C1 modeling with A-patches from rational trivariate functions

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-243

  Xu, Guoliang ^a   Huang, Hongci ^b   Bajaj, Chandrajit ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic surface; Rational A patch; Surface fit; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THEOREM PROVING;

MANIFOLD TRIANGULATION; RATIONAL TRIVARIATE FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0035304967     PISSN: 01678396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8396(01)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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