Convexity conditions for parametric tensor-product B-spline surfaces

Advances in Computational Mathematics

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 291-309

  Koras, G D ^a   Kaklis, P D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Convexity; Shape; Tensor product B spline surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644451552     PISSN: 10197168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018938901692     Document Type: Article

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