Predictor-corrector type of intersection algorithm for \(C^ 2\) parametric surfaces (Q1114326)

The algorithm proceeds in a predictor-corrector type of way with propagation steps controlled by the user-specified tolerance. The equations of surface-surface intersection problem (simplified into a number of curve-surface intersection problems) are solved by Newton- Raphson's method. The curve-surface is parametrically defined on the primary surface by a point (the initial point) and a direction (the engaging direction instead of the isoparametric direction for example). As a result the precise curvature of the intersection curve is used to connect the propagation steps directly with the user-specified tolerance. The propagation steps are controlled in such a way that the arising error is the same order of infinitesimals as the user-specified tolerance at small step sizes. A first and second order derivative of the image of the intersection curve, definition of osculating circle for the same image and a radius of curvature of the intersection curve are presented.