Efficient primitive traversal using adaptive linear edge function algorithms

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 365-375

  Waller, Marcus D ^a   Ewins, Jon P ^a   White, Martin ^a   Lister, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER HARDWARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY;

LINEAR EDGE FUNCTIONS; PRIMITIVE TRAVERSAL ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 0032678105     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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