Characterizing Shape Using Conformal Factors

We present a new 3D shape descriptor based on conformal geometry. Our descriptor is invariant under non-rigid quasi-isometric transformations, such as pose changes of articulated models, and is both compact and efficient to compute. We demonstrate the performance of our descriptor on a database of watertight models, and show it is comparable with state-of-the-art descriptors. Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: 3DOR
• Authors: Mirela Ben-Chen, Craig Gotsman
• Keywords: 3DOR 2008, Computer Graphics, Non-rigid Quasi-isometric Transformations, Shape Descriptor