Handbook of computer aided geometric design /
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, and Scientific Visualization, or Computer-Aided Geometric Design. Leading international experts have contributed, thus creating a one-of-a-kind collection of authoritative articles. There are chapter...
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Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston, Mass. : |
Publication Dates: | 2002. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444511041 |
Summary: |
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, and Scientific Visualization, or Computer-Aided Geometric Design. Leading international experts have contributed, thus creating a one-of-a-kind collection of authoritative articles. There are chapters outlining basic theory in tutorial style, as well as application-oriented articles. Aspects which are covered include: Historical outline Curve and surface methods Scientific Visualization Implicit methods Reverse engineering. This book is meant to be a reference text for researchers in the field as well as an introduction to graduate students wishing to get some exposure to this subject. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 820 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780444511041 0444511040 9780080533407 008053340X |
Index Number: | T385 |
CLC: | TP391.41 |
Contents: |
A History of Curves and Surfaces in CAGD / Geometric Fundamentals / Geometries for CAGD / Be zier Techniques / Rational Techniques / Spline Basics / Curve and Surface Constructions / Geometric Continuity / Splines on Surfaces / Box Splines / Finite Element Approximation with Splines / Subdivision Surfaces / Interrogation of Subdivision Surfaces / Multiresolution Techniques / Algebraic Methods for Computer Aided Geometric Design / Scattered Data Interpolation: Radial Basis and Other Methods / Pythagorean-Hodograph Curves / Voronoi Diagrams / The Medial Axis Transform / Solid Modeling / Parametric Modeling / Sculptured Surface NC Machining / Cyclides / Geometry Processing / Intersection Problems -- Reverse Engineering / Vector and Tensor Field Visualization / Splines over Triangulations / Kinematics and Animation / Direct Rendering of Freeform Surfaces / Modeling and Processing with Quadric Surfaces / |