Paper Title:

A New Method for Deformation of B-Spline Surfaces

Periodical Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 139 - 141)
Main Theme Manufacturing Engineering and Automation I
Edited by Liangchi Zhang, Chunliang Zhang and Tielin Shi
Pages 1260-1263
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.139-141.1260
Citation Xian Guo Cheng et al., 2010, Advanced Materials Research, 139-141, 1260
Online since October, 2010
Authors Xian Guo Cheng, Wei Jun Liu
Keywords B-Spline Surface, Deformation, Geometric Constraint, Surface Energy Minimization
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Abstract

This paper presents an efficient method for deforming B-spline surfaces, based on the surface energy minimization. Firstly, using an analogy between the B-spline surface patch and the thin-plate element of the finite element method, and applying external forces on the surface with some given geometric constraints, the forces can locate on part of the surface or the surface. Then, the energy of the B-spline surface can change with the change of the forces. Finally, a new B-spline surface is generated by solving an optimization problem of change of the energy. The forces can be a single force, a distributed force and set of isolated force. The method can accomplish easily local deformation and total deformation of the B-spline surface.