PBRT_V2 总结记录 <80> Uniformly Sampling Tool Function And Distribution2D

Uniformly Sampling A Hemisphere

1. Vector UniformSampleHemisphere(float u1, float u2);

Vector UniformSampleHemisphere(float u1, float u2) {
    float z = u1;
    float r = sqrtf(max(0.f, 1.f - z*z));
    float phi = 2 * M_PI * u2;
    float x = r * cosf(phi);
    float y = r * sinf(phi);
    return Vector(x, y, z);
}

作用：

（传入u1，u2，范围都是[0，1]，均匀地选择半球上的一个方向，具体的数学原来可以参考《PBRT》P663，这里就不抄出来）

choosing a direction on the hemisphere uniformly with respect to solid angle. 

 

2. float  UniformHemispherePdf();

float UniformHemispherePdf() {
    return INV_TWOPI;
}

作用：

（采样半球方向的pdf）

For hemispheres (and all other directional sampling), these functions return
values with respect to solid angle. For the hemisphere, the solid angle PDF is a constant
p(ω) = 1/(2π).

 

Uniformly Sampling Full Sphere

1. Vector UniformSampleSphere(float u1, float u2);

Vector UniformSampleSphere(float u1, float u2) {
    float z = 1.f - 2.f * u1;
    float r = sqrtf(max(0.f, 1.f - z*z));
    float phi = 2.f * M_PI * u2;
    float x = r * cosf(phi);
    float y = r * sinf(phi);
    return Vector(x, y, z);
}

作用：

（传入u1，u2，范围都是[0，1]，均匀地选择整一个球上的一个方向）

Sampling the full sphere uniformly over its area follows almost exactly the same derivation,
which we omit here.