Method and apparatus for non-shrinking mesh smoothing using local fitting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8698800
APP PUB NO 20070120850A1
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11466194

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A method and apparatus for the smoothing of a mesh surface is disclosed whereby neighboring vertices of a target vertex are identified, for example, by identifying the neighboring vertices within a desired distance from the target vertex. A normal of the target vertex is determined as a function of, for example, the features of a set of neighbor triangles corresponding to the set of neighboring vertices. A local coordinate system is then established. Unknowns in a quadratic surface function are then solved as a function of the position of the neighboring vertices with respect to the local coordinate system and new x and y coordinates in the local coordinate system are determined for the target vertex. These new x and y coordinates are entered into the quadratic surface function to obtain a new smoothed z coordinate for the target vertex.

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Fang, Tong Morganville, US 86 1572
Xie, Hui Plainsboro, US 55 292
Zhou, Jin Port Jefferson Station, US 40 257

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