HomogeneousPoint3DRefiner(homP, keepCovariance,
898                                 getInliersData(), planes, getRefinementStandardDeviation());
899                         refiner = homRefiner;
900                         final var homResult = new HomogeneousPoint3D();
901                         improved = homRefiner.refine(homResult);
902                         result = homResult;
903                         break;
904 
905                     case INHOMOGENEOUS_COORDINATES:
906                     default:
907                         InhomogeneousPoint3D inhomP;
908                         if (point.getType() == CoordinatesType.INHOMOGENEOUS_COORDINATES) {
909                             inhomP = (InhomogeneousPoint3D) point;
910                         } else {
911                             inhomP = new InhomogeneousPoint3D(point);
912                         }
913                         final InhomogeneousPoint3DRefiner inhomRefiner = new InhomogeneousPoint3DRefiner(inhomP,
914                                 keepCovariance, getInliersData(), planes, getRefinementStandardDeviation());
915                         refiner = inhomRefiner;
916                         final var inhomResult = new InhomogeneousPoint3D();
917                         improved = inhomRefiner.refine(inhomResult);
918                         result = inhomResult;
919                         break;
920                 }
921 
922                 if (keepCovariance) {
923                     // keep covariance
924                     covariance = refiner.getCovariance();
925                 }
926 
927                 return improved ? result : point;
928             } catch (final Exception e) {
929                 // refinement failed, so we return input value
930                 return point;
931             }
932         } else {
933             return point;
934         }
935     }
936 
937     /**
938      * Gets standard deviation used for Levenberg-Marquardt fitting during
939      * refinement.
940      * Returned value gives an indication of how much variance each residual
941      * has.
942      * Typically, this value is related to the threshold used on each robust
943      * estimation, since residuals of found inliers are within the range of
944      * such threshold.
945      *
946      * @return standard deviation used for refinement.
947      */
948     protected abstract double getRefinementStandardDeviation();
949 
950     /**
951      * Internal method to set list of 3D planes to be used to estimate a 3D
952      * point.
953      * This method does not check whether estimator is locked or not.
954      *
955      * @param planes list of planes to be used to estimate a 3D point.
956      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if provided list of planes doesn't have
957      *                                  a size greater or equal than MINIMUM_SIZE.
958      */
959     private void internalSetPlanes(final List<Plane> planes) {
960         if (planes.size() < MINIMUM_SIZE) {
961             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
962         }
963         this.planes = planes;
964     }
965 }