Surfaces parametrized by the normals

Computing (Vienna/New York)

Volumn 79, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 175-183

  Gravesen, J ^a,b  

^a Building 303S ^*

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gauss map; Support function; Surface fitting

Indexed keywords

GAUSS MAPS; PRINCIPAL CURVATURES; SUPPORT FUNCTIONS; SURFACE FITTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; INTERPOLATION; OPTIMIZATION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 34147099639     PISSN: 0010485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00607-006-0196-9     Document Type: Article

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