Global Symmetry and Orthogonal Transformations from Geometrical Moment $n$-tuples

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.07736v1
• Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:07:11 GMT
• Title: Global Symmetry and Orthogonal Transformations from Geometrical Moment $n$-tuples
• Authors: Omar Tahri,
• Abstract summary: This paper employs geometrical moments to identify symmetries and estimate transformations, including rotations and mirror transformations, for objects centered at the frame origin.<n>A comprehensive methodology is developed to obtain these functions in n-dimensional space, specifically moment ( n )-tuples.<n> Extensive validation tests are conducted on both 2D and 3D objects to ensure the robustness and reliability of the proposed approach.
• Score: 0.304585143845864
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Detecting symmetry is crucial for effective object grasping for several reasons. Recognizing symmetrical features or axes within an object helps in developing efficient grasp strategies, as grasping along these axes typically results in a more stable and balanced grip, thereby facilitating successful manipulation. This paper employs geometrical moments to identify symmetries and estimate orthogonal transformations, including rotations and mirror transformations, for objects centered at the frame origin. It provides distinctive metrics for detecting symmetries and estimating orthogonal transformations, encompassing rotations, reflections, and their combinations. A comprehensive methodology is developed to obtain these functions in n-dimensional space, specifically moment \( n \)-tuples. Extensive validation tests are conducted on both 2D and 3D objects to ensure the robustness and reliability of the proposed approach. The proposed method is also compared to state-of-the-art work using iterative optimization for detecting multiple planes of symmetry. The results indicate that combining our method with the iterative one yields satisfactory outcomes in terms of the number of symmetry planes detected and computation time.

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