Medial axis computation for planar free-form shapes

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 339-349

  Aichholzer, O ^a   Aigner, W ^a   Aurenhammer, F ^a   Hackl, T ^a   Juttler B ^b   Rabl, M ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biarc approximation; Divide conquer; Medial axis; Numerical robustness; Planar shape; Randomized algorithm; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIARC APPROXIMATION; MEDIAL AXIS; NUMERICAL ROBUSTNESS; PLANAR SHAPE; RANDOMIZED ALGORITHM;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; SPLINES;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS;

EID: 67349155647     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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