Sphere Fit (least squared)

Fits a sphere to a set of noisy data. Does not require a wide arc or many points.

Version 1.1.0 (30.4 KB)
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1 Jul 2013
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Alan Jennings (2026). Sphere Fit (least squared) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/34129-sphere-fit-least-squared), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.1.0

Since the matrix A is symmetric, I changed the calculation to avoid superfluous calculations. Runs about 25% faster, and even better for large data sets.
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