03885cam a2200361 a 4500 1/40087 100617s2002 ne 001 0 eng 9780444511041 0444511040 9780080533407 (electronic bk.) 008053340X (electronic bk.) 42829 OPELS eng OPELS OCLCQ N$T YDXCP MERUC E7B IDEBK OCLCQ ZMC OCLCF GR-PeUP Handbook of computer aided geometric design [electronic resource] / edited by Gerald Farin, Josef Hoschek, Myung-Soo Kim. Amsterdam ; Boston, Mass. : Elsevier, 2002. 1 online resource (xxviii, 820 p.) : ill. (some col.) A History of Curves and Surfaces in CAGD / Gerald Farin -- Geometric Fundamentals / Wolfgang Boehm, Hartmut Prautzsch -- Geometries for CAGD / Helmut Pottmann, Stefan Leopoldseder -- Bβezier Techniques / Dianne Hansford -- Rational Techniques / Hans J. Wolters -- Spline Basics / Carl de Boor -- Curve and Surface Constructions / Dianne Hansford, Gerald Farin -- Geometric Continuity / Jθorg Peters -- Splines on Surfaces / Marian Neamtu -- Box Splines / Hartmut Prautzsch, Wolfgang Boehm -- Finite Element Approximation with Splines / Klaus Hθollig -- Subdivision Surfaces / Malcolm Sabin -- Interrogation of Subdivision Surfaces / Malcolm Sabin -- Multiresolution Techniques / Leif P. Kobbelt -- Algebraic Methods for Computer Aided Geometric Design / Thomas W. Sederberg, Jianmin Zheng -- Scattered Data Interpolation: Radial Basis and Other Methods / Suresh K. Lodha, Richard Franke -- Pythagorean-Hodograph Curves / Rida T. Farouki -- Voronoi Diagrams / Kokichi Sugihara -- The Medial Axis Transform / Hyeong In Choi, Chang Yong Han -- Solid Modeling / Vadim Shapiro -- Parametric Modeling / Christoph M. Hoffmann, Robert Joan-Arinyo -- Sculptured Surface NC Machining / Byoung K. Choi, Bo H. Kim, Robert B. Jerard -- Cyclides / Wendelin Degen -- Geometry Processing / Thomas A. Grandine -- Intersection Problems -- Reverse Engineering / Tamas Varady, Ralph Martin -- Vector and Tensor Field Visualization / Gerik Scheuermann, Hans Hagen -- Splines over Triangulations / Frank Zeilfelder, Hans-Peter Seidel -- Kinematics and Animation / Bert Jθuttler, Michael G. Wagner -- Direct Rendering of Freeform Surfaces / Gershon Elber -- Modeling and Processing with Quadric Surfaces / Wenping Wang. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, and Scientific Visualization, or Computer-Aided Geometric Design. Leading international experts have contributed, thus creating a one-of-a-kind collection of authoritative articles. There are chapters outlining basic theory in tutorial style, as well as application-oriented articles. Aspects which are covered include: Historical outline Curve and surface methods Scientific Visualization Implicit methods Reverse engineering. This book is meant to be a reference text for researchers in the field as well as an introduction to graduate students wishing to get some exposure to this subject. Includes bibliographical references and index. Computer graphics. Computer-aided design. CAD. Computergraphics. Electronic books. Farin, Gerald E. Hoschek, Josef. Kim, Myung-Soo. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20100618 00b42829 00b42829 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444511041 /webopac/covers/02/42829_9780444511041.jpg /webopac/covers/02/42829_0444511040.jpg /webopac/covers/02/42829_9780080533407.jpg (electronic bk.) /webopac/covers/02/42829_008053340X.jpg (electronic bk.)