This paper presents a new basis, the WSB basis, which unifies the Bemstein basis, Wang-Ball basis and Said-Ball basis, and therefore the Bézier curve, Wang-Ball curve and Said-Ball curve are the special cases of ...This paper presents a new basis, the WSB basis, which unifies the Bemstein basis, Wang-Ball basis and Said-Ball basis, and therefore the Bézier curve, Wang-Ball curve and Said-Ball curve are the special cases of the WSB curve based on the WSB basis In addition, the relative degree elevation formula, recursive algorithm and conversion formula between the WSB basis and the Bern- stein basis are given.展开更多
Parametric curves such as Bézier and B-splines, originally developedfor the design of automobile bodies, are now also used in image processing andcomputer vision. For example, reconstructing an object shape in an...Parametric curves such as Bézier and B-splines, originally developedfor the design of automobile bodies, are now also used in image processing andcomputer vision. For example, reconstructing an object shape in an image,including different translations, scales, and orientations, can be performedusing these parametric curves. For this, Bézier and B-spline curves can be generatedusing a point set that belongs to the outer boundary of the object. Theresulting object shape can be used in computer vision fields, such as searchingand segmentation methods and training machine learning algorithms. Theprerequisite for reconstructing the shape with parametric curves is to obtainsequentially the points in the point set. In this study, a novel algorithm hasbeen developed that sequentially obtains the pixel locations constituting theouter boundary of the object. The proposed algorithm, unlike the methods inthe literature, is implemented using a filter containing weights and an outercircle surrounding the object. In a binary format image, the starting point ofthe tracing is determined using the outer circle, and the next tracing movementand the pixel to be labeled as the boundary point is found by the filter weights.Then, control points that define the curve shape are selected by reducing thenumber of sequential points. Thus, the Bézier and B-spline curve equationsdescribing the shape are obtained using these points. In addition, differenttranslations, scales, and rotations of the object shape are easily provided bychanging the positions of the control points. It has also been shown that themissing part of the object can be completed thanks to the parametric curves.展开更多
In this paper,a new isogeometric topology optimization(ITO)method is proposed by using T-splines based isogeometric analysis(IGA).The arbitrarily shaped design domains,directly obtained from CAD,are represented by a s...In this paper,a new isogeometric topology optimization(ITO)method is proposed by using T-splines based isogeometric analysis(IGA).The arbitrarily shaped design domains,directly obtained from CAD,are represented by a single T-spline surface which overcomes the topological limitations of Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline(NURBS).The coefficients correlated with control points are directly used as design variables.Therefore,the T-spline basis functions applied for geometry description and calculation of structural response are simultaneously introduced to represent the density distribution.Several numerical examples show that the proposed approach leads to a coherent workflow to handle design problems of complicated structures.The optimized results are free of checkerboard patterns without additional stabilization and filtering techniques due to the properties of T-splines,which also simplified the post-processing.In addition,through performing local refinement,we can easily achieve multiresolution optimization and infill optimization within the T-splines based framework.In general,the proposed method provides a possibility to design,analyze,and optimize engineering structures in a uniform model,which has the potential to improve design efficiency and reduce the cost of product development.展开更多
A new method to obtain spline outline description of Chinese font based onstroke extraction is presented. It has two primary advanages: (1) the qualityof Chinese output is greatly improved; (2) the memory requirement ...A new method to obtain spline outline description of Chinese font based onstroke extraction is presented. It has two primary advanages: (1) the qualityof Chinese output is greatly improved; (2) the memory requirement is reduced.The method for stroke extraction is discussed in detail and experimental resultsare presented.展开更多
Ribs and fans are interesting geometric entities that are derived from a given Bézier curve or surface based on the recent theory of rib and fan decomposition. In this paper, we present some of new geometric prop...Ribs and fans are interesting geometric entities that are derived from a given Bézier curve or surface based on the recent theory of rib and fan decomposition. In this paper, we present some of new geometric properties of ribs and fans for a Bézier curve including composite fans, rib-invariant deformation, and fan-continuity in subdivision. We also give some examples for the presented properties.展开更多
