The Mathematics of Surfaces VIII
Edited by Robert Cripps
Proceedings of the eighth IMA Mathematics of Surfaces Conference, held in Birmingham, UK, August-September 1998.
Contents
Algorithms for computing curvatures from range data, P. Krsek, G. Lukács and R.R. Martin |
Approximation by profile surfaces, H. Pottmann, H.-Y. Chen and I.-K. Lee |
Collision detection between geometric models: a survey, M.C. Lin and S. Gottschalk |
Curves on surfaces: analysis and new solutions, G. Renner and V. Wei\ss |
Direct construction spline approximation, P.J. Besl |
An efficient algorithm for solving the surface foot point problem, I.J. Anderson, D.A. Turner and J.C. Mason |
Efficient generation of hierarchical triangle meshes, S. Campagna, L. Kobbelt and H.-P. Seidel |
Extraction of first-order feature lines from a discretised surface, F. Isselhard, G. Brunnett and Th. Schreiber |
Fast and reliable algorithms for boundary evaluation of low-degree sculptured solids, J. Keyser, S. Krishnan, D. Manocha and T. Culver |
Further transfinite surface developments, M.A. Sabin |
Geometric representation by the evolution of continuous functions, G.H. Watson |
Hybrid Dixon resultants, M. Zhang, E. Chionh and R.N. Goldman |
Interpolation and approximation with ruled surfaces, J. Hoschek and U. Schwanecke |
Interpolation with high degree geometric continuity of an arbitrary triangular mesh, M. Walker |
Least-squares tool path approximation with Pythagorean hodograph curves for high-speed CNC machining, R.T. Farouki, K. Saitou and Y.-F. Tsai |
The numerical condition of roots of polynomials in Bernstein form, J.R. Winkler |
On a class of Pythagorean-normal surfaces with planar lines of curvature, M.J. Pratt |
On the origin of supercyclides, W.L.F. Degen |
Patterns of control points over n-sided areas, J.J. Zheng and A.A. Ball |
Photometric ray tracing, G. Lukács and L. Andor |
Pythagorean-hodograph curves on isothermal surfaces, K. Ueda |
Rational m-sided surface patches, K. Karciauskas |
Rational families of conics and quadrics, M. Peternell |
Simulation-based surface and solid modelling techniques, H. Hagen |
Surface design using global constraints on total curvature, M. Plavnik and G. Elber |
A bibliography for n-sided surfaces, P. Malraison |
Triangular Bézier surface patches with a linear normal vector field, B. Jüttler |
ISBN 1-874728-15-1, hardback, 464 pages, 135 diagrams, 1998 £80.00/$145.00