2nd Edition
NURBS for Curve & Surface Design From Projective Geometry to Practical Use
By Gerald Farin
Copyright 1999
284 Pages
by
A K Peters/CRC Press
282 Pages
by
A K Peters/CRC Press
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Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines have become the de facto standard in CAD/CAM and computer graphics. This well-known book covers NURBS from their geometric beginnings to their industrial applications. The second edition incorporates new results and a chapter on Pythagorean curves, a development that shows promise in applications such as NC machining or robot motion control. Includes more than fifty... Read more
Preface, 1. The Projective Plane, 2. Projective Maps, 3. Conics, 4. Conics in Param etric Form, 6. Conic Splines, 7. Rational Bezier curves, 8. Rational Cubics, 9. NURBS, 10. Pythagorean Curves, 11. Rectangular Patches, 12. Rational Bezier Triangles, 13. Quadrics, 14. Gregory Patches, 15. Examples and standards, 16. Notation, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Gerald Farin
