Relation between algebraic and geometric view on nurbs tensor product surfaces

NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) belong to special approximation curves and surfaces which are described by control points with weights and B-spline basis functions. They are often used in modern areas of computer graphics as free-form modelling, modelling of processes. In literature, NURBS surfaces are often called tensor product surfaces. In this article we try to explain the relationship between the classic algebraic point of view and the practical geometrical application on NURBS.     

Monotonicity preserving representations of non-polynomial surfaces

We prove that, in contrast to the case for rational surfaces, some tensor product representations through spaces containing algebraic, trigonometric and hyperbolic polynomials are monotonicity preserving. The surface representations provided in this paper are the only known monotonicity preserving surfaces in addition to the tensor product Bézier and tensor product B-spline surfaces.     

CHARACTERISATION OF RATIONAL AND NURBS DEVELOPABLE SURFACES IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

In this paper we provide a characterisation of rational developable surfaces in terms of the blossoms of the bounding curves and three rational functions Λ,M,v.Properties of developable surfaces are revised in this framework.In particular,a closed algebraic formula for the edge of regression of the surface is obtained in terms of the functions Λ,M,v,which are closely related to the ones that appear in the standard decomposition of the derivative of the parametrisation of one of the bounding curves in terms of the director vector of the rulings and its derivative.It is also shown that all rational developable surfaces can be described as the set of developable surfaces which can be constructed with a constant Λ,M,v.The results are readily extended to rational spline developable surfaces.     

NURBS曲线曲面拟合数据点的迭代算法

本文推广了文献[1]的结果,将文献[1]中关于B样条曲线曲面拟合数据点的迭代算法推广至有理形式,给出了无需求解方程组反求控制点及权因子即可得到拟合NURBS曲线曲面的迭代方法．该算法和文献[1]的算法本质上是统一的,而后者恰是前者的一种退化形式．文章还给出了收敛性证明以及一些定性分析．文末的数值实例说明该算法简单实用．     

有理B-样条曲线、曲面的包络性质

研究有理Bezier曲线和B-样条曲线、曲面的包络性质,愈来愈广泛,因为它从包络磨光的角度解释了曲线、曲面的一种几何构造特征,形象地说明了模型是由多边形或多面体逐步磨光的结果.     

A Kind of Multivariate NURBS Surfaces

The purpose of this paper is to construct a kind of multivariate NURBS surfaces by using the bivariate B-splines in the space S1/2(Δmn^(2) and discuss some properties of this kind of NURBS surfaces with multiple knots on the type-2 triangulation.     

Algorithms for G1 connection of multiple parametric bicubic NURBS surfaces

The objective of this paper is to introduce an innovative approach for constructing effective algorithms for removing gaps between parametric NURBS surfaces in three-space, while maintaining geometrical smoothness for the combined (or compound) surface. Similar to the degenerate case of tensor-product B-spline surfaces, if the underlying knot sequences along the connecting boundaries of two NURBS surfaces are proportional, then the parametric surfaces can be connected in a G¹ fashion. This approach can be easily extended to connecting three or four parametric NURBS surfaces. We will demonstrate the feasibility of our approach by focusing on the C¹ bicubic setting with knot sequences being equally-spaced and having double interior knots. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

在几何和参数上表示同一条曲线的两条有理NURBS曲线的权与控制顶点之间的关系

The paper discusses the relationship between weights and control vertices of two rational NURBS curves of degree two or three with all weights larger than zero when they represent the same curve parametrically and geometrically, and gives sufficient and necessary conditions for coincidence of two rational NURBS curves in non-degeneracy case.     

NURBS曲面的形状修改的一种方法

NURBS曲面是计算机辅助几何设计和计算机图形中最常用的参数曲面。本文采用NURBS曲面的齐次坐标表示，给出了通过控制顶点和权因子同时改变来修改NURBS曲面形状的一种方法。     

DEVELOPABLE SURFACE PATCHES BOUNDED BY NURBS CURVES

In this paper we construct developable surface patches which are bounded by two rational or NURBS curves, though the resulting patch is not a rational or NURBS surface in general. This is accomplished by reparameterizing one of the boundary curves. The reparameterization function is the solution of an algebraic equation. For the relevant case of cubic or cubic spline curves, this equation is quartic at most, quadratic if the curves are Bézier or splines and lie on parallel planes, and hence it may be solved either by standard analytical or numerical methods.     

Approximate merging of B-spline curves and surfaces

Applying the distance function between two B-spline curves with respect to the L2 norm as the approximate error, we investigate the problem of approximate merging of two adjacent B-spline curves into one B-spline curve. Then this method can be easily extended to the approximate merging problem of multiple B-spline curves and of two adjacent surfaces. After minimizing the approximate error between curves or surfaces, the approximate merging problem can be transformed into equations solving. We express both the new control points and the precise error of approximation explicitly in matrix form. Based on homogeneous coordinates and quadratic programming, we also introduce a new framework for approximate merging of two adjacent NURBS curves. Finally, several numerical examples demonstrate the effectiveness and validity of the algorithm.     

NURBS曲线的一个插值性质

本介绍了非均匀有理B样条曲线，并给出了非均匀有理B样条曲线的一个插值性质。     

以节点与权因子修改为基础的4阶NURBS受限形状控制

改变k阶NURBS曲线的节点,会产生一个单参数NURBS曲线族,该曲线族的包络是用相同控制顶点定义的k-a阶NURBS曲线,这里a是所改变的节点的重数.论文运用这项理论结果,提出了几种建立在修改一个节点与两个连续权因子基础上的4阶NURBS形状控制方法,该方法要受一定的位置与切线方向的约束.     

On the Numerical Range of Rational Matrix Functions

In this paper we investigate bounds of the numerical range of the derivative of a rational matrix function. Moreover, some results on connectedness are presented.     

On the Numerical Range of Rational Matrix Functions

In this paper we investigate bounds of the numerical range of the derivative of a rational matrix function. Moreover, some results on connectedness are presented.     

NURBS approximation of surface/surface intersection curves

We use a combination of both symbolic and numerical techniques to construct degree boundedC ^k -continuous, rational B-spline ε-approximations of real algebraic surface-surface intersection curves. The algebraic surfaces could be either in implicit or rational parametric form. At singular points, we use the classical Newton power series factorizations to determine the distinct branches of the space intersection curve. In addition to singular points, we obtain an adaptive selection of regular points about which the curve approximation yields a small number of curve segments yet achievesC ^k continuity between segments. Details of the implementation of these algorithms and approximation error bounds are also provided. Supported in part by NSF Grants CCR 92.22467, DMS 91-01424, AFOSR Grant F49620-10138 and NASA Grant NAG-1-1473. Supported in part by K.C. Wong Education Foundation, Hong Kong.     

Improved bounds on the magnitude of the derivative of rational Bézier curves

In this paper we derive some new derivative bounds of rational Bézier curves according to some existing identities and inequalities. The comparison of the new bounds with some existing ones is also presented.