Rational fixed radius rolling ball blends between natural quadrics

  • Authors:
  • Heidi E. I. Dahl;Rimvydas Krasauskas

  • Affiliations:
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Naugarduko g. 24, LT-03225, Vilnius, Lithuania;Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Naugarduko g. 24, LT-03225, Vilnius, Lithuania

  • Venue:
  • Computer Aided Geometric Design
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

By applying results on canal surfaces, we study exact rational parametrizations of fixed radius rolling ball blends of pairs of natural quadrics. We classify all configurations where this kind of rational parametrization is possible, and describe a general algorithm for parametrizing fixed radius rolling ball blends. The algorithm is then applied to parametrize the fixed radius rolling ball blends of pairs of natural quadrics.