Parametric representation and polygonal decomposition of curved surfaces / Michael J. Zyda, Robert B. McGhee, and Gary W. Taylor.
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Authors
Zyda, Michael J.
Taylor, Gary W.
McGhee, Robert (Robert B.)
Subjects
parametric bicubic surface patches, graphics workstations, solid-filled
surface patches
Advisors
Date of Issue
1986-12
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
eng
Abstract
A primary goal of a computer graphics system is to provide the user with different views of objects. Sometimes the objects that the user manipulates are simple in nature and can be constructed easily with the primitives provided by the graphics support package. However, in most applications areas the user is concerned with more complex objects. The display of three-dimensional surfaces is one such application area in computer graphics and is the area that this study explores. It is the intent of this study to stimulate the reader's interest in the area of three-dimensional surface generation and display. To provide this stimulation, we combine the power of certain mathematical techniques and a high performance graphics environment to design and implement a set of functions that can be used to create, manipulate, and display three-dimensional solid-filled surfaces. Once developed, the reader will not only be able to use these functions to explore the design, representation, and rendering of such surfaces but also will be able to use these functions in other fields that can benefit from their use such as cartography, robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Computer Science
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS52-86-028
Sponsors
The work reported herein was supported by the U.S. Army Combat Developments
Experimentation Center, Fort Ord, California and a grant from the Naval
Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, California.
Funder
N0001486WR4B123AC