polygon_average_test

polygon_average_test, a MATLAB program which calls polygon_average() to demonstrate a process of repeatedly averaging and normalizing the vertices of a polygon, illustrating a property of the power method.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

polygon_average, a MATLAB library which demonstrates a process of repeatedly averaging and normalizing the vertices of a polygon, illustrating a property of the power method.

Source Code:

• polygon_average_test.m, calls all the tests.
• polygon_average_test.sh, runs all the tests.
• polygon_average_test.txt, a sample calling program.

• polygon_original.png, a plot of the starting polygon.
• polygon_average.png, a plot of the polygon after 20 averaging steps.