Curves and surfaces modeling based on a cloud of points
US6253164A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of computer curve and surface modeling includes storing in a computer memory a cloud of points associated with an object and least-square fitting one or more curves or surfaces to the cloud of points. The resulting curves or surfaces representative of the object are easier to describe mathematically and require less computer resources to process.
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