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Calculates the elongation of a shape

Usage

coo_elongation(coo)

Source

Rosin PL. 2005. Computing global shape measures. Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision. 177-196.

Arguments

coo

a matrix of (x; y) coordinates.

Value

numeric, the eccentricity of the bounding box

Examples

coo_elongation(bot[1])
#> [1] 0.7444101
# on Coo
# for speed sake
bot %>% slice(1:3) %>% coo_elongation
#> $brahma
#> [1] 0.7444101
#> 
#> $caney
#> [1] 0.7382738
#> 
#> $chimay
#> [1] 0.6255502
#>