Ridge extraction of a smooth 2-manifold surface based on vector field

DOI10.1016/j.cagd.2011.03.005zbMath1220.65020MaRDI QIDQ551492

Yi-Kuan Zhang, Wujun Che, Bo Xu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Jean-Claude Paul

Publication date: 20 July 2011

Published in: Computer Aided Geometric Design (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2011.03.005

zbMATH Keywords

ridge; numerical examples; vector field; parametric surface; principal curvature; graphical examples; integral curve; principal direction; implicit surface; line of curvature; invariant feature; umbilical point

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65D17: Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces)

Related Items

Reduced curvature formulae for surfaces, offset surfaces, curves on a surface and surface intersections, A hierarchical curve-based approach to the analysis of manifold data

Uses Software

• SingSurf

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