We consider the class of parametric curves that can be represented by combination of control points and basis func- tions. A control point is let vary while the rest is held fixed. It’s shown that the locus of the mo...We consider the class of parametric curves that can be represented by combination of control points and basis func- tions. A control point is let vary while the rest is held fixed. It’s shown that the locus of the moving control point that yields points of zero torsion is the osculating plane of the corresponding discriminant curve at its point of the same parameter value. The special case is studied when the basis functions sum to one.展开更多
While considering a mirror and light rays coming either from a point source or from infinity,the reflected light rays may have an envelope,called a caustic curve.In this paper,we study developable surfaces as mirrors....While considering a mirror and light rays coming either from a point source or from infinity,the reflected light rays may have an envelope,called a caustic curve.In this paper,we study developable surfaces as mirrors.These caustic surfaces,described in a closed form,are also developable surfaces of the same type as the original mirror surface.We provide efficient,algorithmic computation to find the caustic surface of each of the three types of developable surfaces(cone,cylinder,and tangent surface of a spatial curve).We also provide a potential application of the results in contemporary free-form architecture design.展开更多
基金Project (No. OTKA T 048523) supported by the Hungarian ScientificResearch Fund
文摘We consider the class of parametric curves that can be represented by combination of control points and basis func- tions. A control point is let vary while the rest is held fixed. It’s shown that the locus of the moving control point that yields points of zero torsion is the osculating plane of the corresponding discriminant curve at its point of the same parameter value. The special case is studied when the basis functions sum to one.
基金Project supported by the European Union and the European Social Fund(No.EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00002).Open Access funding provided by European Union and the European Social Fund。
文摘While considering a mirror and light rays coming either from a point source or from infinity,the reflected light rays may have an envelope,called a caustic curve.In this paper,we study developable surfaces as mirrors.These caustic surfaces,described in a closed form,are also developable surfaces of the same type as the original mirror surface.We provide efficient,algorithmic computation to find the caustic surface of each of the three types of developable surfaces(cone,cylinder,and tangent surface of a spatial curve).We also provide a potential application of the results in contemporary free-form architecture design.
