已知外部点,求解到旋转椭圆的切点坐标
已知外部点,求解到旋转椭圆的切点坐标
我来帮你解决这个问题——已知外部点C,我们需要找到它到旋转椭圆的两个切点A(x,y)和B(x1,y1),先看一下问题示意图:

解决这个问题的核心思路是先求出过外部点C的两条椭圆切线的方程,再通过切线与椭圆的联立方程计算出切点坐标。下面是我整理的Python代码,能先帮你算出两条切线的斜率和截距:
from typing import Tuple import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse import numpy as np def find_tangent_lines( center: Tuple[float, float], semi_axes: Tuple[float, float], rotation: float, reference_point: Tuple[float, float], ): """Find the Ellipse's two tangents that go through a reference point. Args: center: The center of the ellipse. semi_axes: The semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse. rotation: The counter-clockwise rotation of the ellipse in radians. reference_point: The coordinates of the reference point (也就是外部点C). Returns: (m1, h1): Slope and intercept of the first tangent. (m2, h2): Slope and intercept of the second tangent. """ x0, y0 = center a, b = semi_axes s, c = np.sin(rotation), np.cos(rotation) p0, q0 = reference_point A = (-a**2*s**2 - b**2*c**2 + (y0-q0)**2) B = 2*(c*s*(a**2-b**2) - (x0-p0)*(y0-q0)) C = (-a**2*c**2 - b**2*s**2 + (x0-p0)**2) if B**2 - 4*A*C < 0: raise ValueError('Reference point lies inside the ellipse') t1, t2 = ( (-B + np.sqrt(B**2 - 4*A*C))/(2*A), (-B - np.sqrt(B**2 - 4*A*C))/(2*A), ) return ( (1/t1, q0 - p0/t1), (1/t2, q0 - p0/t2), )
后续获取切点坐标的步骤:
- 调用上述函数得到两条切线的斜率
m和截距h,切线方程为y = m*x + h - 写出旋转椭圆的转换方程:将坐标系平移到椭圆中心后再旋转变换,椭圆的标准形式为
(X/a)² + (Y/b)² = 1,其中X = (x - x0)*c + (y - y0)*s,Y = -(x - x0)*s + (y - y0)*c(x0,y0是椭圆中心,c=cos(rotation),s=sin(rotation)) - 将切线方程代入椭圆的转换方程,解这个一元二次方程得到切点的x坐标,再代入切线方程算出对应的y坐标,就能得到两个切点A和B的具体坐标了。
备注:内容来源于stack exchange,提问作者Miran C




