Geometric classification tests using interval arithmetic in b-rep solid modeling



Título del documento: Geometric classification tests using interval arithmetic in b-rep solid modeling
Revista: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000312174
ISSN: 1678-5878
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia Mecatronica e Sistemas Mecanicos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 25
Número: 4
Paginación: 396-402
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado
Resumen en inglés In this work, the use of interval arithmetic is considered to increase robustness of geometric classification algorithms in B-Rep solid modeling systems. The classification algorithms, also known as incidence tests, are important to keep the consistency between topology and geometry in a solid model during the application of Boolean operations. An error in the incidence test has deep impact over the steps that follow the Boolean operations and can damage the result, generating an inconsistent solid. The interval arithmetic incorporates approximation errors, so that, it eliminates the need of defining a fixed tolerance to do the comparison between floating-point numbers. However, it is not possible to directly convert floating-point algorithms to interval arithmetic, so that, it is necessary to reformulate the entire algorithm. Another important step in the Boolean operation is the determination of intersection points where the use of interval arithmetic can have side effects as intervals with large dimensions, and may cause incidence tests failures. It is necessary to control the growth of the intervals based on the geometry and topology. This work will introduce the application of interval arithmetic to a B-Rep solid modeler
Disciplinas: Matemáticas,
Ciencias de la computación
Palabras clave: Matemáticas aplicadas,
Modelos tridimensionales,
Modelado de sólidos,
Intervalo aritmético,
Algoritmos geométricos
Keyword: Mathematics,
Computer science,
Applied mathematics,
Three-dimensional models,
Solid modeling,
Interval arithmetic,
Geometric algorithms
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