Numerical simulations are conducted to improve the energy acquisition efficiency of H-type vertical axis wind turbines through the optimization of the related blade airfoil aerodynamic performance.The Bézier curve...Numerical simulations are conducted to improve the energy acquisition efficiency of H-type vertical axis wind turbines through the optimization of the related blade airfoil aerodynamic performance.The Bézier curve is initi-ally used tofit the curve profile of a NACA2412 airfoil,and the moving asymptote algorithm is then exploited to optimize the design of the considered H-type vertical-axis wind-turbine blade airfoil for a certain attack angle.The results show that the maximum lift coefficient of the optimized airfoil is 8.33%higher than that of the original airfoil.The maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the optimized airfoil exceeds the maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the ori-ginal airfoil by 11.22%.Moreover,the power coefficient is increased by 12.19%and the torque coefficient of the wind turbine is significantly improved.展开更多
Path planning for field agricultural robots must satisfy several criteria:establishing feeding routes,maintaining gentle slopes,approaching multiple livestock observation points,ensuring timely environmental monitorin...Path planning for field agricultural robots must satisfy several criteria:establishing feeding routes,maintaining gentle slopes,approaching multiple livestock observation points,ensuring timely environmental monitoring,and achieving high efficiency.The complex terrain of outdoor farming areas poses a challenge.Traditional A*algorithms,which generate only the shortest path,fail to meet these requirements and often produce paths that lack smoothness.Therefore,identifying the most suitable path,rather than merely the shortest one,is essential.This study introduced a path-planning algorithm tailored to field-based livestock farming environments,building upon the traditional A*algorithm.It constructed a digital elevation model,integrated an artificial potential field for evaluating multiple target points,calculated terrain slope,optimized the search neighborhood based on robot traversability,and employed Bézier curve segmentation for path optimization.This method segmented the path into multiple curves by evaluating the slopes of the lines connecting adjacent nodes,ensuring a smoother and more efficient route.The experimental results demonstrate its superiority to traditional A^(*),ensuring paths near multiple target points,significantly reducing the search space,and resulting in over 69.4%faster search speeds.Bézier curve segmentation delivers smoother paths conforming to robot trajectories.展开更多
In this paper,we introduce a new averaging rule,the nonlinear weighted averaging rule.As an application,this averaging rule is used to replace the midpoint averaging in the de Casteljau evaluation algorithm and with t...In this paper,we introduce a new averaging rule,the nonlinear weighted averaging rule.As an application,this averaging rule is used to replace the midpoint averaging in the de Casteljau evaluation algorithm and with this scheme we can also generate transcendental functions which cannot be generated by the classical de Casteljau algorithm.We also investigate the properties of the curves of the functions generated by blossoming,where the results show that these curves and the classical Bézier curves have some similar properties,including variation diminishing property and endpoint interpolation.However,the curves obtained by blossoming using nonlinear weighted averaging rules induced by certain functions violate some properties like convex hull property.展开更多
基金Supported by the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(No.309017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60473114)the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.07041627)
文摘This paper presents a new basis, the WSB basis, which unifies the Bemstein basis, Wang-Ball basis and Said-Ball basis, and therefore the Bézier curve, Wang-Ball curve and Said-Ball curve are the special cases of the WSB curve based on the WSB basis In addition, the relative degree elevation formula, recursive algorithm and conversion formula between the WSB basis and the Bern- stein basis are given.
文摘Parametric curves such as Bézier and B-splines, originally developedfor the design of automobile bodies, are now also used in image processing andcomputer vision. For example, reconstructing an object shape in an image,including different translations, scales, and orientations, can be performedusing these parametric curves. For this, Bézier and B-spline curves can be generatedusing a point set that belongs to the outer boundary of the object. Theresulting object shape can be used in computer vision fields, such as searchingand segmentation methods and training machine learning algorithms. Theprerequisite for reconstructing the shape with parametric curves is to obtainsequentially the points in the point set. In this study, a novel algorithm hasbeen developed that sequentially obtains the pixel locations constituting theouter boundary of the object. The proposed algorithm, unlike the methods inthe literature, is implemented using a filter containing weights and an outercircle surrounding the object. In a binary format image, the starting point ofthe tracing is determined using the outer circle, and the next tracing movementand the pixel to be labeled as the boundary point is found by the filter weights.Then, control points that define the curve shape are selected by reducing thenumber of sequential points. Thus, the Bézier and B-spline curve equationsdescribing the shape are obtained using these points. In addition, differenttranslations, scales, and rotations of the object shape are easily provided bychanging the positions of the control points. It has also been shown that themissing part of the object can be completed thanks to the parametric curves.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Project Nos.61972011 and 61572056).
