Construction of flexible blending parametric surfaces via curves (Q730889)

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Construction of flexible blending parametric surfaces via curves
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    Construction of flexible blending parametric surfaces via curves (English)
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    1 October 2009
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    A blending surface is an intermediate surface smoothly joining other surfaces. Firstly, the \(G^n\) continuity of parametric curves and surfaces is introduced. After that, sufficient conditions for joining two adjacent surface patches with \(G^1\), \(G^2\) and \(G^3\) continuity along their common boundary curve are given. Then, the construction of a blending surface which connects \(G^n\) continuously two surfaces along their boundaries is described. This construction is based on using isoparametric curves of surfaces which have to be connected. The suggested blending surface is a Hermite interpolation surface passing through two types of curves: Bézier and \(C\)-curves (developed by using a trigonometric algebraic basis). Examples which illustrate the applicability of the method are included in the article, too.
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    blending surface
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    geometric continuity
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    parametric surface
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    isoparametric curve
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    Hermite interpolation
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    Bezier curve
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    C-curve
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