Blending two cones with Dupin cyclides

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 643-673

  Shene, Ching Kuang ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blending; Common inscribed sphere; Dupin cyclide; Natural quadrics; Planar intersection

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

COMMON INSCRIBED SPHERE; DUPIN CYCLIDES; NATURAL QUADRICS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0032123169     PISSN: 01678396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8396(97)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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