Today many systems exist to generate geometric m dels of existing scenes and objects. However, very few systems store accurate data about surface appearance such as colors and textures. One way to capture surface texture data is to record a series of images that, collectively, captures all visible surfaces of the object. Finding good viewpoints for this task is not easy. This paper presents a n...

This paper addresses the problem of path planning for a thin elastic metal plate under fairly general manipulation constraints. The underlying geometric model for the plate is provided by a B ezier representation. The geometric model is augmented by a realistic mechanical model. We assume that the plate is manipulated in accordance with a set of user-deened grasping constraints that specify the...

We study the coarsening observed in spiral-mode growth of thin films. The high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7−δ provides a suitable model system. The density of spirals at the surface decreases as the film gets thicker. In other words, the grain size coarsens with distance from the substrate. We propose a simple mechanism for this coarsening, based on geometrical competition of spirals wi...

In this paper (based on my tutorial in Utrecht) I want to discuss some themes from contemporary model theory, mainly originating in stability theory and classification theory, and point out some mathematical implications. Model theory has become largely the study of definable sets (or the category of definable sets and functions) in given structures, as well as the study of interpretability and...

We present observations of the occultation of Umbriel by Oberon on 4 May, 2007. We believe this is the first observed mutual event between satellites of Uranus. Fitting a simple geometric model to the lightcurve, we measure the mid-event time with a precision of 4 seconds. We assume previously measured values for the albedos of the two satellites (Karkoschka 2001), and measure the impact parame...

In this paper, we describe how veri ed methods we are developing in the course of the project TellHim&S (Interval Based Methods For Adaptive Hierarchical Models In Modeling And Simulation Systems) can be applied in the context of the biomechanical project PROREOP (Development of a new prognosis system to optimize patient-speci c preoperative surgical planning for the human skeletal system). On ...

In this paper a new mathematical procedure is presented for combining different pieces of evidence which are represented in the interval form to reflect our knowledge about the truth of a hypothesis. Evidences may be correlated to each other (dependent evidences) or conflicting in supports (conflicting evidences). First, assuming independent evidences, we propose a methodology to construct comb...

We propose a pose-dependent image-based rendering approach for the visualization of clothes with very high rendering quality. Our representation combines body-pose-dependent geometry and appearance. A geometric model accounts for low-resolution shape adaptation, e.g. animation and view interpolation, while small details as well as complex shading/reflection properties are accounted for through ...

On the basis of the principle that topological quantum phases arise from the scattering around space-time defects in higher dimensional uniication, a geometric model is presented that associates with each quantum phase an element of a transformation group.

Modeling of products (objects) form a critical task in design and manufacturing. CAD–CAM techniques based on solid/geometric modeling have been developed for this purpose. Primarily, these methods capture the shape of the object. However, recent developments in diverse fields demand modeling schemes, which extend beyond the shape to include other relevant attributes of the object. In this paper...