SMI
2005
IEEE
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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
14 years 6 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...