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Polygon A (Blue)

Polygon B (Green)

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Polygon A
Polygon B (at origin)
Minkowski Sum/Diff

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A ⊕ B = {a + b : a ∈ A, b ∈ B}

The Minkowski sum "inflates" polygon A by polygon B. In robotics, if A is an obstacle and B is a robot's footprint, A ⊕ B defines the configuration-space obstacle.