Approximate Implicitization Using Monoid Curves and Surfaces
Approximate Implicitization Using Monoid Curves and Surfaces
Approximate Implicitization Using Monoid Curves and Surfaces
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Abstract<br />
This paper presents an approach to nding an approximate implicit equation <strong>and</strong> an approximate inversion<br />
map of a planar rational parametric curve or a rational parametric surface. High accuracy of the<br />
approximation is achieved with a relatively small number of low-degree curve segments or surface patches.<br />
By using monoid curves <strong>and</strong> surfaces, the method eliminates the undesirable singularities <strong>and</strong> \phantom"<br />
branches, normally associated with implicit representation. The monoids are expressed in exact implicit <strong>and</strong><br />
parametric equations simultaneously, <strong>and</strong> upper bounds are derived for the approximate errors of implicitization<br />
<strong>and</strong> inversion equations.<br />
Keywords: <strong>Implicitization</strong>, inversion map, approximation, monoid.<br />
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