In [1]:
using DelimitedFiles
using Gadfly, Cairo, Colors
using LinearAlgebra
using Statistics

set_default_plot_size(15cm,13cm)
color_palette = Scale.color_discrete().f(7)[[1, 4, 6]]                                      
themes = [Theme(default_color=color, panel_fill="white", grid_color="lightgray",            
                background_color=parse(Colorant, "white")) for color in color_palette];


┌ Info: Loading Cairo backend into Compose.jl
└ @ Compose /home/cokes/.julia/packages/Compose/Nd7mL/src/Compose.jl:162
┌ Warning: Package Compose does not have Cairo in its dependencies:
│ - If you have Compose checked out for development and have
│   added Cairo as a dependency but haven't updated your primary
│   environment's manifest file, try `Pkg.resolve()`.
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│ Loading Cairo into Compose from project dependency, future warnings for Compose are suppressed.
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load raw point cloud data. tranpose it so that the points are in the columns of B. not necessary, but, subtract off mean to center the point cloud.


In [2]:
B = readdlm("point_cloud.txt")


Out[2]:
2×70 Array{Float64,2}:
 0.0665881  0.0254488  -0.0160557  …   0.60139    0.59655    0.589601 
 0.146241   0.167605    0.210247      -0.0059604  0.0259648  0.0557668

In [3]:
p = plot(x=B[1, :], y=B[2, :], Geom.point, themes[1],
         Guide.title("a point set, B"), themes[1],
         Coord.cartesian(fixed=true),
    )


Out[3]:
x -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 -1 0 1 2 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 h,j,k,l,arrows,drag to pan i,o,+,-,scroll,shift-drag to zoom r,dbl-click to reset c for coordinates ? for help ? -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 -1 0 1 2 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 y a point set, B

In [4]:
draw(PNG("ptset_B.png", 5inch, 4inch, dpi=300), p)

rotate each point in B about the origin by an angle θ via multiplying by a rotation matrix R_known. then add some Gaussian noise to each point. this forms the point cloud A.


In [5]:
rotation_matrix2d(θ::Float64) = [cos(θ) -sin(θ); sin(θ) cos(θ)]


Out[5]:
rotation_matrix2d (generic function with 1 method)

In [6]:
θ = π * 0.8
R_known = rotation_matrix2d(θ)


Out[6]:
2×2 Array{Float64,2}:
 -0.809017  -0.587785
  0.587785  -0.809017

In [7]:
ϵ = 0.01 # noise
A = R_known * B .+ ϵ * randn(size(B)...)

p = plot(x=A[1, :], y=A[2, :], Geom.point, themes[3],
         Guide.title("point set, A"), themes[3],
         Coord.cartesian(fixed=true),
    )


Out[7]:
x -1.6 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 -1.50 -1.45 -1.40 -1.35 -1.30 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 -2 -1 0 1 -1.50 -1.45 -1.40 -1.35 -1.30 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 h,j,k,l,arrows,drag to pan i,o,+,-,scroll,shift-drag to zoom r,dbl-click to reset c for coordinates ? for help ? -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 -2 -1 0 1 2 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 y point set, A

In [8]:
draw(PNG("ptset_A.png", 5inch, 4inch, dpi=300), p)

In [9]:
p = plot(layer(x=A[1, :], y=A[2, :], Geom.point, themes[3]),                            
         layer(x=B[1, :], y=B[2, :], Geom.point, themes[1]),    
         Guide.title("orthogonal Procrustes"), themes[1],
         Coord.cartesian(fixed=true),
         Guide.manual_color_key("point set", ["A", "B"], [color_palette[3], color_palette[1]])
    )


Out[9]:
x -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 -3.0 -2.9 -2.8 -2.7 -2.6 -2.5 -2.4 -2.3 -2.2 -2.1 -2.0 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 -4 -2 0 2 4 -3.0 -2.8 -2.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2.0 -1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 A B point set h,j,k,l,arrows,drag to pan i,o,+,-,scroll,shift-drag to zoom r,dbl-click to reset c for coordinates ? for help ? -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 -1.45 -1.40 -1.35 -1.30 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 -2 -1 0 1 2 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 y orthogonal Procrustes

In [10]:
draw(PNG("before_alignment.png", 5inch, 4inch, dpi=300), p)

highlight that we know the correspondence between the points in A and the points in B by connecting corresponding points with a gray line.


In [11]:
p = plot(layer(x=A[1, :], y=A[2, :], Geom.point, themes[3]),                            
         layer(x=B[1, :], y=B[2, :], Geom.point, themes[1]),
         [layer(x=[A[1, i], B[1, i]], y=[A[2, i], B[2, i]], 
            Geom.line, Theme(default_color=colorant"gray")) for i = 1:size(A)[2]]...,
         Guide.title("orthogonal Procrustes"), themes[1],
         Coord.cartesian(fixed=true),
         Guide.manual_color_key("point set", ["A", "B"], [color_palette[3], color_palette[1]])
    )


Out[11]:
x -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 -3.0 -2.9 -2.8 -2.7 -2.6 -2.5 -2.4 -2.3 -2.2 -2.1 -2.0 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 -4 -2 0 2 4 -3.0 -2.8 -2.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2.0 -1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 A B point set h,j,k,l,arrows,drag to pan i,o,+,-,scroll,shift-drag to zoom r,dbl-click to reset c for coordinates ? for help ? -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 -1.45 -1.40 -1.35 -1.30 -1.25 -1.20 -1.15 -1.10 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 -2 -1 0 1 2 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 y orthogonal Procrustes

In [12]:
draw(PNG("correspondence.png", 5inch, 4inch, dpi=300), p)

compute the singular value decomposition of $AB^T=U\Sigma V^T$.


In [13]:
F = svd(A * B')


Out[13]:
SVD{Float64,Float64,Array{Float64,2}}([-0.966515 0.25661; 0.25661 0.966515], [12.0584, 2.50819], [0.932063 0.362297; 0.362297 -0.932063])

we can recover the orthogonal matrix R such that, when applied to A, the points in RA are close to the corresponding points in B, as $R = VU^T$.


In [14]:
R = F.V * F.U'


Out[14]:
2×2 Array{Float64,2}:
 -0.807883   0.589343
 -0.589343  -0.807883

In [15]:
isapprox(R, rotation_matrix2d(-θ), rtol=0.01)


Out[15]:
true

In [16]:
A_transformed = R * A


Out[16]:
2×70 Array{Float64,2}:
 0.071721  0.0233413  -0.0247726  …   0.60124     0.616662   0.579418 
 0.150201  0.166261    0.222595      -0.00331735  0.0243698  0.0488839

voila


In [17]:
p = plot(layer(x=A_transformed[1, :], y=A_transformed[2, :], Geom.point, themes[3]),                            
         layer(x=B[1, :], y=B[2, :], Geom.point, themes[1]),    
         Guide.title("orthogonal Procrustes"), themes[1],
         Coord.cartesian(fixed=true),
         Guide.manual_color_key("point set", ["RA", "B"], [color_palette[3], color_palette[1]])
    )


Out[17]:
x -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 -1 0 1 2 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 RA B point set h,j,k,l,arrows,drag to pan i,o,+,-,scroll,shift-drag to zoom r,dbl-click to reset c for coordinates ? for help ? -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 -1 0 1 2 -1.05 -1.00 -0.95 -0.90 -0.85 -0.80 -0.75 -0.70 -0.65 -0.60 -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 y orthogonal Procrustes

In [19]:
draw(PNG("after_alignment.png", 5inch, 4inch, dpi=300), p)