Add Polynomial3 class

examples/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ target_link_libraries(kmeans ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER}::ignition-math${IGN_MA
 add_executable(matrix3_example matrix3_example.cc)
 target_link_libraries(matrix3_example ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER}::ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER})
 
+add_executable(polynomial3_example polynomial3_example.cc)
+target_link_libraries(polynomial3_example ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER}::ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER})
+
 add_executable(pose3_example pose3_example.cc)
 target_link_libraries(pose3_example ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER}::ignition-math${IGN_MATH_VER})
 

examples/polynomial3_example.cc

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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
+//! [complete]
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ignition/math/Polynomial3.hh>
+#include <ignition/math/Vector4.hh>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  // A default constructed polynomial should have zero coefficients.
+  std::cout << "A default constructed polynomial is always: "
+            << ignition::math::Polynomial3d() << std::endl;
+
+  // A constant polynomial only has an independent term.
+  std::cout << "A constant polynomial only has an independent term: "
+            << ignition::math::Polynomial3d::Constant(-1.) << std::endl;
+
+  // A cubic polynomial may be incomplete.
+  const ignition::math::Polynomial3d p(
+      ignition::math::Vector4d(1., 0., -1., 2.));
+  std::cout << "A cubic polynomial may be incomplete: " << p << std::endl;
+
+  // A polynomial can be evaluated.
+  const double x = 0.5;
+  std::cout << "Evaluating " << p << " at " << x
+            << " yields " << p(0.5) << std::endl;
+
+  // A polynomial can be queried for its minimum in a given interval,
+  // as well as for its global minimum (which may not always be finite).
+  const ignition::math::Intervald interval =
+      ignition::math::Intervald::Closed(-1, 1.);
+  std::cout << "The minimum of " << p << " in the " << interval
+            << " interval is " << p.Minimum(interval) << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "The global minimum of " << p
+            << " is " << p.Minimum() << std::endl;
+
+  const ignition::math::Polynomial3d q(
+      ignition::math::Vector4d(0., 1., 2., 1.));
+  std::cout << "The minimum of " << q << " in the " << interval
+            << " interval is " << q.Minimum(interval) << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "The global minimum of " << q
+            << " is " << q.Minimum() << std::endl;
+
+}
+//! [complete]

