Abstract:
We introduce a new technique for estimating the curvature tensor of a triangular mesh. The input of the algorithm is only a single triangle equipped with its (exact or es...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We introduce a new technique for estimating the curvature tensor of a triangular mesh. The input of the algorithm is only a single triangle equipped with its (exact or estimated) vertex normals. This way we get a smooth junction of the curvature tensor inside each triangle of the mesh. We show that the error of the new method is comparable with the error of a cubic fitting approach if the incorporated normals are estimated. If the exact normals of the underlying surface are available at the vertices, the error drops significantly. We demonstrate the applicability of the new estimation at a rather complex data set.
Published in: 12th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, 2004. PG 2004. Proceedings.
Date of Conference: 06-08 October 2004
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 November 2004
Print ISBN:0-7695-2234-3
Print ISSN: 1550-4085