Is there a quick and efficient algorithm for calculating the volumetric center (probably the wrong term) of a polygon like that shown in the figure below somewhere around the blue dot? I'm not referring to centroid (approximately the red dot) as the average of points in the polygon, but based on the enclosed space. There won't be holes in this, though a solution which supports holes would also be welcome.
2026-02-23 01:05:16.1771808716
Volumetric center of a polygon?
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Pick your favorite origin and then the center of mass $\vec{v}_{cm}$ is:
$$\vec{v}_{cm} = \frac{\sum{A_j\vec{v}_j}}{\sum{A_j}}$$
where $A_j$ is the area of the $j$th rectangle and $\vec{v}_j$ is the center of the $j$th rectangle.
This assumes uniform density throughout the rectangles.