--- a/include/Motion.hpp	Fri Nov 25 18:44:59 2011 -0500
+++ b/include/Motion.hpp	Tue Nov 29 00:38:50 2011 -0500
@@ -34,12 +34,18 @@
   unsigned int getFirstInstant(void) {return firstInstant;}
   unsigned int getLastInstant(void) {return lastInstant;}
 
+  //TrajectoryPoint2fPtr& getPositions(void) { return positions;}
+  //TrajectoryPoint2fPtr& getVelocities(void) { return velocities;}
+
   /// indicates whether the sum of the last nDisplacements displacements has been inferior to minFeatureDisplacement
   bool isDisplacementSmall(const unsigned int& nDisplacements, const float& minTotalFeatureDisplacement) const;
 
   /// indicates whether the last two displacements are smooth (limited acceleration and angle)
   bool isMotionSmooth(const int& accelerationBound, const int& deviationBound) const;
 
+  /// computes the distance according to the Beymer et al. algorithm
+  bool minMaxSimilarity(const FeatureTrajectory& ft, const int& firstInstant, const int& lastInstant, float connectionDistance, float segmentationDistance);
+
   void addPoint(const int& frameNum, const cv::Point2f& p, const cv::Mat& homography);
 
   void shorten(void);