In this paper, we address the problem of supporting more exibility on the schema of object-oriented databases. We describe a general framework based on an object-oriented data mode...
Mediators – used in federated information systems – provide a homogeneous read-only access to a set of autonomous information sources. To achieve semantic integration of the h...
This paper describes a framework for the estimation of shape from sparse or incomplete range data. It uses a shape representation called blending, which allows for the geometric c...
Abstract. The increasing importance of better customisation of industrial products has led to development of configurable products. They allow companies to provide product families...
The problem of approximating a given set of data points by splines composed of Pythagorean Hodograph (PH) curves is addressed. In order to solve this highly non-linear problem, we ...