Basics of Computer Aided Geometric Design, 3ed: An Algorithmic Approach

M. Ganesh

ISBN: 9789388425919

314 pages

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Description

Since the publication of the second edition of this book, a lot of crucial information in the area of computer aided design has surfaced along with the recent researches the world over. Hence, the need to revise the edition. This new edition has been duly updated and thoroughly overhauled. The main aim of the book is to provide a good foundation of computer aided geometric design (CAGD) to the students of undergraduate (according to the US standard) courses in engineering, especially, mechanical engineering, computer science, geometric modeling and CAD / CAM.

About the Author

M. Ganesh, Professor of Mathematics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan (India), obtained his PhD from University of Madras in Differential Geometry. He has to his credit several research papers in various research journals. He is the author of two more books, Introduction to Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic and Topology: A Geometric Approach. His research interests were applications of Fuzzy Logic in decision making, computer science, and control theory; computer aided geometric designs; cryptography; and formal methods in program verification.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Part – I- Differential Geometry

Theory of Curves
Theory of Surfaces

Part – II – Computer Aided Geometric Design: The Basics

Bezier Curves
Bezier Surfaces
B-spline Curves
B-spline Surfaces

Part – III – Advanced Topics in CAGD

Rational B-spline Curves and Surfaces
Certain Assorted Method

Part – IV – Applications

Case Studies
Epilogue

Additional References

Journals Publishing Research Papers on CAGD

Index