We propose the use of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) for shape modelling within visual cyberworlds.
PDEs, especially those that are elliptic in nature, enable surface modelling to be defined as boundary-value problems.
Here we show how the PDE based on the Biharmonic equation subject to suitable boundary conditions can
be used for shape modelling within visual cyberworlds. We discuss an analytic solution formulation for the Biharmonic
equation which allows us to define a function based geometry
whereby the resulting geometry can be visualised efficiently
at arbitrary levels of shape resolutions. In particular, we discuss how function based PDE surfaces can be readily integrated within VRML and X3D environments
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/2612 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Ugail, Hassan, Sourin, A. |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Conference paper, Accepted manuscript |
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