Gauss map computation for free-form surfaces

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 831-850

  Smith, Tait S ^a   Farouki, Rida T ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernstein form; Free form surface; Gauss map; Gaussian curvature; Parabolic line; Quadtree decomposition; Stereographic projection; Surface normal

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; GRAPH THEORY; POLYNOMIALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENSORS;

GAUSS MAP COMPUTATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0035499889     PISSN: 01678396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8396(01)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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