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SMA
1999
ACM
107views Solid Modeling» more  SMA 1999»
14 years 4 months ago
Generation of swept volumes of toroidal endmills in five-axis motion using space curves
Accurate prediction of the swept volume of a cutting tool is essential in NC verification algorithms for detecting deficiencies in a proposed tool path, such as gouging, undercutt...
David Roth, Sanjeev Bedi, Fathy Ismail
SMA
2009
ACM
219views Solid Modeling» more  SMA 2009»
14 years 7 months ago
Log-aesthetic space curve segments
For designing aesthetic surfaces, such as the car bodies, it is very important to use aesthetic curves as characteristic lines. In such curves, the curvature should be monotonical...
Norimasa Yoshida, Ryo Fukuda, Takafumi Saito
IROS
2009
IEEE
128views Robotics» more  IROS 2009»
14 years 7 months ago
Motion planning for active cannulas
— An active cannula is a medical device composed of thin, pre-curved, telescoping tubes that may enable many new surgical procedures. Planning optimal motions for these devices i...
Lisa A. Lyons, Robert J. Webster, Ron Alterovitz
ICCV
2007
IEEE
15 years 2 months ago
Modeling Brain Anatomy with 3D Arrangements of Curves
We employ 3D arrangements of curves to represent and analyze biological shapes, in particular, the anatomy of the human brain. The arrangements of curves may vary from fairly spar...
Washington Mio, John C. Bowers, Monica K. Hurdal, ...