TABLE 1.

Simulation run results of the probe triangle detection algorithm. Out of 20,000 runs, a total of 98.11% of runs resulted in the correct triangle location identification. When the number of passes through the list of 36 possible triangles is limited to 5, 98.07% (19621/20000) runs resulted in the correct solution. The simulation was run with very liberal values of random point generation in space, random normal noise addition (μ = 0 mm, σ = 1 mm), random combined multiaxis rotations within ±25° and multiaxis translations within ±25 mm.

Total 20000 Runs
# of searches through 36 triangles for arriving at a solution	# of runs arriving at a solution at every searchcount	# of correct solutions	# of incorrect solutions	Cumulative % of correct solutions
1	17259	16974	285	84.87
2	2374	2299	75	96.37
3	238	232	6	97.53
4	104	97	7	98.01
5	12	12	0	98.07
>5	13	7	6	98.11
	20000	19621	379	98.11