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removeInvalidPoints

Remove invalid points from point cloud

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Syntax

[ptCloudOut,indices] = removeInvalidPoints(ptCloud)

Description

[ptCloudOut,indices] = removeInvalidPoints(ptCloud) removes points with Inf or NaN coordinate values from point cloud and returns the indices of valid points.

Note

The output is always an unorganized (X-by-3) point cloud. If the input ptCloud is an organized point cloud (M-by-N-by-3), the function returns the output as an unorganized point cloud.

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Examples

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Create a point cloud object with NaN and Inf values.

xyzpoints = abs(randn(10,3)).*100;
xyzpoints(1:2:4,:) = nan('single');
xyzpoints(6:2:10,:) = inf('single');
ptCloud = pointCloud(xyzpoints);

Inspect the Location property of point cloud data to verify the occurrence of NaN and Inf values.

ptCloud.Location
ans = 10×3

       NaN       NaN       NaN
  183.3885  303.4923  120.7487
       NaN       NaN       NaN
   86.2173    6.3055  163.0235
   31.8765   71.4743   48.8894
       Inf       Inf       Inf
   43.3592   12.4144   72.6885
       Inf       Inf       Inf
  357.8397  140.9034   29.3871
       Inf       Inf       Inf

Remove points with NaN and Inf values from the point cloud.

ptCloudOut = removeInvalidPoints(ptCloud);

Inspect the Location property of point cloud data to verify that the invalid points are removed.

ptCloudOut.Location
ans = 5×3

  183.3885  303.4923  120.7487
   86.2173    6.3055  163.0235
   31.8765   71.4743   48.8894
   43.3592   12.4144   72.6885
  357.8397  140.9034   29.3871

Input Arguments

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Point cloud, specified as a pointCloud object.

Output Arguments

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Point cloud, returned as a pointCloud object with Inf or NaN coordinates removed.

Note

The output is always an unorganized (X-by-3) point cloud. If the input ptCloud is an organized point cloud (M-by-N-by-3), the function returns the output as an unorganized point cloud.

Indices of valid points in the point cloud, specified as a vector.

Extended Capabilities

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Version History

Introduced in R2015a

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