include/ignition/math/Polynomial3.hh

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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Open Source Robotics Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+*/
+#ifndef IGNITION_MATH_POLYNOMIAL3_HH_
+#define IGNITION_MATH_POLYNOMIAL3_HH_
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <limits>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <ignition/math/Interval.hh>
+#include <ignition/math/Vector4.hh>
+#include <ignition/math/config.hh>
+
+namespace ignition
+{
+  namespace math
+  {
+    // Inline bracket to help doxygen filtering.
+    inline namespace IGNITION_MATH_VERSION_NAMESPACE {
+    //
+    /// \class Polynomial3 Polynomial3.hh ignition/math/Polynomial3.hh
+    /// \brief The Polynomial3 class represents a cubic polynomial
+    /// with real coefficients p(x) = c0 x^3 + c1 x^2 + c2 x + c3.
+    /// ## Example
+    ///
+    /// \snippet examples/polynomial3_example.cc complete
+    template <typename T>
+    class Polynomial3
+    {
+      /// \brief Constructor
+      public: Polynomial3() = default;
+
+      /// \brief Constructor
+      /// \param[in] _coeffs coefficients c0 through c3, left to right
+      public: explicit Polynomial3(Vector4<T> _coeffs)
+      : coeffs(std::move(_coeffs))
+      {
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Make a constant polynomial
+      /// \return a p(x) = `_value` polynomial
+      public: static Polynomial3 Constant(T _value)
+      {
+        return Polynomial3(Vector4<T>(0., 0., 0., _value));
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Get the polynomial coefficients
+      /// \return this polynomial coefficients
+      public: const Vector4<T> &Coeffs() const { return this->coeffs; }
+
+      /// \brief Evaluate the polynomial at `_x`
+      /// For non-finite `_x`, this function
+      /// computes p(z) as z tends to `_x`.
+      /// \param[in] _x polynomial argument
+      /// \return the result of evaluating p(`_x`)
+      public: T Evaluate(const T &_x) const
+      {
+        using std::isfinite, std::abs, std::copysign;
+        if (!isfinite(_x))
+        {
+          const T epsilon =
+              std::numeric_limits<T>::epsilon();
+          if (abs(this->coeffs[0]) >= epsilon)
+          {
+            return _x * copysign(T(1.), this->coeffs[0]);
+          }
+          if (abs(this->coeffs[1]) >= epsilon)
+          {
+            return copysign(_x, this->coeffs[1]);
+          }
+          if (abs(this->coeffs[2]) >= epsilon)
+          {
+            return _x * copysign(T(1.), this->coeffs[2]);
+          }
+          return this->coeffs[3];
+        }
+        const T _x2 = _x * _x;
+        const T _x3 = _x2 * _x;
+
+        return (this->coeffs[0] * _x3 + this->coeffs[1] * _x2 +
+                this->coeffs[2] * _x + this->coeffs[3]);
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Call operator overload
+      /// \see Polynomial3::Evaluate()
+      public: T operator()(const T &_x) const
+      {
+        return this->Evaluate(_x);
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Compute polynomial minimum in an `_interval`
+      /// \param[in] _interval polynomial argument interval to check
+      /// \return the polynomial minimum in the given interval,
+      ///   or NaN if the interval is empty
+      public: T Minimum(const Interval<T> &_interval) const
+      {
+        if (_interval.Empty())
+        {
+          return std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN();
+        }
+        using std::min, std::abs, std::sqrt;  // enable ADL
+        constexpr T epsilon = std::numeric_limits<T>::epsilon();
+        // For open intervals, assume continuity in the limit
+        T minimum = min(this->Evaluate(_interval.LeftValue()),
+                        this->Evaluate(_interval.RightValue()));
+        if (abs(this->coeffs[0]) >= epsilon)
+        {
+          // cubic poylnomial
+          const T a = this->coeffs[0] * T(3.);
+          const T b = this->coeffs[1] * T(2.);
+          const T c = this->coeffs[2];
+
+          const T discriminant = b * b - T(4.) * a * c;
+          if (discriminant >= T(0.))
+          {
+            const T x0 = (-b + sqrt(discriminant)) / T(2.) * a;
+            if ((T(2.) * a * x0 + b) > T(0.) && _interval.Contains(x0))
+            {
+              minimum = min(this->Evaluate(x0), minimum);
+            }
+            const T x1 = (-b - sqrt(discriminant)) / T(2.) * a;
+            if ((T(2.) * a * x1 + b) > T(0.) && _interval.Contains(x1))
+            {
+              minimum = min(this->Evaluate(x1), minimum);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        else if (abs(this->coeffs[1]) >= epsilon)
+        {
+          // quadratic polynomial
+          const T b = this->coeffs[1] * T(2.);
+          const T c = this->coeffs[2];
+          if (b > T(0.))
+          {
+            const T x = -c / b;
+            if (_interval.Contains(x))
+            {
+              minimum = min(this->Evaluate(x), minimum);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        return minimum;
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Compute polynomial minimum
+      /// \return the polynomial minimum (may not be finite)
+      public: T Minimum() const
+      {
+        return this->Minimum(Interval<T>::Unbounded);
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Prints polynomial as p(`_x`) to `_out` stream
+      /// \param[in] _out Output stream to print to
+      /// \param[in] _x Argument name to be used
+      public: void Print(std::ostream &_out, const std::string &_x = "x") const
+      {
+        constexpr T epsilon =
+            std::numeric_limits<T>::epsilon();
+        bool streamStarted = false;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        {
+          using std::abs;  // enable ADL
+          const T magnitude = abs(this->coeffs[i]);
+          const bool sign = this->coeffs[i] < T(0);
+          const int exponent = 3 - i;
+          if (magnitude >= epsilon)
+          {
+            if (streamStarted)
+            {
+              if (sign)
+              {
+                _out << " - ";
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                _out << " + ";
+              }
+            }
+            else if (sign)
+            {
+              _out << "-";
+            }
+            if (exponent > 0)
+            {
+              if ((magnitude - T(1)) > epsilon)
+              {
+                _out << magnitude << " ";
+              }
+              _out <<  _x;
+              if (exponent > 1)
+              {
+                _out << "^" << exponent;
+              }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              _out << magnitude;
+            }
+            streamStarted = true;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!streamStarted)
+        {
+          _out << this->coeffs[3];
+        }
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Stream insertion operator
+      /// \param _out output stream
+      /// \param _p Polynomial3 to output
+      /// \return the stream
+      public: friend std::ostream &operator<<(
+        std::ostream &_out, const ignition::math::Polynomial3<T> &_p)
+      {
+        _p.Print(_out, "x");
+        return _out;
+      }
+
+      /// \brief Polynomial coefficients
+      private: Vector4<T> coeffs;
+    };
+    using Polynomial3f = Polynomial3<float>;
+    using Polynomial3d = Polynomial3<double>;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#endif