How do I calculate the intersection points of two circles. I would expect there to be either two, one or no intersection points in all cases.
I have the x and y coordinates of the centre-point, and the radius for each circle.
An answer in python would be preferred, but any working algorithm would be acceptable.
Try this;
def ri(cr1,cr2,cp1,cp2):
int1=[]
int2=[]
ori=0
if cp1[0]<cp2[0] and cp1[1]!=cp2[1]:
p1=cp1
p2=cp2
r1=cr1
r2=cr2
if cp1[1]<cp2[1]:
ori+=1
elif cp1[1]>cp2[1]:
ori+=2
elif cp1[0]>cp2[0] and cp1[1]!=cp2[1]:
p1=cp2
p2=cp1
r1=cr2
r2=cr1
if p1[1]<p2[1]:
ori+=1
elif p1[1]>p2[1]:
ori+=2
elif cp1[0]==cp2[0]:
ori+=4
if cp1[1]>cp2[1]:
p1=cp1
p2=cp2
r1=cr1
r2=cr2
elif cp1[1]<cp2[1]:
p1=cp2
p2=cp1
r1=cr2
r2=cr1
elif cp1[1]==cp2[1]:
ori+=3
if cp1[0]>cp2[0]:
p1=cp2
p2=cp1
r1=cr2
r2=cr1
elif cp1[0]<cp2[0]:
p1=cp1
p2=cp2
r1=cr1
r2=cr2
if ori==1:#+
D=calc_dist(p1,p2)
tr=r1+r2
el=tr-D
a=r1-el
b=r2-el
A=a+(el/2)
B=b+(el/2)
thta=math.degrees(math.acos(A/r1))
rs=p2[1]-p1[1]
rn=p2[0]-p1[0]
gd=rs/rn
yint=p1[1]-((gd)*p1[0])
dty=calc_dist(p1,[0,yint])
aa=p1[1]-yint
bb=math.degrees(math.asin(aa/dty))
d=90-bb
e=180-d-thta
g=(dty/math.sin(math.radians(e)))*math.sin(math.radians(thta))
f=(g/math.sin(math.radians(thta)))*math.sin(math.radians(d))
oty=yint+g
h=f+r1
i=90-e
j=180-90-i
l=math.sin(math.radians(i))*h
k=math.cos(math.radians(i))*h
iy2=oty-l
ix2=k
int2.append(ix2)
int2.append(iy2)
m=90+bb
n=180-m-thta
p=(dty/math.sin(math.radians(n)))*math.sin(math.radians(m))
o=(p/math.sin(math.radians(m)))*math.sin(math.radians(thta))
q=p+r1
r=90-n
s=math.sin(math.radians(r))*q
t=math.cos(math.radians(r))*q
otty=yint-o
iy1=otty+s
ix1=t
int1.append(ix1)
int1.append(iy1)
elif ori==2:#-
D=calc_dist(p1,p2)
tr=r1+r2
el=tr-D
a=r1-el
b=r2-el
A=a+(el/2)
B=b+(el/2)
thta=math.degrees(math.acos(A/r1))
rs=p2[1]-p1[1]
rn=p2[0]-p1[0]
gd=rs/rn
yint=p1[1]-((gd)*p1[0])
dty=calc_dist(p1,[0,yint])
aa=yint-p1[1]
bb=math.degrees(math.asin(aa/dty))
c=180-90-bb
d=180-c-thta
e=180-90-d
f=math.tan(math.radians(e))*p1[0]
g=math.sqrt(p1[0]**2+f**2)
h=g+r1
i=180-90-e
j=math.sin(math.radians(e))*h
jj=math.cos(math.radians(i))*h
k=math.cos(math.radians(e))*h
kk=math.sin(math.radians(i))*h
l=90-bb
m=90-e
tt=l+m+thta
n=(dty/math.sin(math.radians(m)))*math.sin(math.radians(thta))
nn=(g/math.sin(math.radians(l)))*math.sin(math.radians(thta))
oty=yint-n
iy1=oty+j
ix1=k
int1.append(ix1)
int1.append(iy1)
o=bb+90
p=180-o-thta
q=90-p
r=180-90-q
s=(dty/math.sin(math.radians(p)))*math.sin(math.radians(o))
t=(s/math.sin(math.radians(o)))*math.sin(math.radians(thta))
u=s+r1
v=math.sin(math.radians(r))*u
vv=math.cos(math.radians(q))*u
w=math.cos(math.radians(r))*u
ww=math.sin(math.radians(q))*u
ix2=v
otty=yint+t
iy2=otty-w
int2.append(ix2)
int2.append(iy2)
elif ori==3:#y
D=calc_dist(p1,p2)
tr=r1+r2
el=tr-D
a=r1-el
b=r2-el
A=a+(el/2)
B=b+(el/2)
b=math.sqrt(r1**2-A**2)
int1.append(p1[0]+A)
int1.append(p1[1]+b)
int2.append(p1[0]+A)
int2.append(p1[1]-b)
elif ori==4:#x
D=calc_dist(p1,p2)
tr=r1+r2
el=tr-D
a=r1-el
b=r2-el
A=a+(el/2)
B=b+(el/2)
b=math.sqrt(r1**2-A**2)
int1.append(p1[0]+b)
int1.append(p1[1]-A)
int2.append(p1[0]-b)
int2.append(p1[1]-A)
return [int1,int2]
def calc_dist(p1,p2):
return math.sqrt((p2[0] - p1[0]) ** 2 +
(p2[1] - p1[1]) ** 2)