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We propose a new approach to global optimization algorithm based on controlled random search techniques for rotational alignment of spherical surfaces with associated scalar values. To reduce the distortion in correspondence and increase efficiency, the spherical surface is first re-sampled using a geodesic sphere. The rotation in space is represented using the modified Rodrigues parameters. Correspondence between two spherical surfaces is implemented in the parametric domain. We applied the methods to the alignment of beam patterns computed from the outer ear shapes of bats. The proposed method is compared with other approaches such as principal component analysis (PCA), exhaustive search in the discrete space of rotations defined by Euler angles and direct search using uniform samples over the special orthogonal group of rotations in 3D space. Experimental results demonstrate that the rotation alignment obtained using the proposed algorithm has a high degree of precision and gives the best results among the four approaches.
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Pan, R., Skala, V. & Müller, R. Globally optimal rotation alignment of spherical surfaces with associated scalar values. 3D Res 4, 3 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/3DRes.03(2013)3
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