DocumentCode
838750
Title
Curvature and the fairness of curves and surfaces
Author
Farin, Gerald ; Sapidis, Nickolas
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Volume
9
Issue
2
fYear
1989
fDate
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
52
Lastpage
57
Abstract
The use of curvature plots for the design of curves that have to meet aesthetic requirements is discussed. The aim is to emphasize the usefulness of curvature as a measure for curve fairness. A local method to optimize the curvature plot of a given cubic spline curve is presented. It automatically determines where the curve is to be faired and can be applied repeatedly. A straightforward generalization to surfaces is easy to formulate.<>
Keywords
computational geometry; curve fitting; splines (mathematics); aesthetic requirements; computational geometry; cubic spline curve; curvature plot; curvature plots; curve fairness; Application software; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer graphics; Design automation; Inspection; Process design; Production; Shape control; Spline;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/38.19051
Filename
19051
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