The Mathematics of Surfaces IX: Proceedings of the Ninth Ima Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces

By Roberto Cipolla

Book Overview

Meshless Paramterization and B-Spline Surface Approximation.- Computation of Local Differential Parameters on Irregular Meshes.- Remarks on Meshless Local Construction of Surfaces.- Gaussian and Mean Curvature of Subdivision Surfaces.- Best Fir Translational and Rotational Surfaces for Reverse Engineering Shapes.- Problem Reduction to Parameter Space.- Higher Order Singularities in Piecewise Linear Vector Fields.- Landmarks of a Surface.- Time-Optimal Paths Covering a Surface.- Surface Evolution and Representation Using Geometric Algebra.- Interactive Design of Complex Mechanical Parts Using a Parametric Representation.- Surfaces in the Mind's Eye.- Shape-from-Texture from Eigenvectors of Spectral Distortion.- Camera Calibration from Symmetry.- Dynamic Shapes of Arbitrary Dimension: The Vector Distance Functions.- Least-Squares Fitting of Algenbraic Spline Curves via Normal Vector Estimation.- Use of Reverse Automatic Differentiation in Ship Hull Optimisation.- Symmetry Sets and Medial Axes in Two and Three Dimensions.- Symmetry - A Research Direction in Curve and Surface Modelling: Some Results and Applications.- Functions and Methods to Analyze and Construct Developable Hull Surfaces.- Bipolar and Multipolar Coordinates.- Polar Curves and Surfaces.- Boundary Representation Models: Validity and Rectification.- Interval and Affine Arithmetic for Surface Location of Power- and Bernstein-Form Polynomials.- A Class of Bernstein Polynomials that Satisfy Descartes' Rule of Signs Exactly.- On Approximation in Spaces of Geometric Objects.- Representing the Time-Dependent Geometry of the Heart for Fluid Dynamical Analysis.- Application of Point-Based Smoothing to the Design of Flying Surfaces.- Modelling of Material Property Variation for Layered Manufacturing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852333588
• ISBN13: 9781852333584
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"