文摘In this paper,a new isogeometric topology optimization(ITO)method is proposed by using T-splines based isogeometric analysis(IGA).The arbitrarily shaped design domains,directly obtained from CAD,are represented by a single T-spline surface which overcomes the topological limitations of Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline(NURBS).The coefficients correlated with control points are directly used as design variables.Therefore,the T-spline basis functions applied for geometry description and calculation of structural response are simultaneously introduced to represent the density distribution.Several numerical examples show that the proposed approach leads to a coherent workflow to handle design problems of complicated structures.The optimized results are free of checkerboard patterns without additional stabilization and filtering techniques due to the properties of T-splines,which also simplified the post-processing.In addition,through performing local refinement,we can easily achieve multiresolution optimization and infill optimization within the T-splines based framework.In general,the proposed method provides a possibility to design,analyze,and optimize engineering structures in a uniform model,which has the potential to improve design efficiency and reduce the cost of product development.
文摘A new method to obtain spline outline description of Chinese font based onstroke extraction is presented. It has two primary advanages: (1) the qualityof Chinese output is greatly improved; (2) the memory requirement is reduced.The method for stroke extraction is discussed in detail and experimental resultsare presented.
文摘Ribs and fans are interesting geometric entities that are derived from a given Bézier curve or surface based on the recent theory of rib and fan decomposition. In this paper, we present some of new geometric properties of ribs and fans for a Bézier curve including composite fans, rib-invariant deformation, and fan-continuity in subdivision. We also give some examples for the presented properties.
基金This study was supported by the following research funding.Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China,Grant Number 1908085ME166Research on the Key Technology of Multipole Grain Sampling and Inspection Equipment Based on Machine Vision,Anhui Provincial Grain Machinery Rural Development Collaborative Technology Service Center,Grant Number GXXT-2022-077+3 种基金Research on the Preparation Process and Application of Biochar Made of Bamboo,Science and Technology Bureau of Chuzhou City,Grant Number 2022ZN014The Development and Industrialization of Fruit Sorting Equipment,Science and Technology Bureau of Chuzhou City,Grant Number 2022ZN016Natural Science Major Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department,Anhui Provincial Education Department,Grant Number 2022AH040238Key Scientific Research Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department,Anhui Provincial Education Department,Grant Number KJ2021A0877.
文摘Numerical simulations are conducted to improve the energy acquisition efficiency of H-type vertical axis wind turbines through the optimization of the related blade airfoil aerodynamic performance.The Bézier curve is initi-ally used tofit the curve profile of a NACA2412 airfoil,and the moving asymptote algorithm is then exploited to optimize the design of the considered H-type vertical-axis wind-turbine blade airfoil for a certain attack angle.The results show that the maximum lift coefficient of the optimized airfoil is 8.33%higher than that of the original airfoil.The maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the optimized airfoil exceeds the maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the ori-ginal airfoil by 11.22%.Moreover,the power coefficient is increased by 12.19%and the torque coefficient of the wind turbine is significantly improved.
基金supported by the Subject construction projects in specific universities(Grant No.2023B10564003)the Science and Technology Rural Commissioner Project of Guangzhou(Grant No.20212100026).
文摘Path planning for field agricultural robots must satisfy several criteria:establishing feeding routes,maintaining gentle slopes,approaching multiple livestock observation points,ensuring timely environmental monitoring,and achieving high efficiency.The complex terrain of outdoor farming areas poses a challenge.Traditional A*algorithms,which generate only the shortest path,fail to meet these requirements and often produce paths that lack smoothness.Therefore,identifying the most suitable path,rather than merely the shortest one,is essential.This study introduced a path-planning algorithm tailored to field-based livestock farming environments,building upon the traditional A*algorithm.It constructed a digital elevation model,integrated an artificial potential field for evaluating multiple target points,calculated terrain slope,optimized the search neighborhood based on robot traversability,and employed Bézier curve segmentation for path optimization.This method segmented the path into multiple curves by evaluating the slopes of the lines connecting adjacent nodes,ensuring a smoother and more efficient route.The experimental results demonstrate its superiority to traditional A^(*),ensuring paths near multiple target points,significantly reducing the search space,and resulting in over 69.4%faster search speeds.Bézier curve segmentation delivers smoother paths conforming to robot trajectories.
文摘In this paper,we introduce a new averaging rule,the nonlinear weighted averaging rule.As an application,this averaging rule is used to replace the midpoint averaging in the de Casteljau evaluation algorithm and with this scheme we can also generate transcendental functions which cannot be generated by the classical de Casteljau algorithm.We also investigate the properties of the curves of the functions generated by blossoming,where the results show that these curves and the classical Bézier curves have some similar properties,including variation diminishing property and endpoint interpolation.However,the curves obtained by blossoming using nonlinear weighted averaging rules induced by certain functions violate some properties like convex hull property.