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Display signed distance map

Since R2023a

    Description

    show(map) displays the occupancy grid map in the current axes, with the axes labels representing the world coordinates.

    show(map,frame) displays the occupancy grid map in the current axes, with the axes labels representing the coordinates in the coordinate frame frame.

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    show(___,Name=Value) specifies additional options specified by one or more name-value arguments.

    mapimage = show(___) returns the handle to the image object mapimage, created by show.

    [mapimage,colorbar] = show(___) returns the handle to the colorbar colorbar, created by show.

    Examples

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    Load the exampleMaps MAT file.

    load exampleMaps.mat

    Create a signed distance map using the simpleMap data.

    sdm = signedDistanceMap(simpleMap,InterpolationMethod="none");
    show(sdm,BoundaryColor=[0 0 0],Colorbar="on");

    setMapData(sdm,[7 1],zeros(5,5))
    getMapData(sdm,[9 2])
    ans = logical
       0
    
    
    show(sdm,BoundaryColor=[0 0 0],Colorbar="on");

    Find the closest boundary to the coordinate, [16.25 6.25] and calculate the distance to the nearest boundary.

    coord = [16.25 6.25];
    boundary = closestBoundary(sdm,coord,"world")
    boundary = 
    boundary(:,:,1) =
    
       20.5000
    
    
    boundary(:,:,2) =
    
        6.5000
    
    
    dist = distance(sdm,coord)
    dist = 4
    

    Plot the line between the queried point and the closest obstacle cell center

    hold on
    plot([coord(1) boundary(:,:,1)],[coord(2) boundary(:,:,2)],"-r",Marker=".",MarkerSize=10)

    Note that even though distance from the queried point appears greater than 4 when plotted, the distance function calculates the distance from the nearest cell center of the queried point.

    Input Arguments

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    Signed distance map, specified as a signedDistanceMap object.

    Coordinate frame, specified as either "local" or "grid".

    Name-Value Arguments

    Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

    Example: signedDistanceMap(sdm,Parent=ax)

    Axes to plot the map specified as either an Axes or UIAxes object. See axes or uiaxes.

    Colormap values for the pixel values in the map, specified as a three-column matrix of RGB triplets. If not provided, the current colormap of the axes is used

    Occupied boundary color, specified as an RGB triplet. The occupied boundary cells use the specified color when specified.

    Use colorbar, specified as a logical 1 (true) or 0 (false). When true, show creates a colorbar that corresponds to the Colormap input and adds it to a hidden axis behind the current axis.

    Data Types: logical

    Vector field display type, specified as one of these options:

    • "off" — Show no vector field.

    • "Gradient" — Show gradient field superimposed on the distance map.

    • "ClosestBoundary" — Show arrows that point to the nearest occupied boundary cell.

    Data Types: char | string

    Output Arguments

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    Map image handle, specified as a image object.

    Colorbar handle, returned as a colorbar object.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2023a