An algorithm for the medial axis transform of 3D polyhedral solids

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-61

  Sherbrooke, Evan C ^a   Patrikalakis, Nicholas M ^a   Brisson, Erik ^a  

^a Technology Integration Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD; CAGD; CAM; Geometric modeling; Polyhedra; Skeleton; Solid modeling; Symmetry; Voronoi diagram

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; THEOREM PROVING;

GEOMETRIC MODELING; MEDIAL AXIS TRANSFORM; POLYHEDRAL SOLIDS; SKELETON; SOLID MODELING; SYMMETRY; VORONOI DIAGRAM;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 0030106981     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2945.489386     Document Type: Article

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