SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
We propose a new data structure for the compact encoding of a Level-Of-Detail (LOD) model of a threedimensional scalar field based on unstructured tetrahedral meshes. Such data s...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
Feature sensitive mesh segmentation is important for many computer graphics and geometric modeling applications. In this paper, we develop a mesh segmentation method which is capa...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
This paper presents a flexible, scalable framework for interactive hands-on shape design in a haptic, stereoscopic virtual environment. The framework is founded upon the concept ...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
Complex implicit CSG models can be represented hierarchically as a tree of nodes (the BlobTree) . However, current methods cannot be used to visualize changes made to these models...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
Recent research on point-based surface representations suggests that point sets may be a viable alternative to parametric surface representations in applications where the topolog...
SMI
2005
IEEE
2005
IEEE
A Tracing Algorithm for Constructing Medial Axis Transform of 3D Objects Bound by Free-Form Surfaces
13 years 10 months ago
This paper presents an algorithm for generating the Medial Axis Transform(MAT) of 3D objects with free-form boundaries. The algorithm proposed uses the exact representation of the...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
The 3D Morse-Smale complex is a fundamental topological construct that partitions the domain of a real-valued function into regions having uniform gradient flow behavior. In this...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
For time-dependent scalar fields, one is often interested in topology changes of contours in time. In this paper, we focus on describing how contours split and merge over a certa...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
We present a 3D matching framework based on a many-to-many matching algorithm that works with skeletal representations of 3D volumetric objects. We demonstrate the performance of ...
SMI
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
We propose an algorithm for contouring k-manifolds (k = 1, 2) embedded in an arbitrary n-dimensional space. We assume (n−k) geometric constraints are represented as polynomial e...