Let P be a convex polygon in the plane with n vertices and let Q be a convex polygon with m vertices. We prove that the maximum number of combinatorially distinct placements of Q with respect to P under translations is O(n^2+m^2+min(nm^2+n^2m)), and we give an example showing that this bound is tight in the worst case. Second, we present an O((n+m)log(n+m)) algorithm for determining a translation of Q that maximizes the area of overlap of P and Q. We also prove that the position which translates the centroid of Q on the centroid of P always realizes an overlap of 9/25 of the maximum overlap and that this overlap may be as small as 4/9 of the maximum.
['de Mt Mark Berg', 'O Otfried Cheong', 'Olivier Devillers', 'van Mj Marc Kreveld', 'Monique Teillaud']
Computing the Maximum Overlap of Two Convex Polygons Under Translations.