Approximating digital shapes by parametric surfaces

  • Authors:
  • A. Ardeshir Goshtasby

  • Affiliations:
  • Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH

  • Venue:
  • Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

A method for parametrizing discrete points sampled from a smooth shape and fitting a rational Gaussian surface to the points with a required accuracy is presented. With the proposed method, a very complex shape can be represented by a single surface, and the surface can be rendered at a desired level of detail by adjusting a smoothness parameter.