A simple GPU-based approach for 3D Voronoi diagram construction and visualization

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 681-692

  Hsieh, Hsien Hsi ^a   Tai, Wen Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distance transform; GPU; Visualization; Voronoi diagram; Voxelization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; VISUALIZATION;

DISTANCE TRANSFORM; GPU; VORONOI DIAGRAM; VOXELIZATION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 25844517462     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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