The Bézier tangential surface system: A robust dual representation of tangent space

Computing (Vienna/New York)

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 105-115

  Johnstone, J K ^a,b  

^a University Station ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

B zier surface; Dual space; Piecewise algebraic curve; Tangent space; Tangential surface

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; MOTION PLANNING;

BÉZIER SURFACE; DUAL SPACE; PIECEWISE ALGEBRAIC CURVE; TANGENT SPACE; TANGENTIAL SURFACE;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 2542418135     PISSN: 0010485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00607-003-0050-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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