Reverse engineering physical models employing wrap-around B-spline surfaces and quadrics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Weir, D J ^a   Milroy, M J ^a   Bradley, C ^a   Vickers, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

B spline surface; CAD; CNC machines; Laser scanning system; Quadric function; Reverse engineering; Surface fitting software

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MODELS; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

B-SPLINE SURFACE; COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLED MACHINES; LASER SCANNING SYSTEM; QUADRIC FUNCTION; REVERSE ENGINEERING; SURFACE FITTING SOFTWARE; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0029754297     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_100_02     Document Type: Article

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