distance_point_to_line_segment#
- distance_point_to_line_segment(point, v1, v2)#
Calculate the minimum distance from a point to a line segment.
- Parameters:
- pointarray_like
Coordinates of the point (1xd).
- v1array_like
Coordinates of one end of the line segment (1xd).
- v2array_like
Coordinates of the other end of the line segment (1xd).
- Returns:
- float
The minimum distance from the point to the line segment.
- tuple
A tuple containing the original point and the closest point on the line segment.