Convolution surfaces for arcs and quadratic curves with a varying kernel

Visual Computer

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 530-546

  Jin, Xiaogang ^a   Tai, Chiew Lan ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analytical; Convolution surface; Geometric modeling; Quadratic curve

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CURVE FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONVOLUTION SURFACES;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 0036919052     PISSN: 01782789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00371-002-0161-3     Document Type: Article

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